Lakewood construction sites disturbing 1+ acres need Ohio EPA NPDES Construction General Permit plus a local SWP3. The Lake Erie bluff triggers additional Cuyahoga County Soil and Water review.
Ohio EPA Construction General Permit OHC000005 applies to any land disturbance of 1 acre or more. Smaller residential sites must still use silt fencing, inlet protection, and stabilized construction entrances per Codified Ordinance 1359. Lakewoods 3.5 miles of Lake Erie shoreline and the 70-foot bluff along Edgewater Drive make bluff-top projects especially sensitive; Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District reviews plans within 500 feet of the bluff. ODNR Coastal Management regulates setbacks from the bluff edge.
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