Land Development Ordinance - Amended 11-19-2024

i. Permit renewal fees for the one (1)-year extension will be prorated at 50% of the two (2)-year renewal fee. Extension of the original permit approval beyond the maximum two (2)-year renewal period is not allowed. Any change of ownership must be reflected in a revised financial responsibility form. C. Projects shall be phased using multiple permits. The phasing of a project under a single permit is not permissible. Each project phase requires a separate and independent plan submittal, review fees, permit approval and payment of applicable land disturbance fees. D. Failure to renew the land disturbance permit, in accordance with this Section, is the same as failure to submit an erosion and sedimentation control plan in accordance with this Article and may be subject to a civil penalty per the Adopted Fee Schedule for that fiscal year. Any person who is subject to civil penalty under this subsection may be subject to additional civil penalties for violation of any other provisions of this Article, or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to the erosion and sedimentation control regulations of this Article. i. All site improvements, as shown on the approved plan, must be completed by the end of the one-year renewal period and before an approved permit completion is issued, if the land disturbance permit is not renewed for an additional 1-year period as allowed by this Section. Any person who fails to meet the conditions of the renewal will be subject to a civil penalty as set forth in the Adopted Fee Schedule for that fiscal year. ii. If the property associated with the approved plan is sold in whole or in part before all conditions of the approved plan are met, the land disturbance permit holder must provide notice to the new owner of conditions of the land disturbance permit and provide The Town with revised financial responsibility forms.

e. Inspection Requirements

(1) Self-Inspections . The landowner, the financially responsible party, or the landowner's or the financially responsible party's agent shall perform an inspection of the area covered by the plan after each phase of the plan has been completed and after establishment of temporary ground cover in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §113A-57(2). In addition, weekly and rain-event self-inspections are required by federal regulations, that are implemented through the NPDES Construction General Permit No. NCG 010000. The

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