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Riparian Resolution for Township
RIPARIAN RESOLUTION FOR TOWNSHIP
Riparian Resolution No.________ of the Township of ___________
Date: _______________
An Amended Substitute Resolution creating and enacting Title ____ of Chapter ____ of the Resolutions
of the Township of ______________ establishing Riparian Setbacks within the County of __________.
Whereas, flooding and stream bank erosion is a threat to public health and safety and public and private
property within the watersheds in the Township of _____________. Vegetated riparian areas lessen the
damage from such flooding by slowing runoff, enabling water to soak into the ground, and by absorbing
excess flow during flood events; and,
Whereas, Article _____, Section ____ of the Ohio Law grants the Township of __________, the
legal authority to adopt land use and control measures for promoting the peace, health, safety, and
general welfare of its citizens.
Whereas, 40 C.F.R. Parts 9, 122, 123, and 124 referred to as NPDES (National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System) Storm Water Phase II, require designated communities, including the
Township of __________ to develop policies and resolutions which protect riparian areas.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the elected Trustees of the Township of
__________ in the County of ______, State of Ohio,
SECTION 1: That Title _____ of Chapter ____ of the Resolutions of the Township of __________
establishing Riparian Setbacks within the County of _____ read as follows:
SECTION ___.01: PUBLIC PURPOSE
A. It is hereby determined that the system of streams within the Township of __________ contributes
to the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Township of __________. The
method of implementing this resolution is by controlling uses and developments within a Riparian
Setback that would impair the ability of the riparian area to:
1. Reduce flood impacts by absorbing peak flows, slowing the velocity of floodwaters and
regulating base flow.
2. Stabilize the banks of streams to reduce bank erosion and the downstream transport of
sediments eroded from stream banks.
Third Edition Stormwater Standards Manual September 2008 Page 182