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(A) The purpose of this chapter is to require erosion prevention measures and sediment control practices for all development during construction to prevent and restrict the discharge of sediments, and to require final permanent erosion prevention measures, which may include landscaping, after development is completed. Erosion prevention techniques shall be designed to protect soil particles from the force of water and wind and other mechanical means so that they will not be transported from the site. Sediment control measures shall be designed to capture soil particles after they have become dislodged by erosion and attempt to retain the soil particles on site.

(B) The objective of these measures is to control, at the source, waterborne and airborne erosion and the air and water pollution that results from such erosion mechanisms. This chapter recognizes that all nonpoint discharges eventually end up in surface water bodies. This chapter is intended to control water quality degradation from construction and development activities and it applies in addition to any other applicable provision of this Code, state or federal law. This chapter is not intended to serve as a guideline for storm water management control measures. (Ord. No. 2008-14, § 1, 10-21-08. 1976 Code § 20-1-1)