Section 70-0111. Minor projects

(a)  On  or  before  fifteen  calendar  days  after  the receipt of an
  application for a permit for a minor project, the department shall  mail
  written  notice to the applicant of its determination whether or not the
  application is complete. If the department fails to mail written  notice
  to  an  applicant  of its determination whether or not an application is
  complete within such fifteen calendar day period, the application  shall
  be deemed complete.
    (b) Within forty-five calendar days after the department mails written
  notice  to  the  applicant  that an application for a permit for a minor
  project is  complete  or  within  forty-five  calendar  days  after  the
  application  is  deemed  complete  pursuant  to  the  provisions of this
  article and subject to the provisions of subdivisions  four,  five,  and
  six  of  section  70-0109,  the  department shall make a decision on the
  application by mailing the applicant a permit, a permit with  conditions
  or a statement that the permit applied for has been denied.
    (c) If the department fails to make a decision on an application for a
  permit  for  a minor project within such forty-five calendar day period,
  then the provisions of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  three  of  section
  70-0109 shall apply.
    (d)  The  department  may  provide, by rule and regulation pursuant to
  section 70-0107 of this article, for the  issuance  of  general  permits
  covering  minor  projects.  Such general permits may be issued following
  such events as natural disasters or acts of God which  lead  numbers  of
  individuals  to  seek  to undertake similar types of minor projects that
  are of a remedial nature. Such permits may be issued only upon a written
  statement of necessity by the commissioner justifying  the  issuance  of
  such  general  permit and may be issued only for a specified duration of
  time.