A. Site Clearance Development Permit. 
For development on a parcel of land for any purpose as defined in Article V of this Chapter, an applicant intending to remove vegetation or structures and disturb more than thirty percent (30%) of the site area shall submit to the Planning Commission a site plan per Article X, Section 415.560, and a letter outlining existing vegetation or structures to be removed, plans for the immediate and effective removal of debris, estimated costs of grading and landscape replacement and erosion control plantings and measures that would be necessary for restoration of the land in the event the development does not commence within sixty (60) days of such disturbance. Failure to act or comply shall be subject to Article XIII, Section 415.740, Violations and Penalties. A site clearance development permit shall not be required for mowing or clearing of underbrush ("brush-hogging").

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