5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Licking County, Ohio.
Verified from official government sources
Clearing one acre or more in Licking County triggers Ohio EPA's NPDES construction stormwater general permit. Newark, Heath, and the county add local MS4 and detention rules, and the Intel and data-center building boom keeps sediment control under close scrutiny.
Any Licking County site disturbing one acre or more needs erosion and sediment controls under Ohio EPA's construction permit and its pollution-prevention plan. Silt fence and prompt stabilization keep soil out of the Licking River and Buckeye Lake.
Coastal rules do not apply in Licking County. This is landlocked central Ohio with no ocean coast. Work near water here answers to Licking River floodplain permits, wetland rules, and the Buckeye Lake shoreline, not any coastal statute.
Ohio Rev. Code § 6111.021
No person shall engage in the filling of an isolated wetland unless authorized to do so by a general or individual state isolated wetland permit.
Licking County and its cities enforce FEMA floodplain rules through the National Flood Insurance Program. Buildings in the Licking River's Special Flood Hazard Area must be elevated, and Buckeye Lake's rebuilt dam is a reminder of the county's flood stakes.
Licking County requires grading permits for significant earthmoving, and drainage cannot be redirected onto a neighbor's land. With Intel and data-center sites reshaping whole parcels, grading and drainage review has real teeth here.
1 cities in Licking County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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