Irondequoit, NY Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to disturbance of
- One acre or more, or part of a larger common plan
- Maximum area disturbed at one time
- Five acres, unless approved SWPPP and NYSDEC letter
- Inspection notice to Town
- At least 48 hours before each listed stage
- Site inspection reports
- Every seven days and within 24 hours of 0.5 inch storm
- First-offense fine
- Not exceeding $350 or 15 days, or both
- Notice of violation appeal
- Written notice within 15 days of service
Summary
In the Town of Irondequoit, construction that disturbs one acre or more needs a stormwater pollution prevention plan with erosion and sediment controls built to the Town's Design Criteria and the NYSDEC Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control. Chapter 196 sets inspection steps, stop-work orders and fines up to $1,000.
A. The Town of Irondequoit requires the use of technical standards for erosion and sediment controls. These are detailed in the Town of Irondequoit's Design Criteria and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control. For the design of water quality and water quantity controls (postconstruction stormwater runoff control practices), the NYSDEC's technical standards are detailed in the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual. B. Where stormwater management practices are not in accordance with the aforementioned technical standards, the applicant or developer must demonstrate equivalence to these technical standards, and the SWPPP shall be prepared by a licensed/certified professional.
Full Breakdown
Section 196-7 of the Town of Irondequoit Code requires technical standards for erosion and sediment controls, detailed in the Town's Design Criteria and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control. If practices depart from those standards, the applicant must demonstrate equivalence and a licensed or certified professional prepares the plan.
Chapter 196 applies to land disturbance of one acre or more, and to smaller activities that are part of a larger common plan of development that reaches one acre (§ 196-4). No site plan approval or permit is granted for such work without Town review and approval of a stormwater pollution prevention plan, or SWPPP (§ 196-8A). Under § 196-10D, the SWPPP must include a construction phasing plan, with not more than five acres disturbed at any one time unless an approved SWPPP and a NYSDEC letter of permission allow more, plus a schedule for staging temporary controls and a map of each practice. A New York State licensed professional engineer signs the final plan.
Separate permits from the Commissioner of Public Works/Superintendent of Highways are needed under § 196-8D for stripping more than 20,000 square feet, excavation over 25 cubic yards or four feet deep, filling over 25 cubic yards or three feet deep, and site preparation on slopes over 1 1/2 feet of vertical rise to 10 feet of horizontal distance. The Commissioner decides within 60 days of filing.
Inspections run on a fixed timetable. Under § 196-11, the applicant notifies the Town at least 48 hours before start of construction, after controls are installed and stabilized, after clearing, rough grading and final grading, at close of the construction season, at final landscaping and at closeout. A responsible individual is on site whenever earthwork happens, and inspection reports are completed every seven days and within 24 hours of any storm event producing 0.5 inch of precipitation or more. The Town can require a financial guarantee under § 196-9.
Violations & Fines
Under § 196-13, the Town can issue a stop-work order that halts all land disturbance except work fixing the violation, and a written notice of violation gives 10 days to start remedial action and 15 days to appeal. A first offense is a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both. A second offense within five years costs not less than $350 nor more than $700. A third or later offense costs not less than $700 nor more than $1,000. Each week's continued violation is separate, and the violator bears restoration expense. Occupation permits are withheld until stormwater practices are corrected.
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