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the owner or terminated based upon the pecentage of stabilization accomplished in the project or • section thereof. ARTICLE II. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL DIVISION 1. IN GENERAL See. 10-21. Permit required for land -disturbing activities. No person shall engage in any land -disturbing activity within the city until he has acquired a permit from the zoning administrator. Sec. 10-22. Determination of land disturbing activity. The determination of whether an activity is a land disturbing activity for purposes of this article shall be made as provided herein: (a) The program authority shall determine whether an activity is a land disturbing activity, including any claim by an owner that the activity is exempt from the requirements of this article. (b) If a land disturbing activity includes activity at a separate location, including but not limited to borrow and disposal areas, the program authority may either: ( I ) Consider the off-site activity as being part of the land -disturbing activity, and require an erosion and sediment control plan to be submitted and approved; or • (2) If the off-site activity is already covered by an erosion and sediment control plan approved by the city, require the owner to provide proof of the approval and to certify that the plan will be implemented in accordance with this article. • (c) If a property will be developed in phases, the determination of whether an activity constitutes a land disturbing activity shall be determined by considering the development of the property as a whole, regardless of the phasing of the development. (d) land disturbing activity of less than 6,000 square feet on individual lots in a residential development shall not be exempt from this article if the total land disturbing activity in the residential development is equal to or greater than 6,000 square feet. (e) Upon the determination by the program authority that an activity is a land disturbing activity the owner shall immediately comply with the requirements of this article. Sec. 10-23. Determination of erosion impact area. The determination of whether an erosion impact area exists on property shall be rendered as provided herein: (a) The program authority shall determine whether an erosion impact area exists on a property and the property and the owner thereof are subject to the requirements of this article. The program authority shall make this determination after an investigation brought either on his own initiative or upon the complaint of any citizen. IRM