Ohio Revised Code Chapters 1511 and 6111 establish statewide erosion and sediment control standards administered through soil and water conservation districts and the Ohio EPA, applying universally to construction and agricultural land disturbance.
ORC 1511.02 authorizes the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission to adopt the rulebook governing urban sediment pollution abatement, while ORC 1515 establishes county soil and water conservation districts that enforce sediment control on construction sites under one acre that are not under the EPA NPDES Construction General Permit. Operators must install best management practices including silt fences, sediment basins, inlet protection, and stabilized construction entrances, and must stabilize disturbed soils within seven days after final grading. Agricultural operations must comply with operation and management plans for pollution abatement under ORC 939.
Failure to install required erosion controls or comply with a sediment abatement order can result in stop-work orders from the soil and water conservation district, civil penalties under ORC 1511.99, and Ohio EPA enforcement under Chapter 6111 for waterway impairment.
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Lima, OH
Lima has no ordinance banning backyard composting. A tidy compost pile is allowed, but rotting, odorous, or rubbish-strewn accumulations can be cited as a nu...
Lima, OH
Lima has no ordinance specifically permitting or banning artificial turf in residential yards. It is not covered by the weed/grass height rules, but front-ya...
Lima, OH
Lima has no ordinance banning native or naturalized landscaping. Cultivated flowers and gardens are exempt from the weed rules, but any planting must still m...
Lima, OH
Lima has no ordinance banning or licensing residential rain barrels. Ohio law allows private rainwater collection; the state plumbing code governs any indoor...
Lima, OH
Lima has no standing lawn-watering ban or odd/even schedule. The City's Utilities Department draws on roughly 15 billion gallons of reservoir storage, so out...
Lima, OH
Beyond the 8-inch height limit, Lima requires premises free of all noxious or harmful weeds and vines. The Code Official orders cutting within five days; Ohi...
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