Chatham County, NC
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The Chatham County Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Ordinance requires a Land Disturbing Permit to regulate certain land-disturbing activity to control accelerated erosion and sedimentation in order to prevent the pollution of water and other damage to lakes, watercourses and other public and private property by sedimentation, and to otherwise protect the public health, safety and general welfare.
Note: Chatham County is delegated authority for erosion control over all of Chatham County except those properties within the limits and the ETJ of Siler City. Those within the limits or ETJ of Siler City should contact the state for erosion control requirements.
The Permitting Process
Step 1: Find out which permit applies to your project using this Permitting Flow Chart.
Step 2: Please view the section below that pertains to your project and click the corresponding link for details.
Residential Construction
This includes single and multi-lot residential construction.
Residential Lot Permit - under 25,000 square feet of soil disturbance and outside a subdivision ONLY.
Land Disturbing Permit - all other residential construction that does not meet the above criteria.
Non-Residential Construction
This includes commercial, land clearing/development and infrastructure construction.
Self-Inspections
All sites receiving a Land-Disturbing Permit from the county must be inspected by the financially responsible person(s), or an agent thereof, at a minimum of once per week and within 24 hours of any rainfall event of one inch or greater.
Self-Inspection Forms:
Self-Inspection & Monitoring Form - Residential Homebuilding
Self-Inspection & Monitoring Form - Land Development & Commercial
All Self-Inspections must be emailed to self-inspections@chathamcountync.gov within (15) days of the inspection. The subject line of the email must contain project name and permit number shown on Chatham County Land-Disturbing Permit. Self-inspections are required to be completed until the Land-Disturbing Permit is closed out by Chatham County.
Additional Resources
Have Stormwater Drainage Issues? Stormwater Drainage Issues Information Sheet
Prepare for the storm: Chatham County Hurricane Advisory
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