(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any provision of this regulation is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for no more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or both, for each offense.
(b) A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(c) Upon notice from the Engineering Director and/or his or her designees, or designated representative, that work is being performed contrary to this regulation, such work shall immediately stop. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner or person responsible for the development area, or person performing the work, and shall state the conditions under which such work may be resumed; provided, however, in instances where immediate action is deemed necessary for public safety or the public interest, the Engineering Director and/or his or her designees may require that work be stopped upon verbal order pending issuance of the written order.
(d) The imposition of any other penalties provided herein shall not preclude the Community, by or through its Law Director and/or any of his or her assistants, from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding in a Court of Proper Jurisdiction to prevent an unlawful development or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to require compliance with the provisions of this regulation or other applicable laws, or ordinances, rules or regulations or the orders of the Engineering Director and/or his or her designees.
(Ord. 2009-73. Passed 6-22-09.)
Appendix: Woody Plants Suitable for Riparian Areas
Plant Selections
Acorus calamus | Sweet Flag |
Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple Giant Hyssop |
Asclepias incarnate | Swamp Milkweed |
Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed |
Aster (Symphyotrichum) novae-angliae | New England Aster |
Aster puniceus | Purple-stemmed Aster |
Aster umbellatus | Flat-topped Aster |
Baptisia australis | Blue Wild Indigo |
Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea |
Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell |
Chelone glabra | Turtlehead |
Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower |
Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master |
Eupatorium maculatum | Joe-pye weed |
Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset |
Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox Eye Sunflower |
Iris versicolor | Northern Blue Flag |
Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower |
Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia |
Monarda didyma | Bee Balm |
Monarda fistulosa | Bergamot |
Mimulus ringens | Monkey Flower |
Peltandra virginica | Arrow-Arum |
Physostegia virginiana | Obedient Plant |
Pontederia cordata | Pickerel Weed |
Pycnanthemum virginianum | Virginia Mountainmint |
Rudebeckia | Black-eyed Susan |
Saururus cernuus | Lizard's Tail |
Solidago (gigantea, ohioensis, riddelli) | Goldenrod |
Tradescantia virginiana | Spiderwort |
Verbena hasta | Blue vervain |
Vernonia gigantea | Tall Ironweed |
Vernonia noveboracensis | Common Ironweed |
**This is not a comprehensive list**
Shrub Selections
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | White flowers in spring and bright red fruits in late summer. |
Cornus amomum | Silky Dogwood | Flat, white flower clusters in spring followed by pale blue berries that turn black and attract birds; dark red twigs in winter |
Cornus racemosa | Gray Dogwood | White flowers in spring are followed by white fruit on red pedicles in late summer. Burgundy red fall color. |
Cornus sericea | Redosier Dogwood | Small white flowers in early June and white fruit in summer. Bright red winter stems. |
Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | Females are adorned with brilliant red fruit in fall which last into winter if not taken by birds. Plant 1 male for every 3 females to ensure good pollination. |
Sambucus canadensis | American Elderberry | Large clusters of whitish flowers in June followed by small purple- black fruits in fall that can be used for jams and wine. |
Myrica pensylvanica | Northern Bayberry | Semi-evergreen foliage and persistent blue-gray fruit are both fragrant. |
Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum | White flower clusters in June give way to steel blue fruit in late summer. The fall color is yellow to burgundy to bright red. |
Viburnum trilobum | American Cranberry Bush | White flower clusters are surrounded by a ring of showy flowers in late spring. Bright red fruit. Fall color is bright red to maroon. |
Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry Viburnum | White flowers in May and fruit which change from blue to black in fall. The fall color is often a vivid combination of oranges and reds. |
Flood Tolerance* Shade Common High Flood Tolerance Tolerance** Name Aronia arbutifolia 3 Red chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 3 Black chokeberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 5 Common buttonbush Clethra alnifolia 2 Summersweet clethra Cornus amomum 4 Silky dogwood Cornus Stolonifera (sericea) 5 Redosier dogwood Hamamelis vernalis 3 Vernal witchhazel Ilex deciduas 3 Possumhaw Ilex glabra 2 Inkberry Ilex verticillata 3 Common winterberry Itea virginica 1 Virginia sweetspire Magnolia virginiana 2 Sweetbay magnolia Myrica pensylvanica 4 Northern bayberry Physocarpus opulifolius 4 Common ninebark Potentilla fruticosa 4 Bush cinquefoil Sambucus Canadensis 1 American elderberry Salix exigua Sandbar willow Viburnum cassinoides 2 Witherod viburnum Viburnum trilobum American Cranberry Bush Parthenocissus quinquefolia 1 Virginia creeper (vine) Moderate Flood Tolerance* Calycanthus floridus 1 Common sweetshrub Hypericum Kalmianum 5 Kalm St. Johnswort Viburnum dentatum 2 Arrowwood viburnum Xanthorhiza simplicissima 1 Yellowroot Intermediate Flood Tolerance* Aesculus parviflora 2 Bottlebush buckeye Aesculus pavia 2 Red buckeye Cornus racemosa 2 Grey dogwood Lindera benzoin 1 Common spicebush Rosa setigera 4 Prairie rose Campsis radicans 3 Trumpetcreeper (vine) Corylus Americana 2 American filbert Fothergilla gardeni 1 Dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla major 1 Large fothergilla Hydrangea arborescens 1 Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea quericifolia 1 Oakleaf hydrangea Larix laricina American Larch (Tamarack) Mahonia aquifolium 1 Oregongrape holly Rosa carolina 4 Carolina rose Rubus odoratus 1 Fragrant thimbleberry Vaccinium stamineum 2 Common deerberry |
Low Flood Tolerance Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 4 Bearberry Cornus rogusa 1 Roundleaf dogwood Corylus americana 2 American filbert Fothergilla gardeni 1 Dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla major 1 Large fothergilla Hydrangea arborescens 1 Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea quericifolia 1 Oakleaf hydrangea Mahonia aquifolium 1 Oregongrape holly Rosa carolina 4 Carolina rose Rubus odoratus 1 Fragrant thimbleberry Symphoricarpos albus 1 Common snowberry Vaccinium stamineum 2 Common deerberry No Flood Tolerance Ceanothus americanus 3 New Jersey tea Comptonia peregrine 2 Sweetfern Dirca palustris 1 Leatherwood Hypericum frondosum 5 Golden St. Johnswort Juniperus communis 5 Common juniper Rhus aromatica 5 Fragrant sumac Sambucus pubens 1 Scarlet elder Symphoricarpos albus 1 Common snowberry |
*High Flood Tolerance: Generally lowland wet species surviving when flooded or exposed to high water table more 40% of the growing season.
*Moderate Flood Tolerance: Generally lowland wet species surviving when flooding or exposed to high water table more than 30% of the growing season but less than 40%.
*Intermediate Flood Tolerance: Generally lowland wet-mesic species surviving occasional inundation or elevated water table between 20% and 30% of the growing season.
*Low Flood Tolerance: Generally upland mesic and mesic-dry species rarely inundated or exposed to an elevated water table for periods of short duration, between 5% and 20% of the growing season.
*No Flood Tolerance: Generally upland dry species exhibiting immediate and rapid decline frequently culminating in death if inundated or exposed to elevated water table for more than 5% of the growing season.
**Shade Tolerance: Shade tolerance means able to grow in a state of health and vigor beneath dense shade. In this ranking, shrubs and vines are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very shade tolerant, and 5 being very shade intolerant.
Ohio Stream Management Guide Fact Sheet Series
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/pubs/fs_st/streamfs.htm
National Association of Conservation Districts – Buffer Notes
http://www.nacdnet.org/buffers/
Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/Lake_Erie_Buffer/riparian.html
OSU Extension Fact Sheet – Managing Streamside Forests
http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/pdf/0054.pdf
Life at the Water’s Edge Fact Sheet Series Tree Selections American Sycamore Swamp White Oak Bur Oak Platanus occidentalis Quercus bicolor Quercus macrocarpa Pin Oak Red Maple Box Elder Quercus palustris Acer rubrum Acer negundo Honey Locust Shellbark Hickory Hackberry Gleditsia triacanthos Carya laciniosa Celtis occidentalis Black Tupelo (Gum) Alleghany Serviceberry Eastern Redbud Nyssa sy/vatica Amelanchier laevis Cercis Canadensis Sweetgum River Birch Sourwood Liquidambar styraciflua Betula nigra Oxydendron arboreum Spicebush Eastern Redcedar Black Cherry Lindera benzoin Juniperus virginiana Prunus serotina American Plum Witchhazel Prunus Americana Hamamelis virginiana |