Baltimore County |
Code of Ordinances |
Article 33. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY |
Title 3. PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY, STREAMS, WETLANDS, AND FLOODPLAINS |
§ 33-3-108. PLAN INFORMATION.
(a)
Required. In accordance with § 33-3-104 of this title or Article 32, Title 4 of the Code, a plan approved by the Department is required for all development, forest harvesting operations, surface mining operations, and agricultural operations.
(b)
Details of plan — In general. The plan shall include an informative, conceptual, and schematic representation of the proposed activity by means of maps, graphs, charts, or other written or drawn documents to enable the Department to make a reasonably informed decision regarding the proposed activity.
(c)
Same — Specific requirements. The plan shall contain the following information:
(1)
A location or vicinity map;
(2)
Property lines;
(3)
Existing structures or facilities, including buildings, roads, wells, and sewage disposal systems (include 100 feet into adjacent properties where possible);
(4)
Existing and proposed contour lines;
(5)
Proposed sewage disposal areas;
(6)
Field delineated, marked, and surveyed streams, springs, seeps, bodies of water, and wetlands (include 200 feet into adjacent properties where possible);
(7)
Field delineated, marked, and surveyed forest buffers;
(8)
Department of Public Works approved riverine floodplain limits;
(9)
Soils mapped and labeled in accordance with the soil survey of the county;
(10)
(i)
Slopes greater than 10% for areas adjacent to and within 500 feet of streams, wetlands, or other bodies of water; and
(ii)
Slopes greater than 25% for all other areas;
(11)
Rare species, threatened species, or endangered species habitat;
(12)
Existing vegetation;
(13)
Location and type of stormwater management devices and practices;
(14)
Building envelopes;
(15)
Existing and proposed utility lines and easements;
(16)
Historical and archaeological sites;
(17)
A note indicating: "There shall be no clearing, grading, construction or disturbance of vegetation in the forest buffer, except as permitted by the Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability"; and
(18)
Supporting documentation for variance requests, including alternatives analyses and conceptual mitigation plans.
(1988 Code, § 14-338) (Bill No. 224, 1990, § 1, 1-1-1991; Bill No. 94-02, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 122-10, § 13, 1-16-2011)