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CHAPTER 61 - LOT AND SITE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCEDURES

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61.560 GRADING PLAN:

A grading Plan shall be prepared to address the manner a proposed development will satisfy the Site Alteration Policies of Article 64.300 of the Ordinance.

61.561

Grading Plan Required:  An approved grading plan shall he required:

1. As part of an application for a Final Plat;
2. As part of an application for a zoning certificate or conditional use which involves a development which was not included in a previously approved grading plan and will disturb over 10,000 square feet of area;
3. When any land disturbing activity involving the excavation or fill of earth material not associated with the development of a structure or the use of land on a site exceeds an accumulative total of 50 cubic yards of material and is left exposed for more than 45 days.

61.562

Contents:  Refer to part 50.01 (2) of the Rochester Code of Ordinance (also referred to as Chapter 70 of the Uniform Building Code) for identification of the information to be included in a grading plan.

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Exemptions:  The following activities are exempt from the grading plan requirement:

1. Agricultural operations involved in crop production or in the propagation and management of timber or landscape materials;
2. Activity necessary as an emergency measure for the safety or protection of life or property.

61.564

Violations:  Any person who does any grading work when an approved grading plan is required, without first receiving such approval, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
    

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