ARTICLE II. PLANS, PERMITS, STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS

Sec. 10-12. Required permits.

(a) No person may engage in any land-disturbing activity, nor shall any building permit be issued by the County's building official, until such person shall have acquired a land-disturbing permit and have paid the fees and executed a secured performance agreement, unless the proposed land-disturbing activity is specifically exempt from the provisions of this ordinance.

(b) The county administrator may require the owner of property which has been designated by the county administrator as an erosion impact area to prepare and submit an erosion and sediment control plan for review and approval; and upon approval of the erosion and sediment control plan for the erosion impact area, the county administrator may require the owner of the property to obtain a land-disturbing activity permit, and to fully implement the approved plan.

(c) No permit which authorizes land-disturbing activities shall be issued until the applicant submits with his application an approved erosion and sediment control plan and certification that the plan will be followed.