Lincoln, NE Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

a. A permit is required for all construction activity within the corporate limits of the City and within the land outside the corporate limits designated as Tier I.

b. No person shall engage in any construction activity without a permit.

c. No permit is required for any emergency construction activity that is immediately necessary to be carried out for the protection of life, limb, property, or natural resource. (Ord. 19671 §3; February 6, 2012: prior Ord. 18949 §4; June 25, 2007).

28.01.050 Permit Procedures.

a. Any person who seeks to engage in construction activity must complete and submit a permit application electronically in the form of a Notice of Intent (NOI) or Individual Lot Notice of Intent (INOI) to the City. A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) shall accompany the permit application.

b. Each permit application must include payment of a prescribed fee as follows: 1. NOI - Minimum permit fee of $0.00 plus $0.00 for each disturbed acre over one acre.

2. INOI - Minimum permit fee of $0.00. c. Each permit application shall bear the name(s), address(es), phone number(s), and email address of the applicant, and the designer of the SWPPP.

d. The City will review each permit application to determine conformance with this chapter. Within seven calendar days of receiving a permit application, the City shall: 1. Issue the permit;