§ 165-11. Standards.

In granting a permit under this chapter, the standards and considerations taken into account shall include but not be limited to the following:

A. 

Excavation, filling, grading, and stripping shall be permitted to be undertaken only in such locations and in such a manner so as to minimize the potential of erosion and sediment, and so as to minimize any threat to the health, safety and welfare of neighboring property owners and the general public;

B. 

Site preparation and construction shall be fitted to the vegetation, topography and other natural features of the site and shall preserve as many of these features as feasible;

C. 

The control of erosion and sediment shall be a continuous process undertaken as necessary prior to, during, and after site preparation and construction;

D. 

The smallest practical area of land shall be exposed by site preparation at any given time;

E. 

The exposure of areas by site preparation shall be kept to the shortest practical period of time prior to the construction of structures or improvements or the restoration of the exposed areas to an attractive natural condition;

F. 

Mulching or temporary vegetation suitable to the site shall be used where necessary to protect areas exposed by site preparation, and permanent vegetation which is well adapted to the site shall be installed as soon as practical;

G. 

Where slopes are to be revegetated in areas exposed by site preparation, the slopes shall not be of such steepness that vegetation cannot be readily established or that problems of erosion or sediment may result;

H. 

Site preparation and construction shall not adversely affect the free flow of water by encroaching on, blocking or restricting watercourses except as permitted by approved detention systems;

I. 

All fill material shall be of a composition suitable for ultimate use of the fill, free of rubbish and carefully restricted in its content of brush, stumps, tree debris, rocks, frozen material, and soft or easily compressible material;

J. 

Fill material shall be compacted sufficiently to prevent problems of erosion, and where the material is to support structures, it shall be compacted to a minimum of 90% of standard proctor with proper moisture control;

K. 

Topsoil which is excavated from a site shall be stockpiled and used for the restoration of the site, and such stockpiles shall be seeded or otherwise treated to minimize the effects of erosion, if the pile is to remain for a period of more than 90 days;

L. 

Prior to, during, and after site preparation and construction, an integrated drainage system shall be provided which at all times minimizes erosion, sediment, hazards of slope instability, and adverse effects on neighboring property owners;

M. 

The natural drainage system shall generally be preserved in preference to modifications of this system, excepting where such modifications are necessary to reduce levels of erosion and sediment and adverse effects on neighboring property owners;

N. 

All drainage systems shall be designated to adequately handle anticipated flows both within the site and from the entire upstream drainage basin;

O. 

Sufficient grades and drainage facilities shall be provided to prevent the ponding of water, unless such ponding is proposed within site plans, in which event there shall be sufficient water flow to maintain proposed water levels and to avoid stagnation;

P. 

There shall be provided such measures as benches, berms, terraces, diversions, and sediment, debris and retention basins, where necessary, to minimize erosion and sediment;

Q. 

Drainage systems, planting and other erosion or sediment control devices shall be maintained as necessary to provide adequate protection against erosion and sediment and to insure that the free flow of water is not obstructed by the accumulation of silt, debris or other material, or by structural damage; and

R. 

The New York Guidelines for Urban Erosion and Sediment Control shall be the reference or technical guide used in the development of the soil erosion and sediment plan for any specific site or project.