1179.11 USES PROHIBITED IN RIPARIAN SETBACKS.
   Any use not authorized under these regulations shall be prohibited in riparian 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 structures of any kind.
   (b)    Dredging or Dumping: There shall be no drilling, filling, dredging or dumping of soil, spoils, liquid or solid materials except for noncommercial composting of uncontaminated natural materials and except as permitted under Section 1179.09 of these regulations.
   (c)    Roads or Driveways: There shall be no roads or driveways, except as permitted under Section 1179.09 of these regulations.
   (d)    Motorized Vehicles: There shall be no use of motorized vehicles, except for the use of lawn mowers, tractors and other mechanized vehicles or equipment necessary to mow, trim, cut, cultivate, plant or maintain vegetation permitted in riparian setbacks under Section 1179.09 of these regulations, or as needed to eradicate invasive species or noxious weeds.
   (e)    Disturbance of Natural Vegetation: There shall be no disturbance of the natural vegetation, except for the following:
      (1)    Maintenance of lawns, landscaping, shrubbery or trees existing at the time of passage of these regulations.
      (2)    Cultivation of lawns, landscaping, shrubbery or trees designed to assist in streambank stabilization and/or erosion control and approved by the Zoning Inspector under a Landscaping Plan submitted in conformance with Section 1179.09 of these regulations.
      (3)    Conservation measures designed to control noxious weeds or invasive species.
      (4)    Construction and maintenance of Private Recreational and Maintenance Access Paths permitted by Section 1179.09(a)(4); Public Recreational and Maintenance Access Paths permitted by Section 1179.09(b)(4); and private driveways permitted by Section 1179.09(b)(5). Nothing in Section 1179.11(e) shall be construed as requiring a landowner to undertake any cultivation activities in the riparian setback.
   (f)    New Surface and/or Subsurface Sewage Disposal or Treatment Areas. Riparian areas shall not be used for the disposal or treatment of sewage except in accordance with Summit County District Board of Health regulations at the time of application of these regulations.
      (Ord. 25-2011. Passed 9-20-11.)