(a) The purpose of these regulations is to establish technically feasible and economically reasonable standards to achieve a level of erosion and sediment control that will minimize damage to property and degradation of water resources and wetlands, and will promote and maintain the health and safety of the citizens of Obetz.
(b) These regulations will:
(1) Allow development while minimizing increases in erosion and sedimentation.
(2) Reduce water quality impacts to receiving water resources and wetlands that may be caused by new development or redevelopment activities.
(c) This regulation applies to all parcels within the jurisdiction of the Village of Obetz used or being developed, either wholly or partially, for new or relocated projects involving earth and land disturbing activities for highways, underground cables, or pipelines; subdivisions or larger common plans of development; industrial, commercial, institutional, or residential projects; building activities on farms; redevelopment activities; general clearing; and all other uses that are not specifically exempted in Section 1164.01(d) below.
(d) This Chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Activities regulated by, and in compliance with, the Ohio Agricultural Sediment Pollution Abatement Rules located in the Ohio Administrative Code;
(2) Minor land-disturbing activities such as home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs, and maintenance work;
(3) Individual service connection;
(4) Installation, maintenance or repair of any underground public utility lines when such activity occurs on an existing hard surfaced road, street or sidewalk (provided the land-disturbing activity is confined to the area of the road, street or sidewalk that is hard surfaced), and does not involve dewatering operations that produce sediment-laden effluent discharging to surface-lands and/or surface-waters;
(5) Septic tank lines or drainage fields unless included in an overall plan for land-disturbing activity relating to the construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system;
(6) Repair or rebuilding of the tracks within the right-of-way of a railroad company;
(7) Emergency work to protect life, limb or property and emergency repairs; however, if the land-disturbing activity would have required an approved erosion and sediment control plan, if the activity were not an emergency, then the land area disturbed shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance with the requirements of the Village.
(Ord. 37-10. Passed 12-13-10.)