What are the different levels of Site Development Permits and who has authority for their review?
A Site Development Permit is required when: 1) Excavation, fill or any combination thereof exceeds fifty cubic yards; 2) Fill will exceed three feet in vertical depth at its deepest point measured from natural ground surface; 3) An excavation will exceed four feet in vertical depth at its deepest point; 4) An excavation, fill or combination thereof, will exceed an area of five thousand square feet; 5) Vegetation is to be removed from an area exceeding five thousand square feet on any vacant parcel of land or any parcel of land in excess of ten acres; and 6) A significant tree is to be removed or would be affected by actions which would tend to injure, mutilate, destroy or kill the tree, including placing fill within the dripline or substantially reducing tree in size. • Grading work under one hundred cubic yards: application is generally performed by the Town Engineer, Town Geologist and Town Planner. • Grading work of at least one hundred cubic yards but not over one thousand cubic ya
