1114.12 NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT).

   (a)    Permittees wishing to terminate permit coverage must submit a NOT to the Ohio EPA. A NOT form must be submitted within forty-five (45) days of completing all permitted land disturbance activities and when one or more of the following conditions have been met:

      (1)    Final stabilization has been achieved on all portions of the site for which the permittee is responsible;

      (2)    Another operator(s) has assumed control over all areas of the site that have not been finally stabilized;

      (3)    For residential construction only, temporary stabilization has been completed and the lot, which includes a home, has been transferred to the homeowner. (Lots without housing which are sold must undergo final stabilization prior to termination of permit coverage.)

   (b)    Before submitting a NOT, final stabilization must be achieved. This means that:

      (1)    All soil disturbing activities are complete and a uniform perennial vegetative cover of a least seventy percent (70%) density (across the entire site) has been established. All temporary erosion and sediment controls have been removed and properly disposed, and all trapped sediment has been permanently stabilized; or

      (2)    For individual lots in residential construction, either

         A.    The homebuilder has competed final stabilization as specified above or

         B.    The homebuilder has established temporary stabilization, including perimeter controls for the lot, prior to the homeowner occupying the house, and the homebuilder has informed the homeowner that the homeowner is required to complete the final stabilization.

            (Ord. 48-21. Passed 12-6-21.)