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.
Earthmoving over local thresholds needs a grading permit, and any site disturbing an acre also falls under Ohio EPA's construction stormwater permit. Site grading must direct drainage away from structures and cannot dump concentrated runoff onto neighboring property, which creates civil liability under Ohio drainage law. Retaining walls over a set height need engineering and separate permits, and final grade must match approved plans. In the unincorporated county the county engineer and Licking Soil and Water Conservation District review drainage; the massive Intel and New Albany-area data-center sites have made grading and stormwater detention a closely watched part of the building boom.
Unpermitted grading brings stop-work orders and fines. Redirecting drainage onto a neighbor requires corrective action and can carry civil liability for the water damage caused.
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