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11.04(3)-11.05(3) her lot, including the following information: the Dane County Land and Water Resources location of parking, gradient of the land, existing Department. vegetation, proposed cutting and proposed (b) The zoning administrator may waive replanting. The board may grant such a permit requirements for an engineer's stamp and allow only if it finds that such special cutting plans will for the use of a simplified erosion control not cause undue erosion or destruction of scenic checklist if the project meets all of the following beauty and will provide substantial shielding, criteria: from the . water, of swellings, accessory 1. The project results in no change to existing structures and parking areas. Where the plan topography; calls for replacement plantings, the board may 2. The addition of impervious surface does require the submission of a bond which not exceed 200 square feet; guarantees the performance of the planned tree 3. The total area of disturbance does not or shrubbery planting by the lot owner. exceed 500 square feet; (4) Paths. Any path, road or passage within 4. No work occurs within thirty seven and one the 37.5 foot strip shall be constructed and half(37.5)feet of the ordinary high water mark; surfaced as to effectively control erosion. 5. The slope of the land does not exceed six (5) Cutting more than 37.5 feet inland. From percent(6%); and the inland edge of the 37.5 foot strip to the outer 6. Soil will be exposed for less than 15 days. limits of the shoreland, the cutting of trees and (c) The zoning administrator may waive shrubbery shall be allowed when accomplished requirements for an engineer's stamp after a using accepted forest management practices preliminary review if the project meets all of the and sound soil conservation practices which following criteria: protect water quality. 1. There are no adverse stormwater or [History:11.04 am.,OA 7,2003-04,pub.12/03/03.] erosion impacts to adjacent properties; 2. Soil will be exposed for less than 30 days if 11.05 SHORELAND EROSION CONTROL. slopes are less than 12 percent(12%); (1) General standards. Land disturbing activity 3. Soil will be exposed for less than 15 days if which does not require a permit under sub. (2)(a) slopes are 12% or greater; is permitted in the shoreland area provided that: 4. No work occurs within 15 feet of the (a) It is done in a manner designed to ordinary high water mark; minimize erosion, sedimentation and impairment 5. The addition of impervious surface does of fish and wildlife habitat. not exceed 500 square feet; (b) Any fill placed in a shoreland area is 6. The total area of disturbance does not protected against erosion by use of rip-rap, exceed 2,000 square feet; and bulkhead or vegetative covering. 7. The project presents minimal risk for (c) Any land disturbing activity in a shoreland erosion and stormwater impact to receiving or inland-wetland district shall comply with waters. sections 11.07, 11.08, 11.09 and 11.10 of this (3) Permit required. Except as provided in ordinance. section 11.05(2)(a), a shoreland erosion control (d) Any land disturbing activity in the general permit is required for any of the following: floodplain district must comply with chapter 17. (a) Any land disturbing activity, of any size, (2) Exemptions and waivers: any portion of which occurs in any of the (a) Shoreland erosion control permits are not following areas: required for soil conservation, stream and 1. Within 300 feet of the ordinary high-water adjacent wetland. protection and restoration mark of any navigable water; practices such as terraces, run-off diversions, 2. Within the 100 year floodplain; and grassed waterways, cattle and equipment 3. Within 75 feet of the shoreland or inland- crossings, cattle watering access, water control wetland district. structures, dikes, ditch plugs, tile breaks and (b) Land disturbing activity, any portion of sediment removal catchments, when which occurs between 300 feet and 1,000 feet implemented according to plans and designs from an ordinary highwater mark of a lake or approved by the Natural Resources pond, that meets the following criteria: Conservation Service or U.S. Fish & Wildlife 1. Includes 4,000 square feet or more of Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, disturbed area; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources or 2. Occurs on a slope of greater than 12 percent; Page 11-5 rev 013106