(a) Upon approval of an Earth Change Plan and certification by the applicant that all earth changes shall be in accordance with such Plan, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall issue an Earth Change Permit to the applicant.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall not issue any building or other permit until the applicant for such permit has presented to the Department an approved Earth Change Permit obtained in accordance with this chapter.