Sediment is the largest water pollutant in North Carolina

All grading work performed in Iredell County including the City of Statesville, Town of Mooresville, and the Town of Troutman requires a permit.  Please refer to the chart below to help determine which permit is necessary. For further information please see the Iredell County Land Development Code:

Land Development Code Chapter 8

The three types of land-disturbance permits are:

1. Grading Permit:   Required for the construction of a residential dwelling, a non-residential principal structure, or any land-disturbing activity over 5,000 square feet. 
   Requirements:  $61.80 fee residential/$103 fee commercial
   Permit Application

2. Minor Erosion Control Permit: All land-disturbing activities inside the watershed greater than a half-acre but less than one acre.
   Requirements:  2 copies Simplified Erosion Control Plan, Financial Responsibility Form, Copy of Deed, $135 fee

3. Major Erosion Control Permit:  All land-disturbing activities greater than one acre.
   Requirements:  2 copies engineered-sealed Erosion Control Plan, Financial Responsibility Form, Copy of Deed, $175-per-acre fee/fraction of an acre