Land Disturbance Permit

The table below is applicable to all land development and redevelopment, including, but not limited to, site plan applications, subdivision applications, and land disturbance permit (LDP) applications. These standards apply to any new development or redevelopment sites according to Table 1 below:

Table 1 – LDP Requirements
Total Disturbed area	LDP Required?	Forms?	Stormwater Management Plan required?	CGP coverage required?	Water Quality Riparian Buffer required?
< 10,000 ft2	No, except see §12-203(4)(a)	None	No	No	No
< 10,000 ft2 with swimming pool construction	Yes	Application and Checklists	Yes	No	See Stormwater Code
10,000 ft2 – 0.99 acre	Yes	Application and Checklists	Yes	No	See Stormwater Code
1 acre or greater	Yes	Application and Checklists	Yes	Yes	See Stormwater Code

1. A LDP shall also be required if one of the following conditions apply:
   1. The City of Belle Meade has determined that the stormwater discharge from a site is causing, contributing to, or is likely to contribute to a violation of a state water quality standard;
   2. The City of Belle Meade has determined that the stormwater discharge is, or is likely to be a significant contributor of pollutants to Waters of the State;
   3. Changes in state or federal rules require sites of less than one acre that are not part of a larger common plan of development or sale, or otherwise require construction, to obtain a LDP;
   4. Any new development or redevelopment, regardless of disturbance, that is defined by the City of Belle Meade to be a priority area;
   5. New development or redevelopment within the floodplain;
   6. New development or redevelopment that involves land development activity of one acre or more if such activities are part of a larger common plan of development, even multiple activities, that is part of a separate and distinct land development activity that may take place at different times on different schedules; or
   7. A permit may also be required for other comparable activities as determined by the city.
2. LDP applications shall be approved only when the following is met:
   1. For residential and non-residential developments requiring a LDP (See Table 1), EPSC plan(s), a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and a Stormwater Management Plan shall be required. Forms provided in Appendix A of this ordinance must be completed and submitted with the LDP application. These forms may be altered as deemed necessary by the city to modify the information required to be provided by the applicant provided that such modification preserves the intent of this ordinance and does not alter the design criteria or the water quality standards contained therein.

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