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PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD IN SANDUSKY ON PROPOSED
Rules to Eliminate Submerged Lands Lease Requirement
COLUMBUS, OH - A public meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 4 in the third floor Commission Chambers of the Erie County Office Building, 247 Columbus Ave. in downtown Sandusky, to accept comments on proposed rule changes to Lake Erie submerged land lease requirements.
The new rules have been filed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) with the legislature’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR). Seeking to improve its coastal management program, ODNR has proposed elimination of the Submerged Lands Lease requirement for docks and other improvements to residential property along the state’s Lake Erie coast.
If the rule changes are approved by JCARR, the ODNR Office of Coastal Management will provide written notice to all residential owners who hold existing submerged lands leases, giving them the opportunity to replace those leases with permits. No refunds of previously made lease payments will be granted.
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