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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Ohio Coastal Management Program

Laws and Regulations

To achieve the goal of attaining and sustaining a healthy coast and lake by balancing use and conservation, working guidelines must be established. These guidelines may include laws, regulations and program documents.

Links on this page are a comprehensive list of laws, regulations and programs that guide coastal management in Ohio.

 

State laws and regulations

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

• Draft Wind Energy Rules

• Coastal Permits and Leases Application 
• Coastal Guidance Sheets
  • Coastal Regulations
  • Shore Structure Permits
  • Submerged Land Leases
  • Local Resolution or Ordinance
  • Coastal Erosion Area Permit
  • Coastal Consistency
  • Erosion Control Loans
  • Engineering and Construction Contacts

• Ohio Coastal Management Program - Download document in PDF-format, or download by chapter issue area and/or by one of the 41 policies.
• ODNR Policy Statement for Executive Order 2008-04S: Common Sense Regulation

• Ohio Administrative Code - Chapter 1501-6
• Ohio Revised Code - Chapter 1506: Coastal Management

• Ohio EPA rules concerning coastal development
• Water Quality Certification Forms from the Ohio EPA
• Marina Construction information from the Ohio Department of Health
• Section 401 Water Quality Certification Application - Ohio EPA
• Ohio Clean Marinas Program

Federal laws, regulations and programs

• Clean Water Act of 1972
• Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
• 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)

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publication: Living on the Coast - Protecting Investments on Shore Property in the Great Lakes
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Ohio Applications (Buffalo Office)
• U.S. EPA rules concerning coastal development
• Endangered Species Act
• Federal Powers Act
• National Environmental Powers Act
• National Historic Preservation Act
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)