§ 2-203. Applications for Approval

(A)

Concept Plan and Consultation Meeting. Before a stormwater management permit application is deemed complete, the Stormwater Administrator or developer may request a consultation on a concept plan for the post-construction stormwater management system to be utilized in the proposed development project. This consultation meeting should take place at the time of the preliminary plan of subdivision or other early step in the development process. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the post-construction stormwater management measures necessary for the proposed project, as well as to discuss and assess constraints, opportunities and potential approaches to stormwater management designs before formal site design engineering is commenced. Local watershed plans, open space and natural area protection plans, policies or ordinances, and other relevant resource protection plans should be consulted in the discussion of the concept plan.

To accomplish this goal, the following information should be included in the concept plan, which should be submitted in advance of the meeting:

(1)

Existing Conditions/Proposed Site Plans. Existing conditions and proposed site layout sketch plans, which illustrate at a minimum: Existing and proposed topography; perennial and intermittent streams; mapping of predominant soils from soil surveys (if available); boundaries of existing predominant vegetation; proposed limits of clearing and grading; and location of existing and proposed roads, buildings, parking areas and other impervious surfaces.

Existing and proposed topography shall be shown at two-foot contour intervals on the tract to be developed and a minimum of 100-feet beyond the property lines. All contour information shall be based on mean sea level and accurate to within one-half foot. The benchmark with its description and the datum shall be clearly shown on the plan.

(2)

Natural Resources Inventory. A written or graphic inventory of natural resources at the site and surrounding area as it exists prior to the commencement of the project. This description should include a discussion of soil conditions, forest cover, geologic features, topography, wetlands, and native vegetative areas on the site, as well as the location and boundaries of other natural feature protection and conservation areas such as lakes, ponds, floodplains, stream buffers and other setbacks (e.g., drinking water well setbacks, septic setbacks, etc.). Particular attention should be paid to environmentally sensitive features that provide particular opportunities or constraints for development and stormwater management.

(3)

Stormwater Management System Concept Plan. A written or graphic concept plan of the proposed post-development stormwater management system including: preliminary selection and location of proposed structural stormwater controls; low impact design elements; location of existing and proposed conveyance systems such as grass channels, swales, and storm drains; flow paths; location of floodplain/floodway limits; relationship of site to upstream and downstream properties and drainages; and preliminary location of any proposed stream channel modifications, such as bridge or culvert crossings.

(B)

Technical Review Committee Submittal and Approval. The Stormwater Management System Concept Plan and a separate maintenance plan shall be submitted to the Technical Review Committee (TRC) prior to, or concurrent with, the TRC development plan submittal. The Technical Review Committee shall be authorized to approve the Stormwater Management System Concept Plan and separate maintenance plan if the Concept Plan and maintenance plan are both found to be in conformance with this Ordinance.

(C)

Stormwater Management Permit Application. The stormwater management permit application and Stormwater Management Plan shall detail how post-development stormwater runoff will be controlled and managed and how the proposed project will meet the requirements of this ordinance, including Section 3, Standards. All such plans shall be prepared by a qualified registered North Carolina professional engineer, surveyor, soil scientist or landscape architect, and the engineer, surveyor, soil scientist or landscape architect shall perform services only in their area of competence. The plans shall contain a signed and sealed statement certifying that the design of all stormwater management facilities and practices will control and treat runoff generated from one inch of rainfall over the total drainage area, that the designs and plans are sufficient to comply with applicable standards and policies found in the Design Manual, and that the designs and plans ensure compliance with this ordinance.

The submittal of the Stormwater Management Plan and permit application shall occur after approval of the Stormwater Management Concept Plan by the Technical Review Committee. The submittal shall include construction drawings and any other information required in the submittal checklist established by the Stormwater Administrator. Incomplete submittals shall be treated pursuant to Section 2-202(E).

(D)

Other Permits. No certificate of compliance or occupancy shall be issued by the City of Burlington Inspections Department without final as-built plans and a final inspection and approval by the Stormwater Administrator, except when a performance security is posted as allowed by Sections 2-206 and 4-404, or where multiple units are served by the stormwater practice or facilities, in which case the City of Burlington Inspections Department may elect to withhold permits or certificates of occupancy until as-built plans are submitted and final inspection and approval has occurred.