Do I need a permit in the Village of Flat Rock for my project?
- Any land disturbing activity which uncovers one or more acres (43,560 Square Feet) of land.
- Any land disturbing activity which uncovers one-half (1/2) acre or more (21,780 square feet) of land with an average slope of 16 percent (7.2 degrees) to 25 percent (11.25 degrees) in its natural state. The average slope shall be calculated only for the disturbed area.
- Any land disturbing activity which uncovers one-quarter (1/4) acre or more (10,890 square feet) of land with an average slope over 25 percent (11.25 degrees) in its natural state. The average slope shall be calculated only for the disturbed area.
No person shall undertake any land-disturbing activity without first obtaining an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan approval from this office.
*The Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan must be prepared by a North Carolina registered design professional.
Design Professional - A Civil Engineer or Landscape Architect who prepares the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan for the person or agent engaged in land disturbing activities.
Land-Disturbing Activity - Any use of land by any person in residential, industrial, education, institutional, or commercial development, highway and road construction and maintenance that results in a change in the natural ocover or topography and that may cause or contribute to sedimentation.
Sedimentation - The process by which sediment resulting from accelerated erosion has been or is being transported off the site of the land-disturbing activity or into a lake or natural watercourse.
Slope, Steep - A slope greater than 60 percent, identified as part of: (1) a County Soil Survey
prepared by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; and/or (2) a site analysis
conducted by a registered professional engineer, professional land surveyor, landscape architect,
architect or land planner and calculated using topographic maps from an actual survey or from
the US Geological Society.
Lake or Natural Watercourse - Any stream, river, brook, swamp, sound, bay, creek, run, branch, canal waterway, estuary, and any reservoir, lake or pond (natural or impounded) in which sediment may be moved or carried in suspension, and which could be damaged by accumulation of sediment.
