STORMWATER AND EROSION CONTROL FEES

Effective July 1, 2007

LAND DISTURBANCE PLAN REVIEW FEES*

Greater than 1 acre                                                        $ 75.00 per disturbed acre

*Plan review fees must be paid upon submission of Erosion Control Plan and are non-refundable.  Charge for re-review of the plan will be 50% of the initial submission fee.

STORMWATER PLAN REVIEW FEES

 21,780 sq./ft. to 1 acre                                                      $200.00

Greater than 1 acre                                                            $300.00 per disturbed acre

STREAM DELINEATION FEES (CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN)

Base fee                                                                           $600.00

Acreage fee                                                                       $ 25.00 per acre

STORMWATER PERMIT RENEWAL FEE

21,780 sq/ft to 1 acre                                                          $100.00

Greater than 1 acre                                                             $150.00 per disturbed acre 

LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT FEES

12,000 sq./ft. to 1 acre                                                       $235.00

1+ acre   to 10 acres                                                          $490.00 per disturbed acre

Greater than 10 acres                                                         $735.00 per disturbed area

RE-INSPECTION FEES*

 Re-inspection Fee  =   $200.00                           2^nd  Re-inspection Fee   =   $400.00

*Note: A re-inspection fee must be paid prior to the compliance date cited within the Notice-of-Violation.  Failure to pay a re-inspection fee will result in a REVOKED PERMIT.

UNAUTHORIZED LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES

12,000 sq./ft. to 1 acre                                                          $  470.00

Greater than 1 acre                                                               $  980.00 per disturbed acre

Greater than 10 acres                                                            $1470.00 per disturbed area

EXTENSIONS

(Charge for permits extending beyond 2 years)

12,000 sq./ft. to 1 acre                                                          $  58.75

Greater than 1 acre                                                               $122.50 per disturbed acre

Greater than 10 acres                                                                                  $183.75 per disturbed acre

The Durham County Stormwater & Erosion Control Office issues permits for all land-disturbing activities within the City of Durham and Durham County.  Office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

LAND-DISTURBING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

A.      SITES LESS THAN 12,000 SQ./FT.

1. No plan or permit required.

B.      SITES GREATER THAN 12,000 SQ./FT. TO 1 ACRE

1.       No plan required

2.       Permit fee of $235.00

3.       Notarized Financial Responsibility Form

4.       Zoning Compliance Form from Planning Department

5.       Tree Protection Fencing Inspection and Certification (If applicable)

C.      SITES GREATER THAN 1 ACRE

1.       Three (3) sealed copies of Erosion Control Plan

2.       Notarized Financial Responsibility Form

3.       Plan Review And Permit Fee (see fee schedule on reverse side)

4.       Zoning Compliance Form from Planning Department

5.       Tree Protection Fencing Inspection and Certification (If applicable)

D.      SITES GREATER THAN 5 ACRES

1.       All items from Section C plus performance security (Amount of security to be determine during plan review)

E.      CUMULATIVE ACCOUNTING FOR SUBDIVISIONS

When multiple parties are conducting land-disturbing activities pursuant to a site plan, all of these land disturbing activities are aggregated and covered by both the UDO and the NPDES program.  Both of these require aggregation of properties under diverse ownership which are developed as a unit, or pursuant to a “larger common plan of development.”

Within such a site, when an individual is conducting land-disturbing activity on two or more lots concurrently, the site acreage is the cumulative land-disturbing activity area for these properties within the subdivision.  If the cumulative land-disturbing activities are greater than one (1) acre, than an erosion control plan is required.  Durham County has a generic single family lot erosion control plan which may be used, “Single Family Erosion Control Options, May 3, 2006.”  If the entity wishes to use alternative erosion control methods, the erosion plans must be pre-approved by Durham County Stormwater and Erosion Control.  Also, NPDES General Permit NCG010000 applies to entities with cumulative land-disturbing activities greater than one (1) acre.