(A) The Administrative Official shall have the authority to grant or deny a drainage permit for the following projects. All other drainage permit applications shall be addressed by the Board:
(1) A proposed drainage project which outlets directly into Box Elder Creek as delineated on the most recently published USGS seven and one-half minute topographic maps;
(2) A proposed drainage project which outlets directly into a permanent or intermittent stream not listed in division (A)(1) above. The applicant shall notify property owners by certified mail for at least one-half mile downstream of the proposed outlet and adjacent landowners upstream of proposed inlet of the date, place, and time of the open meeting for public comment;
(3) A proposed drainage project which does not outlet into a permanent or intermittent stream. The applicant shall notify property owners by certified mail for at least one-half mile downstream of the proposed outlet and adjacent landowners upstream of proposed inlet of the date, place, and time of the open meeting for public comment;
(4) A proposed drainage project which outlets directly or indirectly into a public or private road right-of-way provided the appropriate authority has granted approval to drain into the right-of-way. The applicant shall notify property owners by certified mail for at least one-half mile downstream of the proposed outlet and adjacent landowners upstream of proposed inlet of the date, place, and time of the open meeting for public comment; and
(5) Routine maintenance.
(B) The Administrative Official shall have the authority to require notification to other landowners if the potential impact of the proposed drainage extends a distance greater than one-half mile downstream.
(C) A permit approved by the Administrative Official shall not become effective until after five working days following the approval, except for a permit for routine maintenance which shall become effective upon approval.
(D) The Administrative Official shall not have the authority to grant a drainage permit for a proposed project which would have intercounty or interstate significance.
(Ord. 9, passed 1-18-2007)