No person, party, firm, corporation, or entity shall do any grading, filling, cutting and clearing, excavating, or ditching, or create an impervious surface, unless the work is in accordance with a valid permit from the City issued pursuant to the provisions of these regulations. Each site shall require a separate permit. Applications for site development permits shall be made on forms that the City provides and will be considered incomplete unless submitted with all fees indicated in the City’s fee schedule.

All forested land within the City of Lakewood is designated “likely to be converted,” or is to be preserved in its natural state as greenbelts, parks, or open space. Therefore, only Class IV Department of Natural Resources permits shall be issued within the City limits. All DNR permits will require an additional City permit. The City Engineer may require the posting of security to assure compliance with requirements of this permit, which may include but are not limited to provisions for minimizing off-site soil erosion, noise disturbance, and fire danger. The City permit will not be issued until a development plan has been approved, and the applicant has demonstrated that he/she has the financial resources to proceed with the development project. Any cutting or removal of timber without a permit will be subject to the penalties outlined in this code.

Short plats, formal plats, mobile home parks, and other development projects that indicate new roads to be developed are required to obtain a permit. The permit issuance, payment of fees, and plan review shall be completed prior to plat approval or issuance of building permits. [Ord. 583 § 3, 2014; Ord. 501 § 3, 2009.]