UntitledPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Amendments to the Soil
Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance were adopted by the Town
Board of the Town ofWappinger at their Regular Meeting held March
18, 1985.
The following Ordinance was introduced by COUNCILMAN INCORONATO
who moved its adoption:
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Amendments to the Soil
Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance were adopted by the Town
Board of the Town ofWappinger at their Regular Meeting held March
18, 1985.
The following Ordinance was introduced by COUNCILMAN INCORONATO
who moved its adoption:
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town -e�� of the Town of
Wappingers, as follows:
AR-TCLE II - DEFT"ITI0:1S - No. 6 -
DELI;_LOi�?E,'IT PLAIN: to be amended to read as follows:
"The official master plan of the Town of Wappinger
w,ich is used as a guide for the appropriate development of
the Town."
ARTICLE II - DETI'77TIO'.,S - TIo . 13 -
GF -!%.DI', : to be amended to read as follows:
"Any stripping of soil, cutting of earth forms, filling,
stockpiling, or any combination thereof and shall include the
land in its cut or filled condition."
ARTICLE II - DEFINITI01'S - No. 29 -
STA:,DARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS: to be amended to read as follows:
"The manual entitled, "Erosion and Sediment Control
Standards and Specifications" published by the Town of Wappinger
Conservation Advisory Council, printed January 1981, which is a
compilation of best design practices for construction related
activities intended to minimize impact upon water qualir
,
soil erosion and sedimentation, and chic: may, from time to
t'—.e, be updated and/or revised on an annual basis no later,
however, than ;larch 1, of each year.
ARTICLE III - APPLICATION PROCEDURE -
Subdivision B/C0:!PLI .;,C .: SITE P'.ANS AND SUBDIVISIO.I PUTS
to be amended to read as follows:
"No site plan or plat shall be approved unless it includes
soil erosion and sediment control measures in accordance with the
standards and specifications of the Town of Wappinger. No
approval for a certificate of occupancy for any building will
be granted unless all needed erosion control measures have been
completed or substantially provided for in accordance with this
ordinance and the standards and specifications of the Town of
Wappinger. The applicant shall bear the final resoonsibilit-,
for the installation, construction, and maintenance of all
required erosion control measures according to the provisions
of this ordinance and to the standards and specifications of
the Town of
Wappinger.
For
this
section, plat shall mean any
subdivision
plan,
whicH
-rill
require internal street/s, man-made
drainage systems, extensive regrading, underground utilities
and/or other improvements.
ARTICLE III - APPLICATION PROCEDURE -
Subdivision C/COMPLIANCE : PLOT PLANS : to be amended to read
as follows:
"Prior to issuance of a building permit for one or more
lots within an approved subdivision, the applicant shall include
erosion control measures either on an overall plan or on
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individual plot plsns, at the discretion of the Zoning
Administrator. The requirements of this section may be
waived if, in the discretion of the Zoning Administrator
and Engineer to the Town, there is no reasonable erosion
hazard."
ARTICLE Iii - APPLICATION PROCEDURE -
Subdivision D: DATA RECUIRED: No. 5 : to be amended to read
as follows:
"Plans and specifications of soil erosion and sedimentation
control measures, in accordance with standards and specifications
of the Town of Wappinger, at a reasonable scale, preferably
1" = 50' ."
ARTICLE III - APPLICATIO`Y PROCEDURE -
Subdivision E: PEP?ITS: No 1./REOUIREMENT: to be amended to
read as follows:
"Except as exempted by Paragraph 2 of this section,
no applicant shall do any grading, stripping, cutting, filling,
or other site preparation, without a valid grading permit issued
by the Zoning Administrator."
ARTTCLE III - APPLICATION PROCEDURE -
Subdivision E: PERMITS: No. 2./APPLICATIOd: to be amended to
read as follows:
"A separate application shall be required for each
grading permit. Plans, specifications, and timing schedules
shall be submitted with each application for a grading permit.
The plans
shall be
prepared
or approved and signed
by a pro-
fessional
engineer,
surveyor,
or an architect at a
scale
acceptable to the Zoning Administrator, and shall be reviewed
and approved, disapproved, or modified by the engineer to the
Town. The Zoning Administrator may waive the preparation or
approval and signature by the applicant's professional engineer,
su ^✓eyor, or architect when the work entails no reasonable hazard
to the adjacent property."
ARTICLE IV - PRINCIPLES AIM STA�,DARDS -
Subdivision A/IMPLEMENTATION: to be amended to read as follows:
"Since considerable soil erosion can take place during
construction, plans shall contain both proposed erosion and
sediment control measures and a timetable for development and
control. These measures shall be incorporated into the final
plat, site plan, or plot plan and the final construction
drawings. Erosion and sediment control measures shall conform
to the standards and specifications established by the Town of
Wappinger. These measures shall apply to all features of the
construction site, including street and utility installations as
well as to the protection of individual lots. Measures shall
also be instituted to prevent or control erosion and sedimentation
during various stages of development."
ARTICLE IV - PRINCIPLES AND STA.TDARDS -
Subdivision B/GENERAL DESIG ± PRIidCIPLES : No. 8: to be amended
to read as follows:
"Critical areas exposed during construction shall be
protected with temporary vegetation and/or mulching, or other
appropriate methods described by the Standards and Snecifications."
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A=CLZ - INSPECTTLO'.' AIM EFOPCT"'=` _
cuhdivis ion A! I:1SPrr T0N : to be amended to read as follows
"The requirements of this article shall be enforced by
the Zoning Administrator who shall inspect or require adequate
inspection of the work. If the Zoning Administrator finds any
existing
conditions
not as
stated in
any application, gradin;
pernit,
or approved
plan,
said Zoning
Administrator may
refuse
to approve further work and issue a cease and desist order.
For purposes of inspecting for compliance with this ordinance,
the Zoning Administrator or representative shall be guaranteed
access to the applicant's site and a valid permit shall be
Seconded by: Councilwoman Ballard
Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays
I, ELAINE H. SNOWDEN, Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at the Regual
Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger held March 18, 1985
at which time a quorum was present and participated throughout and that
the same is still in force and effect and is duly entered in the minutes
of said meeting.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have shreunto set my hand and the seal of the
said Town of Wappinger this 19th day of March 1985.
Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
Town of Wappinger
Dated: March 19, 1985
Date of Publication: March 27, 1985