South Bend requires a site development permit and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan under City Code Chapter 17, Article 12 for construction disturbing one acre or more. Erosion and sediment controls must be in place before land is cleared and stay until final stabilization.
Article 12 of Chapter 17 is South Bend's construction-site erosion rule, carrying the Indiana Construction Stormwater General Permit into local enforcement. A builder disturbing one acre or more must obtain a city site development permit and an approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan before breaking ground. Standard measures include silt fence, stabilized construction entrances, sediment traps and basins, inlet protection, and prompt seeding or mulching of exposed soil. Because runoff drains to the St. Joseph River, the goal is to keep sediment out of the storm sewers and waterway. The city's MS4 and Engineering staff review the plan and inspect the site, and controls must remain until the ground reaches permanent stabilization.
Clearing or grading a one-acre site without an approved plan, or letting erosion controls fail, violates Article 12 and the CSGP, bringing stop-work orders, IDEM penalties, and orders to install and maintain sediment controls until stabilized.
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