§ 7-31.1. Requirements for construction.

(a)

A permit application for a building permit shall include a site plan. The site plan shall delineate the proposed grading for the entire site, the storm water control measures proposed to protect adjacent properties, erosion control, water quality measures, and include a tree survey and a tree protection plan.

(b)

An applicant shall also indicate on the site plan the location of the following construction-related items:

(1)

Dumpsters or other onsite disposal equipment;

(2)

Portable toilets;

(3)

Onsite parking for construction vehicles;

(4)

Construction material staging and storage; and

(5)

Borrow or stockpile areas.

(c)

Construction activity and deliveries shall be limited to:

Monday—Friday	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday	8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

There shall be no construction activity or deliveries on Sundays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Memorial Day, July 4th or Labor Day unless such activity arises from an emergency which puts the site or neighboring property owners and their property at risk of harm or loss.

(d)

Dumpsters or any onsite waste disposal equipment may not be located on the street. If adequate traffic controls can be implemented, the planning department director or designee may approve the placement of dumpsters and onsite waste disposal equipment on a street so long as the street has a paved width greater than twenty-four (24) feet.

(e)

Portable toilets shall be located off of the right-of-way and at least fifteen (15) feet from any side property line.

(f)

Wherever possible, temporary parking shall be provided onsite and not on the street.

(g)

The distance between a retaining wall and the side property line on all single-family detached residential lots shall be equal to at least half of the distance between the side property line and the required setback line. Unless a variance is obtained pursuant to the provisions of subsection 27-787(b), newly constructed retaining walls shall not be higher than four (4) feet. However, existing retaining walls may be repaired and replaced so long as the height of the repaired or replaced wall does not increase in height over the original height of the wall.

(h)

In addition to the requirements set forth in section 14-39 of the Code of DeKalb County, the trees of six (6) inches DBH or greater located in the front yard and the rear half of the rear yard of an infill lot, as that term is defined in section 27-31, shall be preserved unless it can be demonstrated to the development director or designee in the demolition site plan that no reasonable alternatives to removal exist in order to accommodate permitted accessory structures, utilities, drainage measures, water quality improvements, and driveways.

(i)

Existing drainage patterns located along property lines shall not be adversely affected by construction of a building or any associated site work.

(j)

The applicant for construction on any lot shall be responsible for ensuring that all existing sewer services and taps from the building(s) to the street shall be inspected and verified to be in proper condition prior to connection.

(Ord. No. 05-20, Pt. I, 12-15-05; Ord. No. 06-06, Pt. I, 4-27-06; Ord. No. 09-01, 1-27-09)