Akron City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Permits for Grading and Filling
§ 165-50 Legislative findings.
The Village Board has reviewed development activity such as grading, tree and rock removal and fill which has the potential to damage properties that are adjacent to such activity. Fill can contain environmentally dangerous materials that could harm the residents of the Village and the aquifer used by others outside of the Village. Improper grading can cause damage to adjacent property and change stormwater patterns that affect the Town-wide drainage plan. Clear-cutting of trees can cause erosion and subsequent clogging of the Town-wide drainage system.
§ 165-51 When required; application requirements.
A.
No person shall grade or fill land which is greater than 50% of the area of an R-1 residential lot or import 40 or more yards of fill onto any parcel without first obtaining a permit from the Village of Akron. Such permits shall not be required if the person has a valid building permit based on an approved subdivision or site plan dated after the effective date of this article.
B.
Such permit will require:
(1)
A written application to the Code Enforcement Officer;
(2)
Certification of the source of the fill and certification that there are no toxic or hazardous materials in the fill;
(3)
A drainage plan which adequately addresses the drainage in a manner to avoid surface water runoff on adjacent lots and which will divert water away from buildings, prevent standing water and soil saturation detrimental to structures and lot use, preserve desirable natural features such as trees, provide grades for access and which conforms to the general storm drainage pattern of the area. Such plan will be in conformance with the Town-wide drainage district law and regulations.
(4)
A tree replanting plan which replaces any living tree which will be removed from areas that will remain undeveloped, over four inches in diameter at breast height for deciduous trees and six feet in height for conifers, with 1 1/2 living trees of a similar species not less than two inches for deciduous trees and not less than four feet in height for conifers.
(5)
A fee as established from time to time by Village Board resolution.