To control sediment pollution of public waters caused by sloughing, landsliding or dumping of earth material, or placing of earth material into such proximity that it may readily slough, slide or erode into public waters by natural forces, no person shall:
(a) Dump or place earth material into public waters or into such proximity that it may readily slough, slide or erode into public waters unless such dumping or placing is authorized by the City for such purposes as constructing bridges, culverts, erosion control structures and other in-stream or channel bank improvement works; or,
(b) Grade excavate, fill or impose a load upon any soil or slope known to be prone to slipping or landsliding, thereby causing it to become unstable, unless qualified engineering assistance has been employed to explore the stability problems and make recommendations to correct, eliminate or adequately address the problems. Grading, excavating, filling or construction shall commence only after the City has reviewed and approved the exploratory work and recommendations and only in accordance with the approved recommendations.
(c) Fail to stabilize disturbed areas in accordance with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency General Construction Permit.
(Ord. 4-14. Passed 4-14-14.)