Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) If the owner fails to perform such repairs, maintenance, remedial measures, or other measures within the required time period as may have been ordered by the chief, the chief will so notify the owner of the noncompliance. If the chief's intention is to remove or co…

19.03 PDF: The chief may make inspections during repair construction as deemed necessary to ensure that the structure is being repaired in compliance with the approved plans and specifications. However, the inspections by the chief do not relieve the owner or the registered profe…

19.03 PDF: If at any time during the progress of the repair construction the chief finds that the work is not being performed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and changes, the chief may serve a written notice to that effect to the owner or the owner's repres…

19.03 PDF: Upon receipt of the engineer's certification and the as-built plans as set forth in paragraph (C) of rule 1501:21-21-03 of the Administrative Code, the chief will within thirty days inspect the completed construction. If the chief finds that construction was completed …

19.03 PDF: (A) All orders of the chief are subject to appeal pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Such an appeal or request for hearing must be filed in strict compliance with the provisions therein specified.(B) Notice of a chief's order will be sent to the affected par…

19.03 PDF: (A) The fee schedule for the annual fee established by section 1521.063 of the Revised Code shall be as follows:(1) For any dam classified as a class I dam under rule 1501:21-13-01 of the Administrative Code, three hundred thirty dollars plus ten dollars per foot of he…

19.03 PDF: The compliant dam discount program established by section 1521.063 of the Revised Code is to be administered as follows:(A) The owner of the dam will receive an annual ten per cent discount, to the nearest dollar, off the annual fee if the dam has an approved and up-to…

19.03 PDF: The following definitions apply to the terms used in division 1501:21 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Applicant" means the individual, corporation, partnership, proprietor, or public agency which is making an application for a construction permit.(B) "Appurtenant works…

19.03 PDF: (A) Registered professional engineers who are qualified in the design, construction, and inspection of dams and levees and who are practicing in accordance with the laws of Ohio shall:(1) Prepare design reports, plans and specifications for the construction, modificati…

19.03 PDF: The procedure for applying for a construction permit and submitting the supporting engineering documents are to consist of two parts, the preliminary design report and the final design submittal, as described in rules 1501:21-5-02 to 1501:21-5-06 of the Administrative …

19.03 PDF: (A) For class I and II levees and for dams, the preliminary design report shall include:(1) A general description of the dam or levee and all appurtenances thereto, and the proposed classification of the structure as set forth in rule 1501:21-13-01 or 1501:21-13-09 of …

19.03 PDF: The final design submittal shall include an application on a form as specified by the chief, copies of which may be obtained from the division, and also include the statutory filing fee, the original surety bond, the final design report, plus three copies each of the p…

19.03 PDF: The final design report shall include:(A) All investigations set forth by Chapter 1501:21-11 of the Administrative Code, and stability and settlement analyses, and seepage and underseepage studies , unless the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the chief …

19.03 PDF: The plans are to consist of a bound portfolio of the drawings with all sheets being of the same size not larger than twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches and be provided in a digital file format acceptable to the chief.The plans shall include:(A) On sheet one, show …

19.03 PDF: The specifications shall include the following:(A) The general provisions, specifying the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the owner, applicant, applicant's engineer, and builder, and the prescribed order of the work.(B) The technical provisions, describing appr…

19.03 PDF: The filing fee shall be based on the detailed cost estimate for the proposed construction as filed with and approved by the chief in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule 1501:21-5-04 of the Administrative Code, and be determined by the following schedule:(A) For the f…

19.03 PDF: The surety bond will be in the form prescribed by the chief under section 1521.061 of the Revised Code. Copies of the bond form may be obtained from the division. The surety bond is to be based on the detailed cost estimate for the proposed construction as filed with a…

19.03 PDF: (A) The surety bond will be released by the chief one year after the approval date (rule 1501:21-17-03 of the Administrative Code), provided that final approval is granted under rule 1501:21-17-04 of the Administrative Code.(B) If the owner or the surety decides to aba…

19.03 PDF: (A) If the chief determines during the construction or during the period between approval of construction (rule 1501:21-17-03 of the Administrative Code) and the final inspection (rule 1501:21-17-04 of the Administrative Code) that the construction was not performed in…

19.03 PDF: (A) The construction permit will be issued by the chief after approval of the final design submittal and supporting documents called for in rule 1501:21-5-03 of the Administrative Code and receipt and acceptance of the surety bond and filing fee. The construction permi…

h 119. PDF: For purposes of rules 1501:22-1-01 to 1501:22-1-08 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Appurtenant structure" means a structure which is on the same parcel of property as the principal structure and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principal structure.(B) …

h 119. PDF: The invalidation by a court of a rule adopted or amended pursuant to section 1506.04 of the Revised Code shall not affect the validity of any other rule or portion thereof adopted or amended thereunder by the director. Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Da…

h 119. PDF: (A) The floodplain management criteria contained in rule 1501:22-1-04 of the Administrative Code shall apply to all counties and municipal corporations containing coastal flood hazard areas which are not participating in the national flood insurance program. Such comm…

h 119. PDF: (A) When a county or municipal corporation has been notified, pursuant to the requirements of the national flood insurance program, that it contains areas of special flood hazards (A zones) by the publication of a FHBM or FIRM, but where such maps neither identify a f…

h 119. PDF: Resolutions or ordinances adopted by counties or municipal corporations governing coastal flood hazard areas may include provisions for issuing variances from the floodplain management criteria of rule 1501:22-1-04 of the Administrative Code provided such variances ar…

h 119. PDF: (A) Upon the written request by the director or his designee, the county or municipal corporation shall within thirty days of the mailing of the request furnish certified copies of such adopted resolutions or ordinances to the chief of the division of water in the dep…

h 119. PDF: A county or municipal corporation containing coastal flood hazard areas that fails to adopt or enforce resolutions or ordinances which comply with the floodplain management criteria of the national flood insurance program or the criteria contained in rule 1501:22-1-04…

h 119. PDF: If any development occurs within the costal flood hazard area of a county or municipal corporation which the director determines meets both of the following criteria, the director may, in writing, request the attorney general bring an action for appropriate relief in …

19.03 PDF: As used in Chapters 1501:3-1 to 1501:3-9 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Authorized agent" means any individual employed by the chief of the division of forestry and designated to be responsible for the supervision of the operation, protection, maintenance and manageme…

19.03 PDF: (A) Public notice of hearings to be conducted by the division of forestry shall be advertised in the register of Ohio. In addition to public notice given in the register of Ohio, the division may give whatever other notice it reasonably considers necessary to ensure no…

h 119. PDF: The validity of any rule or portion thereof adopted or amended by the chief of the division of forestry pursuant to Chapter 1503 of the Revised Code shall not be affected by the invalidity of any other rule or portion thereof adopted or amended thereunder by the chief…

h 119. PDF: Unless expressly provided to the contrary by any rule of the Administrative Code or any section of the Revised Code, the rules contained in Chapters 1501:3-1 to 1501:3-9 of the Administrative Code shall apply to, and be the rules of, any division or other unit of the …

19.03 PDF: For purposes of rules 1501:3-10-01 to 1501:3-10-07 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Accepted silvicultural systems" means any even or uneven-aged management process that includes all the practices necessary to sustain a forest in a productive capacity. Practices include…

19.03 PDF: Lands certified as eligible by the chief for taxation in accordance with section 5713.23 of the Revised Code prior to November 7, 1994 shall remain certified as long as those lands comply with rule 1501:3-10-07 of the Administrative Code. No lands shall be certified as…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each owner of forest land desiring to have land classified under the provisions of section 5713.22 of the Revised Code will apply for certification using forms provided by a division of forestry representative or the division of forestry website and will submit the…

19.03 PDF: All forest land qualifying under the provisions of section 5713.22 of the Revised Code will be managed according to a forest management plan approved by the chief. The owner will certify to the chief that the forest is being managed according to the approved management…

19.03 PDF: (A) As specified in section 5713.26 of the Revised Code, if an owner violates rules 1501:3-10-01 to 1501:3-10-06 of the Administrative Code, the chief will issue a notice of violation to the owner at least one hundred eighty days prior to notifying the county auditor o…

19.03 PDF: (A) In the event a portion of the certified forest land is converted to a use for a purpose other than production of a merchantable forest product the owner will be required to obtain an amended forest management plan and revised certification of the portion not conver…

19.03 PDF: Forest land certified as eligible by the division for taxation in accordance with section 5713.23 of the Revised Code prior to November 7, 1994 shall not be subject to rules 1501:3-10-02 to 1501:3-10-06 of the Administrative Code. These forest lands will be subject to …

19.03 PDF: (A) Purpose. Rules 1501:3-12-01 to 1501:3-12-07 of the Administrative Code apply to the control of pollutants from areas within the state used for silvicultural operations, including land being used as private, industrial, commercial, and public woodlands.Rules 1501:3-…

19.03 PDF: Each owner, operator, or person responsible for a silvicultural operation shall prevent pollution caused by wind or water erosion and apply conservation practices in accordance with the book "BMPs for Erosion Control for Logging and Forestry Practices in Ohio" which is…

19.03 PDF: Cost share monies from the state may be available through the forestry pollution abatement fund to assist landowners and operators in installing needed best management practices which abate forestry pollution. Best management practices specified as eligible for cost sh…

19.03 PDF: The chief will:(A) Inform districts, their assisting agencies and other appropriate agencies of the state standards, criteria, and division policies for forestry pollution abatement and cost-share programs for assisting owners and operators to install best management p…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any person who owns, operates, or is responsible for a silvicultural operation may develop and operate under a forestry pollution prevention plan developed or approved by the chief, the chief's designee, or the board of supervisors of the applicable district. The d…

19.03 PDF: (A) Pollution complaints. Any person who wishes to make a complaint regarding nuisances involving forestry pollution may do so orally or by submitting a written complaint to the chief or the chief's designee. By written agreement with the chief, the district may receiv…

19.03 PDF: (A) Issuing orders. When the chief or the chief's designee investigates a complaint and the owner, operator, or person responsible fails to implement a corrective action in accordance with paragraph (B)(5) or (C)(5) of rule 1501:3-12-06 of the Administrative Code, the …

19.03 PDF: (A) The chief of the division of forestry may issue waivers that expand the times and places for kindled fires as set forth in division (C) of section 1503.18 of the Revised Code to the following eligible persons:(1) Natural persons certified by the chief of the divisi…