40.380.020 Applicability

A.    For the purposes of this chapter, “development” means the following activities:

1.    Land disturbing activities;

2.    Structural development (excluding the replacement of roofs), including construction or installation of a building or other structure;

3.    Creation of impervious surfaces;

4.    Class IV general forest practices that are conversions from timber land to other uses; and subdivisions; and

5.    Short subdivisions and binding site plans, as defined in RCW 58.17.020 .

(Amended: Ord. 2008-06-02)

B.    Development Activity. In this section, “development activity” means actions meeting the applicability criteria of Sections 40.380.020(D)(1) through (D)(5).

(Amended: Ord. 2006-11-07)

C.    Small parcel developments and large parcel developments shall implement erosion control plan(s) in conformance with Sections 40.380.050 and 40.380.060.

D.    The provisions of this section apply to all development activities or redevelopment that:

1.    Results in five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of new impervious area within the rural area;

2.    Results in two thousand (2,000) square feet or more of new impervious surface within an urban area;

3.    Results in the addition or replacement of more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of impervious surface for any of the development activities, or redevelopment listed in Sections 40.380.040(B)(7)(a) and (B)(7)(b), building areas excluded;

4.    Results in the platting of single-family residential subdivisions in an urban area; or

5.    Redevelopment that results in five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of replaced impervious surface is subject to the provisions of Section 40.380.040(B)(3).

(Amended: Ord. 2006-11-07)

E.    The provisions of this section apply to drainage projects.

F.    Provisions of this section apply to all land-disturbing activities except those exempted in Section 40.380.030(A).

G.    Meeting the requirements of this section is the joint and severable responsibility of both the property owner on whose parcel the activity occurs and the person undertaking such activity. In addition, if the land-disturbing activity involves a county-issued permit, the applicant is also responsible for meeting the requirements of this section.

H.    The responsible official is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section using the remedies and procedures in Title 32 of the Clark County Code.