1340.11 USES PROHIBITED IN RIPARIAN AND WETLAND SETBACKS.
   Any use not authorized under this chapter shall be prohibited in riparian and wetland setbacks. By way of example, the following uses are specifically prohibited; however, prohibited uses are not limited to those examples listed here.
   (a)   Construction. There shall be no new structures of any kind permitted.
   (b)   Dredging or Dumping. There shall be no drilling, filing, dredging, or dumping of soil, spoils, liquid, or solid materials, except for non-commercial composting of uncontaminated natural materials, and except as permitted under Section 1340.10.
   (c)   Roads or Driveways. There shall be no roads or driveways permitted in riparian and/or wetland setback area, except as permitted under Section 1340.10 of this Chapter. There shall be no roads or driveways or roads permitted in wetlands or watercourses without a permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or the Ohio EPA.
   (d)   Motorized Vehicles. There shall be no use of motorized vehicles, except as permitted under Section 1340.10.
   (e)   Disturbance of Natural Vegetation. There shall be no disturbance of natural vegetation, except for such conservation maintenance that the landowner deems necessary to control noxious weeds; for such plantings as are consistent with this ordinance; for such disturbances as are approved under Section 1340.10; and for the passive enjoyment, access, and maintenance of landscaping or lawns existing at the time of passage of this ordinance. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as requiring a landowner to plant or undertake any other activities and riparian wetland setbacks.
   (f)   Parking Lots. There shall be no parking lots or other human-made impervious cover, except as permitted under Section 1340.10.
   (g)   New Surface and/or Subsurface Sewage Disposal or Treatment Areas. Riparian and wetland setbacks shall not be used for the disposal or treatment of sewage except in accordance with local county Board of Health regulations in effect at the time of application of this ordinance.
   (h)   Crossings. Crossings of designated wetland setbacks by publicly and privately owned sewer and/or water lines and public and private utility transmission lines without a permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or the Ohio EPA are prohibited.
(Ord. 3275. Passed 3-16-05.)