§ 42-186. Exemptions.

The following activities are exempt from conformance with the water quality ordinance provisions as stipulated herein:

(1)

Surface mining, as the same is defined in O.C.G.A. § 12-4-72;

(2)

Granite quarrying and land clearing for such quarrying;

(3)

Minor land-disturbing activities such as home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs, maintenance work, and other related activities;

(4)

The construction of single-family residences provided that construction of any such residence conforms to the minimum standards as set forth in the City of Fayetteville Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance and that such standards may be enforced by the issuing authority;

(5)

Agricultural activities;

(6)

Any project carried out under the technical supervision of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;

(7)

Construction or maintenance projects, or both, undertaken or financed in whole or in part, or both, by the Department of Transportation, the Georgia Highway Authority, or the Georgia Tollway Authority; or any road construction or maintenance project, or both, undertaken by any county or municipality; construction and maintenance, or either, by any water or sewerage authority established by the General Assembly of the State; provided however, that such projects shall conform to the minimum requirements set forth in the City of Fayetteville Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance and that such standards may be enforced by the issuing authority;

(8)

Any land-disturbing activities conducted by any electric membership corporation or municipal electric system or any public utility under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission.

(9)

The City of Fayetteville shall not require compliance with this division 2 of article VI of the City of Fayetteville Code of Ordinances if the land-disturbing activity associated with a project will increase the amount of impervious surface on a lot by less than 5,000 square feet.

(Ord. No. 0-26-02, § 1, 6-20-02)