§ 178-3. Creation or expansion of impervious surface.

On private property, no person who, by existing zoning or land development regulations or by building code requirements, requires or will require a building permit for new construction, building expansion, parking area, driveway, swimming pool, or other structure shall be permitted to create impervious surface or to expand any existing impervious surface by more than 200 square feet, utilizing macadam, concrete, tiles or bricks with mortar, asphalt shingles, slate, plastic, or other similar impervious material, through the construction of buildings, carports, driveways, walkways, patios, pools, roadways, sidewalks, or other similar structures without first obtaining a permit from the Bureau of Buildings and without required mitigation as approved by the approval authority as part of the building permit process, in accordance with in § 178-5. The permit to create or increase impervious surface by more than 200 square feet shall be part of the existing building permit application and approval process. Where that building permit approval process by Code requires prior approval by the Planning Board, as in the case of site plans, subdivisions, and some special permit uses, the Planning Board shall be the approval authority. In all other cases, where a building permit is required by Code for construction, demolition, site work, or development, the Building Official shall be the approval authority.