BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

Leon County Code Related to Topographic Changes and Stormwater
Sec. 10-4.327. - Topographic alterations.
Attachment #6
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All projects involving alteration of the contour, topography, use or vegetation cover of land,
shall comply with the following minimum standards:
(1)
Sedimentation and erosion controls.
a.
b.
Installation of controls. No clearing, grading, cutting, or filling shall
commence until erosion and sedimentation control devices have
been properly installed, in accordance with an approved plan,
between the area to be disturbed and adjacent property, water
bodies, watercourses (including inlets and culverts), and wetlands.
Clearing and excavation required for installation of erosion and
sedimentation control devices is allowed provided no activity occurs
more than five feet from the location of control devices as specified
in an approved plan.
Methods of controls. Erosion shall be minimized and sediment
retained on the site of development through the application of best
management practices approved as part of the environmental
management permit. Methods of control shall be suitable for site
size, vegetative cover, soil type, slope, design features and proposed
construction sequence and activities. Allowable methods include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Limiting the amount of clearing necessary.
Staging clearing activities to minimize the length of time any
area is left unstabilized and to minimize the total area cleared
at any one time.
Temporary gravel construction entrances.
Straw bale barriers.
Silt fences.
Storm drain inlet protections.
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