Tools & Resources For Cities & Townships
Check out some of our tools and resources available.
Online Forms and Tools
Townships and cities can access our road records, survey records, check if a road is County-owned, apply online for a permissive license fee reimbursement, and much more. Townships wishing to report a drainage concern can do so here or by clicking the link below.
- Permissive License Fee Allocation Form
- Permissive License Fee Allocation Procedures (PDF, 31.9k)
- Permissive License Fee Map of Authorized Roads (PDF, 3805.0k)
- Township Request for Engineering Form
- Summit County Community Partnership Program Grant Request Form (Word Document, 34.0k)
- Summit County Community Partnership Reimbursement Request Form (Excel Worksheet , 39.0k)
- Monument Finder for Surveyors (Website)
- Plats & Plans for Surveyors (Website)
- Survey Tools (Website)
- Road Records (Website)
- Roadway General Maintenance Responsibilities Road List (PDF, 248.4k)
- Snow and Ice Responsibilities (PDF, 296.6k)
- Traffic Signal Responsibility (PDF, 7.1k)
- Surface Water Management Drainage Concern Form
Policies and Legal Resources
Below are some of our policies as well as legal overviews and opinions that may be of interest to cities and townships.
- Engineer Memo to Townships Regarding Stormwater (PDF, 68.5k)
- Ohio Drainage Law Overview (PDF, 126.0k)
- OPWC Advisory Sections (PDF, 125.3k)
- Prosecutors's Opinion on Ohio Drainage Laws (PDF, 994.6k)
- Consultant Selection Criteria (PDF, 5.5k)
- Consultant Selection Process (PDF, 16.1k)
Manuals, Standards, Studies, and Permits
Looking for our NPDES Permit or Stormwater Management Manual? Check the links below.
- NPDES Storm Water Permit Updated 2016 (PDF, 5329.9k)
- Traffic Access Management Manual (PDF, 19450.5k)
- Stormwater Management Manual 2020 (PDF, 550.3k)
- Summit County Conveyance Standards (PDF, 505.2k)
- Roadway Opening Permit Form (PDF, 82.2k)
- Special Hauling Permit Form (PDF, 194.3k)
- Wolf Creek Drainage Report (PDF, 12126.5k)
- Yellow Creek Watershed Study (PDF, 8387.8k)
- Surface Water Management District Grading Permit (PDF, 92.1k)
Links and Phone Numbers
Ohio Department of Transportation, District 4: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/d04/Pages/default.aspx , General Information: 330-786-3100
Summit County Department of Sanitary Sewer Services: https://co.summitoh.net/index.php/departments/environmental-services , General Information: 330-926-2400
Summit County Building Standards: https://co.summitoh.net/index.php/contact/community-a-economic-development/building-standards , General Information: 330-630-7280
Summit County Fiscal Office: http://fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/ General Information: 330-643-2632
Summit County GIS: http://summitgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html
Summit County Planning/GIS Department: http://co.summit.oh.us/index.php/departments/community-a-economic-development/planning/98-planning
Akron, https://www.akronohio.gov/ , Call 311 for general information. Public Service Department (includes engineering and highway maintenance): https://www.akronohio.gov/cms/publicservice/index.html
Summit Soil and Water Conservation District. Follow SSWCD on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/summitswcd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summit_swcd/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@summit_swcd
Townships:
Cities:
- Akron
- Barberton
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Fairlawn
- Green
- Hudson
- Macedonia
- Munroe Falls
- New Franklin
- Norton
- Stow
- Tallmadge
- Twinsburg