Parma grading permits required for earth moving over 100 cubic yards or slope changes affecting drainage. Lots must drain to street or approved system, not onto neighbors. Cuyahoga SWCD reviews larger projects.
Parma Building Department issues grading permits for significant earthwork. Projects under 100 cubic yards on residential lots typically exempt but must not alter drainage patterns harming neighbors. Larger projects require plans showing existing and proposed grades, drainage swales, and discharge points. Downspouts cannot discharge within 5 feet of property lines. Sump pumps cannot drain to sanitary sewer, they must go to storm sewer or yard. Ohio common-law rules prohibit altering natural drainage to cause damage to adjacent parcels. Cuyahoga SWCD provides technical review. Clay soils common in Parma mean poor drainage, sump pumps nearly universal in basements.
Unpermitted grading: stop-work, restoration order, $150 to $500 fine. Neighbor drainage damage: civil liability.
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