Legal Documents of Dandridge

Except as permitted in § 14-506, no individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, county, town, or other political subdivision, cooperative, or any other legal entity shall engage in any land-disturbing activity within the corporate limits of the town which may result in soil erosion from water or wind and the movement of sediments, including, but not limited to, clearing, grading, excavation, transporting, and filling unless a grading permit has first been obtained from the office of the building inspector or their designee.

All development activities which require right-of-way cuts or excavation within the development site and shown on a site plan shall be subject to all additional applicable fees. Grading activities which involve no construction or right-of-way cuts shall be subject to the grading permit fee schedule only.

All exceptions to the chapter, which are outlined in § 14-506, and which involve land disturbing activities will be required to use and maintain erosion control techniques and follow those requirements outlined in § 14-510. If unstable or eroding soil conditions exist during the construction of those structures exempted in § 14-506, then § 14-504 shall prevail. These general provisions of controlling erosion shall be adhered to prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

The fees for obtaining a grading permit shall be as follows:

If over five (5) acres, approval must be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Environment and conservation. (1995 Code, § 14-505, as amended by Ord. #02/03-07, Oct. 2002)