A drainage permit shall be required prior to commencing the excavation for, or the construction or installation of, a drainage project including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Construction or installation of a surface or closed drain located within a watershed area of 20 acres or more;
(B) Any draining or filling, in whole or in part, of a pond, wetland, or lake;
(C) Construction of any lateral drain;
(D) Modification of any permitted drainage with the intent of deepening or widening any drainage channel, increasing the size of any drainage tile, or the extending or rerouting any drainage work;
(E) Repairing, replacing, or improving any drain; and
(F) Improvements to a drainage district or a coordinated drainage area which were not included in the original plans.
(Ord. 9, passed 1-18-2007)