(a) Any person desiring to make a grade change shall present to the Mayor, or the designee of the Mayor, a written application and sketch drawn to an acceptable scale with a north arrow, which shall include the following information:
(1) The fee owner of the property;
(2) All property lines and adjoining owners;
(3) All easements of record;
(4) All topographic features, buildings, landscaping, trees and drives, underground utilities and pipes, streams and wetlands;
(5) Existing and proposed drainage, including storm drains;
(6) A grading plan and survey by a registered land surveyor or P.E., if required by the Mayor, or the designee of the Mayor;
(7) A statement of the intended use of the property; and
(8) Type of soil.
(b) The following materials may be brought upon the property:
(1) Natural soils, minerals, gravel and sand.
(c) Before approval of a permit by the Mayor, or the designee of the Mayor, the person seeking the permit shall demonstrate all of the following:
(1) The existing zoning is compatible with the intended use.
(2) The site will drain properly without ponding or puddling and will not retain water, unless designed as a pond or storm water retention basin.
(3) There is a minimum ditch grade of 0.10 feet in 100 feet.
(4) There is a minimum swale grade of 0.50 feet in 100 feet.
(5) There is a minimum surface slope of 1.0 feet per 100 feet, except for future building sites, which may be graded flat.
(6) Pipes used for storm water flow shall be sized and constructed in accordance with accepted engineering practices as approved by the Village Engineer.
(7) Sediment and erosion control shall be installed prior to the work and shall be removed upon stabilization of the upstream watershed.
(8) Top soil and seeding shall be placed as soon as practical.
(9) After construction, the sketch or plan shall be updated to reflect as-built conditions and shall be re-submitted prior to acceptance of the work.
(10) The permit shall be issued by the Mayor, or the designee of the Mayor.
(d) The Mayor, or his designated representative, shall be permitted to make on-site inspections of the property at any time during the life of the permit. Failure to permit such an inspection shall constitute cause for automatic revocation of the permit.
(e) The fee for a grading permit shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per acre, with a one hundred dollars ($100.00) minimum fee.
(f) The grading permit shall be revoked immediately if the owner of the property fails to comply with any conditions or provisions of the grading permit, or for any violation of the Building Code or the Zoning Code of the Village, or of Ohio EPA regulations for land disturbing activities.
(g) If a permit is ordered to be revoked, all work pursuant to that permit shall cease. The revocation may be appealed to Village Council if a notice of appeal of the revocation is filed with the Village Clerk within fifteen days of notice of revocation. Such hearing shall be held at the next regular scheduled Council meeting.
(Ord. 1600-18. Passed 11-12-18.)