The North Carolina Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan is the document that shows the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality exactly how you will keep mud, soil, and sediment from washing off your construction site and into nearby streams. Anyone who plans to disturb one acre or more of land in North Carolina must submit this plan, along with a signed Financial Responsibility/Ownership Form, and get it approved before a single shovel hits the dirt.
The plan protects rivers and lakes, but it also protects you. Start clearing land without an approved plan and you can face civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day under the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. The state reviews thousands of these plans each year, and a missing signature, a wrong acreage number, or a skipped notary block sends your package right back to the bottom of the pile.
Here is what you will learn in this guide:
- 🧾 How to fill out the Financial Responsibility/Ownership Form line by line, with real sample entries
- 🗺️ What must go inside the erosion and sedimentation control plan itself, from the narrative to the site maps
- 💵 How to figure your exact fee at $119 per acre and how express review changes that number
- ⏱️ What the 30-day review clock means and how it protects your project schedule
- ⚠️ The field-level mistakes that get plans rejected and how to dodge every one of them
What the Plan Is and Who Must File It
The North Carolina Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan is a written package plus drawings that explain how you will control soil loss during and after land disturbance. It is required by the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973, found in Chapter 113A, Article 4 of the General Statutes. The plan goes to the Land Quality Section of the Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Division (DEMLR), or to a delegated local program if your county or city runs its own.
You must file when your project disturbs one acre or more of land. This includes smaller lots that are part of a larger common plan of development, such as one phase of a subdivision or one building in a commercial park. Even a half-acre lot needs a plan if it ties into a bigger project that totals one acre or more.
The plan answers a simple legal question: who is responsible, and how will the dirt stay put? The agency that receives it is DEMLR’s Land Quality Section. The statute that requires it is G.S. 113A-54. The deadline that governs review is 30 days. And the penalty that follows non-compliance can reach $25,000 per day per violation. Each piece connects: the statute creates the duty, the agency enforces it, the deadline protects your timeline, and the penalty gives the whole system teeth.
A quick word on misconceptions. Many filers think a small grading job never needs a plan. That belief is wrong and costly. The trigger is the total disturbed area under a common plan, not the size of the single lot you happen to be working on today.
Before You Start: Documents and Information You Need
Filling out the plan goes faster when you gather everything first. Opening the form with half your information missing leads to N/A guesses and rejected packages. Here is your pre-filing checklist.
- The most current recorded deed. Part A asks for the Deed Book and Page numbers, and the agency cross-checks ownership. Without it, your form is incomplete and review never starts.
- The Parcel Identification Number (PIN). This ties your project to the exact tax parcel. A wrong PIN can route your plan to the wrong file and delay approval.
- Site latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. Part A, Item 2 requires these. Skipping them leaves the agency unable to locate your site on its mapping tools.
- Total disturbed acreage, including borrow and waste areas. This number sets your fee. Underreport it and you risk an underpaid fee and a returned application.
- The legal name of the financially responsible party. This is the person or company the state will hold accountable. A vague or wrong name makes the form unenforceable.
- The N.C. Registered Agent name and address. Companies on the Secretary of State registry must list this in Part B. Missing it stalls a corporate filing.
- A landowner consent letter if the filer is not the owner. The form requires signed, dated written consent in this case. No letter means no review.
- Your engineering plan set and calculations. Site maps, the narrative, and basin and channel math must accompany the form. A form with no plan attached cannot be approved.
- Your fee payment. Checks are made payable to NCDEQ. An unpaid or short fee freezes the clock before it starts.
Gather these items in one folder before you type. The single most common cause of delay is an application that arrives missing the deed, the consent letter, or the correct fee.
Where to Get the Form and How to Access It
The Financial Responsibility/Ownership Form, often called the FRO form, lives on the NC DEQ Land Quality application forms page. It is a fillable PDF you can type into on your computer, which beats hand printing for legibility. Download the current revised version, since the post-2020 revision adds language about the NCG01 common plan of development coverage.
The plan documents themselves are not a state form. You or your design professional prepare the narrative, the site maps, and the supporting calculations to match the standards in the N.C. Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual. The manual sets the rules for silt fence, sediment basins, slope stabilization, and the rest of the measures your drawings must show.
If your project sits inside a delegated local program, you submit through that program instead of the state. Counties and towns like Gaston, Wake Forest, and Orange run their own portals, such as a Citizen’s Self Service system or an ePermits portal, and they often charge higher fees than the state. Confirm your jurisdiction before you file, because submitting to the state when a local program holds authority sends your package to the wrong desk.
Always check the revision date printed on the FRO form before you fill it out. An outdated form may lack required fields, and the agency can reject it on sight even if every answer you gave is correct.
Step-by-Step: How to Fill Out the Financial Responsibility/Ownership Form Line by Line
The FRO form is the signed, sworn front door to your whole submission. It has two main parts. Part A covers the project and the landowner. Part B covers the financially responsible party and the legal signature. Use the exact box numbers below, and type or print clearly. Where a question does not apply, write N/A rather than leaving it blank.
Part A, Item 1 — Project Name
This box asks for the name of your project. Keep it simple and consistent with the name on your plan drawings and any local permit.
Write the same project name you use everywhere else in the package. For example, Oakmont Ridge Subdivision Phase 2 belongs here exactly as it appears on the site maps.
If your project has no formal name yet, use a clear working title such as Smith Commercial Tract, US-70. The agency just needs a label that matches across documents.
A common mistake is using one name on the FRO form and a different name on the plan sheets. That mismatch makes reviewers think they are looking at two projects, and it slows matching your fee to your file.
Some filers believe the project name must be a legal or recorded name. It does not. It only needs to be consistent across your own documents.
Part A, Item 2 — Location of Land-Disturbing Activity
This item asks where the work will happen. It wants the County, the City or Township, the Highway or Street, and the site Latitude and Longitude in decimal degrees.
Fill each blank in order. Wake County, City of Apex, US Highway 64, then the coordinates such as 35.7327 latitude and -78.8503 longitude.
You can pull decimal degree coordinates from a mapping tool by right-clicking the center of your site. Use the project centroid, not a corner, so the point lands inside your tract.
A frequent error is entering coordinates in degrees-minutes-seconds instead of decimal degrees. The wrong format places your site in the wrong spot and forces a correction request.
People often think a street address can replace coordinates. It cannot, because raw land frequently has no address. The latitude and longitude are what the agency relies on.
Part A, Item 3 — Approximate Start Date
This box asks when land-disturbing activity will commence. It is your best estimate of the first day of clearing or grading.
Enter a realistic date in standard format, such as 08/15/2026. Build in time for the 30-day review, since you cannot legally start before approval.
If your schedule is uncertain, give your best estimate and update the agency later. An honest estimate is fine, but a date before approval is not allowed.
A common mistake is listing a start date that falls before the plan could possibly be approved. That signals you may disturb land early, which invites extra scrutiny.
Some filers think this date locks them in. It does not. It is an estimate, and real start dates often shift.
Part A, Item 4 — Purpose of Development
This item asks the purpose of the project, such as residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional.
Pick the category that best fits and write it plainly. Residential for a housing subdivision, or Commercial for a retail center.
If the project mixes uses, list the primary use and note the secondary use, such as Commercial with residential units. The agency wants the dominant land use.
A mistake here is leaving the box blank because the use feels obvious. A blank field is still an incomplete form, and incomplete forms get returned.
Filers sometimes think the purpose changes the technical standards. It does not change the erosion control rules, but it helps the agency understand the site context.
Part A, Item 5 — Total Acreage Disturbed or Uncovered
This is the most important number on the form. It asks for the total acreage disturbed or uncovered, including off-site borrow and waste areas.
Add up every acre you will clear, grade, or strip, plus any off-site spots where you take or dump soil. Write the figure to the nearest tenth, such as 8.1 acres.
Off-site borrow pits and waste piles count even though they sit away from your main site. Leaving them out undercounts your disturbance and your fee.
The classic mistake is reporting only the building footprint instead of the full graded area. This underpays the fee and triggers a rejection or a later penalty.
Many filers believe disturbed acreage equals the lot size. It does not. It is the area actually disturbed, which can be larger or smaller than the parcel.
Part A, Item 6 — Amount of Fee Enclosed
This box asks for the dollar amount of the fee you are submitting. The state standard review fee is $119.00 per acre, rounded up to the next whole acre, with no ceiling.
Round your disturbed acreage up to the next whole acre, then multiply by $119. For 8.1 acres, you round up to 9 and pay $1,071.00. Make the check payable to NCDEQ.
If you choose express review, the cost is $264 per acre up to 8 acres plus the standard $119 per acre with no max. That faster track suits tight schedules.
A common mistake is using the old $100-per-acre figure printed on some outdated forms. The current state fee is $119 per acre, and a short payment stops the review clock.
Filers often think the fee has a cap. The standard state fee has no ceiling, so a large site pays a large fee.
Part A, Item 7 — Has a Plan Been Filed?
This item asks whether an erosion and sediment control plan has been filed. You check Yes, Enclosed, or No.
Almost always you check Enclosed, because the plan and the form travel together. Mark Enclosed when your drawings and narrative are in the same package.
If a plan was filed earlier under a separate cover, check Yes and note the case number. The agency needs to link the form to the right plan.
A mistake here is checking No while still expecting approval. A form with no plan cannot be approved, so No alone leaves you stuck.
Some filers think the form and the plan are the same document. They are not. The FRO form is the sworn cover, and the plan is the technical package.
Part A, Item 8 — Contact Person for Issues
This box asks for the person to contact if erosion and sediment control issues arise during the work. It wants a name, email, and office and mobile phone numbers.
List the field contact who can act fast, often the site superintendent or project manager. For example, Carlos Mendez, his email, and both phone numbers.
This contact can differ from the financially responsible party. Pick someone who is reachable on the ground during construction.
A common error is naming an office person who never visits the site. When a sediment problem hits, the inspector needs someone who can respond on site within hours.
Filers sometimes think this contact carries the legal liability. The financially responsible party in Part B carries that, not the field contact.
Part A, Items 9 and 10 — Landowner of Record and Deed Information
Item 9 asks for the Landowner(s) of Record with full mailing and street addresses and phone numbers. Item 10 asks for the Deed Book Number and Page Number, with a copy of the most current deed attached.
Enter the owner’s legal name exactly as it appears on the recorded deed. For multiple owners, attach the continuation page and list each one. Then copy the Deed Book and Page from the recorded document.
If the property has several owners, use the attached continuation sheet rather than cramming names into one line. Each owner needs full contact details.
A frequent mistake is listing the buyer or developer as the owner when the deed still shows the seller. The name must match the current recorded deed, or the agency flags a mismatch.
People often think a purchase contract makes them the owner of record. It does not. Only the recorded deed controls Item 9 and Item 10.
Part B, Item 1 — Financially Responsible Party
This item asks for the company or companies financially responsible for the land-disturbing activity. If the filer is a sole proprietor or an individual landowner, the individual’s name may serve as the responsible party.
Enter the legal company name, email, mailing address, and street address. For example, Mendez Builders LLC with its registered office address.
If the financially responsible party is not the landowner, you must attach the landowner’s signed and dated written consent letter. Without that letter, the agency cannot accept a draft plan from the applicant.
A serious mistake is naming the responsible party with no consent letter when that party does not own the land. This is a top reason plans get returned unreviewed.
Many filers think the contractor is automatically the responsible party. Not always. The party named here is the one the state will pursue for penalties, so name it with care.
Part B, Item 2 — Registered Agent and Special Cases
This item has three sub-parts. Sub-part (a) asks for the N.C. Registered Agent of a domestic company. Sub-part (b) asks for a designated N.C. agent if the responsible party lives out of state. Sub-part (c) asks for any Doing Business As name and a Certificate of Assumed Name when used.
For a North Carolina LLC, list the Registered Agent’s name and street address from the Secretary of State registry. An out-of-state party must name a North Carolina agent. A company using a trade name lists that DBA and attaches the assumed name certificate.
If your registered agent is itself a company, also write the name of an individual to contact at that company. The agency needs a human, not just an entity.
A common error is leaving the registered agent blank for a corporation. State law requires an agent for service, and a blank box makes the form legally incomplete.
Filers often think a P.O. Box works for the registered agent. It does not. A street address is required so legal documents can be served in person.
Part B Signature and Notary Block
The final block is a sworn statement signed under oath. It must be signed by the financially responsible person, or an officer, director, partner, or registered agent with authority to sign. A Notary Public then completes the certification.
Sign in the presence of a notary, then have the notary fill in the county, the date, the seal, and the commission expiration. Type or print the signer’s name, title, and date above the signature line.
If the signer is an attorney-in-fact, attach the power of attorney document. The notary needs proof of signing authority.
The number one rejection trigger is an unsigned or un-notarized form. A signature without the notary seal makes the sworn statement invalid, and the whole package bounces back.
Many filers think they can sign at the office and notarize later. They cannot. The notary must witness the actual signing, or the certification is void.
What Goes Inside the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan Itself
The FRO form is only the cover. The plan package is the technical heart, and it must meet the standards in the N.C. Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual. A complete plan has three core pieces that work together.
The narrative describes the project, the soils, the existing and proposed drainage, the construction sequence, and the maintenance plan for each control measure. It explains in words what the drawings show in lines. A weak narrative that skips the construction sequence is a frequent reason reviewers ask for revisions.
The site maps and drawings show existing contours, proposed grading, drainage areas, and the exact location of each control measure, such as silt fence, sediment basins, diversions, and stabilized construction entrances. The drawings must label dimensions so an inspector can check them in the field. Missing dimensions force a correction request.
The supporting calculations prove your measures are sized correctly. Sediment basin volume, channel and swale capacity, and peak flow math all belong here. If your basin math does not support the basin shown on the map, the reviewer will reject the design until the numbers match.
Three Filled-Out Examples Using Real Scenarios
Below are three common filers walking through the FRO form from start to finish. Each table shows the most important boxes and what that person enters.
Scenario 1: Carlos Mendez, residential subdivision developer disturbing 8.1 acres. Carlos owns the land through his company and is filing for Phase 2 of a subdivision.
| Form Section | What Carlos Enters |
|---|---|
| Part A, Item 1 Project Name | Oakmont Ridge Subdivision Phase 2 |
| Part A, Item 2 Location | Wake County, Town of Apex, US-64, 35.7327, -78.8503 |
| Part A, Item 4 Purpose | Residential |
| Part A, Item 5 Total Acreage | 8.1 acres |
| Part A, Item 6 Fee Enclosed | $1,071.00 (9 acres x $119) |
| Part A, Item 7 Plan Filed | Enclosed checked |
| Part B, Item 1 Responsible Party | Mendez Builders LLC |
| Part B, Item 2(a) Registered Agent | Carlos Mendez, 110 Main St, Apex, NC |
| Signature Block | Signed by Carlos, notarized |
Scenario 2: Aisha Patel, commercial site of 1.4 acres needing NCG01 coverage. Aisha develops a small retail pad and crosses the one-acre line, so she also needs stormwater permit coverage.
| Form Section | What Aisha Enters |
|---|---|
| Part A, Item 1 Project Name | Patel Retail Center |
| Part A, Item 4 Purpose | Commercial |
| Part A, Item 5 Total Acreage | 1.4 acres |
| Part A, Item 6 Fee Enclosed | $238.00 (2 acres x $119) |
| Part A, Item 7 Plan Filed | Enclosed checked |
| Part A, Item 8 Contact | Aisha Patel, email, mobile |
| Part B, Item 1 Responsible Party | Patel Development Inc. |
| Part B, Item 2(a) Registered Agent | Registered agent name and street address |
| Signature Block | Signed and notarized |
Scenario 3: Janet Crowe, financially responsible party who is not the landowner. Janet’s company is grading land it does not own yet, so a consent letter is required.
| Form Section | What Janet Enters |
|---|---|
| Part A, Item 1 Project Name | Riverside Logistics Pad |
| Part A, Item 5 Total Acreage | 3.0 acres |
| Part A, Item 6 Fee Enclosed | $357.00 (3 acres x $119) |
| Part A, Item 9 Landowner of Record | Greene Family Trust (current deed owner) |
| Part A, Item 10 Deed Info | Deed Book and Page from recorded deed |
| Part B, Item 1 Responsible Party | Crowe Construction LLC |
| Required Attachment | Signed, dated landowner consent letter |
| Part B, Item 2(a) Registered Agent | Agent name and street address |
| Signature Block | Signed by Janet, notarized |
Across these examples, notice that Marcus Lee, a fifth filer running a 25-acre industrial grading job, would round up to 25 acres and pay $2,975.00, showing how the no-ceiling fee scales with size.
How to File the Completed Form and Plan
North Carolina gives you more than one way to file, depending on whether the state or a local program holds authority. Cover every base so your package lands on the right desk.
By mail to a DEMLR Regional Office. Send the signed, notarized FRO form, the full plan set, and a check payable to NCDEQ to the appropriate Land Quality regional office. Standard review runs 30 days. Keep your certified mail receipt and a copy of the check as proof of filing.
Express review through the state. For a faster turnaround, use the express review program at $264 per acre up to 8 acres plus the $119 per acre standard fee. Pay by the accepted state methods and keep the express confirmation. Express review compresses the timeline well below the standard 30 days.
Through a delegated local program portal. Counties and towns such as Gaston use a Citizen’s Self Service portal, while others like Wake Forest use ePermits or ePlan. Upload the FRO form, the plan set, and pay the local fee online, which is often higher than the state rate, such as $400 or $500 per acre. The local invoice and portal receipt are your proof of filing.
For every channel, keep a complete copy of what you submitted, the dated proof of payment, and any case or tracking number. If a question arises about whether you filed on time, that paper trail is your protection.
What Happens After You File
Once the agency receives a complete application and the correct fee, the 30-day review clock begins. Under G.S. 113A-54.1, failure to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a completed draft plan within 30 days is deemed approval of the plan. That deadline protects your schedule from open-ended delays.
The reviewer can approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove your plan. If you get modifications, make the requested changes and resubmit promptly so the clock does not reset further than needed. A disapproval comes with reasons, and you fix those reasons before resubmitting.
After approval, your duties continue on site. You must self-inspect your erosion and sediment control measures at least once every seven calendar days and within 24 hours of any rainfall of one inch or greater in a 24-hour period. Log each inspection with the date, findings, and corrective actions, and keep the records on site for inspectors. Skipping inspections is its own violation, separate from the plan itself.
Mistakes to Avoid When Filling Out the Form
- Leaving the form unsigned or un-notarized. The sworn statement is invalid, and the entire package is rejected on receipt.
- Using the old $100-per-acre fee. The current state fee is $119 per acre, so an underpayment stops the review clock.
- Underreporting disturbed acreage. Omitting borrow and waste areas underpays the fee and can trigger a penalty later.
- Naming the wrong landowner. A name that does not match the recorded deed creates an ownership mismatch and a returned form.
- Skipping the consent letter. When the responsible party is not the owner, no letter means no review.
- Entering coordinates in the wrong format. Degrees-minutes-seconds instead of decimal degrees misplaces your site and forces a correction.
- Leaving the registered agent blank. A corporation without a listed N.C. agent has an incomplete, unenforceable form.
- Using a P.O. Box for the registered agent. A street address is required for service of legal documents.
- Submitting the form with no plan attached. A cover with no technical package cannot be approved.
- Filing to the state when a local program has authority. Your package goes to the wrong desk and loses days or weeks.
- Listing a start date before approval is possible. This signals early disturbance and invites extra scrutiny.
- Forgetting to attach the current deed. Without it, Item 10 is incomplete and review never starts.
Do’s and Don’ts
Do:
- Do confirm your jurisdiction first, because state and local programs have different fees and portals.
- Do round acreage up to the next whole acre for the fee, since the form requires it.
- Do attach the current recorded deed, because the agency verifies ownership against it.
- Do sign in front of the notary, as the certification is void otherwise.
- Do keep proof of filing and payment, so you can show timely submission if questioned.
- Do match the project name across all documents, which speeds the agency’s file matching.
Don’t:
- Don’t start clearing before approval, because penalties can reach $25,000 per day.
- Don’t guess at coordinates, since a misplaced site forces a correction request.
- Don’t leave boxes blank; write N/A so the form reads as complete.
- Don’t omit off-site borrow and waste areas, as they count toward disturbed acreage.
- Don’t skip the consent letter when the responsible party is not the owner.
- Don’t ignore the seven-day inspection rule after approval, because that is a separate violation.
Pros and Cons of Filing on Your Own vs. With a Design Professional
Many filers wonder whether to prepare the plan themselves or hire a licensed engineer or design professional. The choice depends on site complexity and your comfort with the design manual.
| Filing on Your Own | Filing With a Design Professional |
|---|---|
| Saves design fees on simple, small sites | Adds cost but covers complex grading and drainage |
| You control the schedule directly | The professional manages submittal timing for you |
| Works when measures are basic, like silt fence | Best when sediment basins need real engineering math |
| Risk of rejected calculations if you miss a standard | Calculations are sized to meet the design manual |
| You learn the process for future projects | You gain a stamped, defensible design |
Pros of doing it yourself: lower cost on small sites, direct control of timing, faster learning, no waiting on a consultant, and full ownership of your file.
Cons of doing it yourself: higher rejection risk, time spent learning the design manual, possible math errors on basins, harder defense if penalties arise, and no professional stamp where one is expected.
Pros of using a professional: correct calculations, fewer revisions, a defensible stamped plan, smoother local-program submittals, and saved time.
Cons of using a professional: design fees, scheduling around their workload, less hands-on learning, reliance on their availability, and added coordination.
Key Agencies, Statutes, and Related Forms
Several entities interact with your plan. The Land Quality Section of DEMLR reviews and approves state-jurisdiction plans. The Sedimentation Pollution Control Act in Chapter 113A creates the legal duty to file. Delegated local programs in many counties and towns run their own review under that same state authority.
Your plan also connects to the federal stormwater system. Sites disturbing one acre or more need coverage under the NCG01 Construction General Permit, which is North Carolina’s NPDES stormwater permit for construction. You file an electronic Notice of Intent and pay an annual fee, and you receive a Certificate of Coverage. The erosion plan and the NCG01 inspection rules work hand in hand, since the same seven-day and post-storm inspections satisfy both programs.
The plain-English takeaway is that the state erosion plan and the NCG01 permit are two locks on the same door. Ignore the NCG01 step on a one-acre site and you can face federal Clean Water Act exposure on top of state penalties. For example, a developer who gets state plan approval but never files the NCG01 Notice of Intent is still operating illegally. A common misconception is that state plan approval alone covers everything; it does not, because the NCG01 coverage is a separate requirement.
FAQs
Do I need a plan if my lot is under one acre?
Yes. If your lot is part of a larger common plan of development that totals one acre or more, such as a subdivision phase, you must file a plan and obtain NCG01 coverage.
Is the state filing fee really $119 per acre?
Yes. The current state standard review fee is $119 per acre, rounded up to the next whole acre, with no ceiling, and express review adds $264 per acre up to eight acres.
Do I write the buyer or the deed owner in Part A, Item 9?
No. Item 9 requires the landowner of record on the current recorded deed, not a buyer under contract, because the agency verifies ownership against the deed.
Does total acreage in Item 5 include off-site areas?
Yes. Item 5 requires total acreage disturbed or uncovered, including off-site borrow and waste areas, so leaving them out underpays your fee and risks rejection.
Can I use a P.O. Box for the registered agent in Part B?
No. The registered agent needs a street address so legal documents can be served in person, and a P.O. Box makes that section incomplete.
Do I check Yes or Enclosed in Part A, Item 7?
No, not Yes by default. Most filers check Enclosed because the plan travels with the form; check Yes only if the plan was filed earlier under separate cover.
Must the form be notarized?
Yes. A Notary Public must witness the signing and complete the certification, because an unsigned or un-notarized form is invalid and gets rejected on receipt.
Do I need a consent letter if I am not the landowner?
Yes. When the financially responsible party is not the owner, you must attach the landowner’s signed and dated written consent, or the agency will not review your draft plan.
How long does the state take to review my plan?
No longer than 30 days for a completed draft. By statute, failure to act within 30 days of receipt is deemed approval, which protects your project timeline.
Can I start grading once I mail the form?
No. You may not begin land-disturbing activity until the plan is approved, and starting early exposes you to penalties of up to $25,000 per day.
Do I have to inspect the site after approval?
Yes. You must self-inspect at least once every seven calendar days and within 24 hours of a one-inch rainfall, then log the findings and keep records on site.
Is the NCG01 permit separate from the erosion plan?
Yes. The NCG01 Construction General Permit is a separate stormwater requirement for one-acre sites, and state plan approval alone does not satisfy it.
What format do coordinates use in Part A, Item 2?
No degrees-minutes-seconds. Item 2 requires latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, such as 35.7327 and -78.8503, so the agency can locate your site correctly.
Does the fee have a maximum cap?
No. The state standard review fee has no ceiling, so a large site simply pays more, calculated at $119 per acre rounded up to the next whole acre.
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