Office of Coastal Management
105 West Shoreline Drive
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-626-7980
1-888-OhioCMP
Fax: 419-626-7983
coastal@dnr.state.oh.us

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Coastal Management

Laws and Regulations

To help achieve the goal of attaining and sustaining a healthy coast and lake by balancing use and conservation, working guidelines have been established to manage coastal areas. These guidelines include laws, regulations and program documents. Links on this page are a list of existing, draft and/or proposed laws, regulations and programs that guide coastal management in Ohio. 

ODNR Responsibilities assigned to the Office of Coastal Management

• Ohio Coastal Management Program Document
• Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1506: Coastal Management
• Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 1501-6: Lease of Lake Erie Submerged Lands

• Coastal Permits and Leases Application

• Coastal Permits and Leases Guidance Information factsheets: (Download all as a PDF)  
  • Coastal Regulations Webpage 
  • Shore Structure Permits Webpage
  • Submerged Lands Leases Webpage
  • Local Resolution or Ordinance Webpage 
  • Coastal Erosion Area Permits Webpage
  • Coastal Consistency Webpage
  • Erosion Control Loans Webpage
  • Engineering and Surveying Contacts PDF
  • Lake Erie Watersnake Post-Delisting Guidelines for Construction, Development and Land Management (August 2011 from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

• Offshore Wind Energy Maps and Draft Rules

• Draft: Lake Erie Coastal Land Management Policy
  • Rule Development Process, Comments and Timeline
  • Download a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation given at the September 2008 public meetings.

Other state laws, regulations and programs that may be applicable to ODNR's coastal responsibilities:

• ODNR Policy Statement for: 
  • Executive Order 2008-04S: Common Sense Regulation
• Ohio EPA rules concerning coastal development
  • Section 401 Water Quality Certification - Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
  • Section 401 Water Quality Certification Application - Ohio EPA
• Marina Construction information from the Ohio Department of Health
  • Effective 9/29/2011, ORC 3733.22 was repealed. The ODH is no longer providing any oversight or assistance in the marina program area.
    
• Ohio Clean Marinas Program

Federal laws, regulations and programs that may be applicable to ODNR's coastal responsibilities:

• Clean Water Act of 1972
  • U.S. Code Title 33 – Chapter 26: Water Pollution Prevention and Control
  • U.S. EPA: Introduction to the Clean Water Act of 1972
  • U.S. EPA rules concerning coastal development
    • Region 5 Water

• Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
  • U.S. Code Title 16 Chapter 33—Coastal Zone Management

• Endangered Species Act
• Federal Powers Act
• National Environmental Powers Act
• National Historic Preservation Act

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • NOAA National Ocean Service
    • NOS Offices
      • Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rules on coastal development
  • Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C 403)
  • Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344)
  • Publication: Living on the Coast - Protecting Investments on Shore Property in the Great Lakes (2.25 MB document takes a few minutes to download)
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Ohio Applications (Buffalo Office)