Ohio Rev Code § 3714.052 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3714 | Construction and Demolition Debris|Section 3714.052 | Contents of Application for Permit to Install New Facility.

Effective: December 22, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 397 - 126th General Assembly|(A) An application for a permit to install a new construction and demolition debris facility that is submitted under section 3714.051 of the Revised Code shall include all of the following:(1) A listing of all construction and demolition debris facilities or other waste disposal facilities that the owner or operator of the proposed new construction and demolition debris facility or a key employee of the owner or operator has operated or is operating in this state;(2) A listing of the construction and demolition debris facilities or other waste disposal facilities that the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator has operated or is operating elsewhere in the United States together with a listing of the construction and demolition debris facilities or other waste disposal facilities that the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator has operated or is operating outside the United States;(3) A listing of all administrative enforcement orders issued to the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator, all civil actions in which the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator was determined by the trier of fact to be liable in damages or was the subject of injunctive relief or another type of civil relief, and all criminal actions in which the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator pleaded guilty or was convicted, during the ten years immediately preceding the submission of the application, in connection with any violation by the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator of an applicable state or federal law pertaining to environmental protection or the environmental laws of another country;(4) A listing of all administrative enforcement orders, civil actions, or criminal actions pending at the time of the submission of the application for a permit to install in connection with a violation of any applicable state or federal law or law of another country pertaining to environmental protection that was alleged to have been committed by the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator.The lists of construction and demolition debris facilities or other waste disposal facilities operated by the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator within or outside this state or outside the United States shall include all such facilities operated by the owner or operator or a key employee of the owner or operator during the ten-year period immediately preceding the submission of the application.(B) If the applicant for a permit to install has been involved in any prior activity involving the operation of a construction and demolition debris facility or other waste disposal facility, the director of environmental protection or a board of health, as applicable, may deny the application if the director or board finds from the application, the information submitted under divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section, pertinent information submitted to the director or board, and other pertinent information obtained by the director or board at the director's or board's discretion that the applicant or any other person listed on the application, in the operation of construction and demolition debris facilities or other waste disposal facilities, has a history of substantial noncompliance with state and federal laws pertaining to environmental protection or the environmental laws of another country that indicates that the applicant lacks sufficient reliability, expertise, and competence to operate the proposed new construction and demolition debris facility in substantial compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.(C) At the same time that an application for an annual operation license required under section 3714.06 of the Revised Code is submitted, an owner or operator of a construction and demolition debris facility that has submitted the information required under division (A) of this section shall submit to the director or board of health, as applicable, all information required to be submitted under division (A) of this section that has changed or been added since the issuance of the most recent annual operation license for the facility. If, during that period, there have been no changes in or additions to that information, the owner or operator shall submit to the director or board an affidavit stating that there have been no changes in or additions to that information during that time period. The director or board may revoke the license for the facility if the updated information indicates any of the reasons specified in division (B) of this section for the denial of an application for a permit to install.(D) A person to whom the permit to install or the license for a construction and demolition debris facility is proposed to be transferred under division (B) of section 3714.06 of the Revised Code shall submit to the director or a board of health, as applicable, the information that is required to be submitted under division (A) of this section by an applicant for a permit to install not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the proposed acquisition of the facility by the transferee. The director or board of health may deny the transfer of the permit or license, as applicable, if the information regarding the transferee indicates any of the reasons specified in division (B) of this section for the denial of an application for a permit to install.(E) When the owner or operator of a facility employs a new key employee, the owner or operator shall submit or shall require the new key employee to submit to the director or a board of health, as applicable, information regarding the new key employee that is required to be submitted under division (A) of this section by an applicant for a permit to install. The director or board may revoke the permit to install or the license for the facility, as applicable, if the information regarding the new key employee indicates any of the reasons specified in division (B) of this section for the denial of an application for a permit to install.(F) In lieu of complying with this section, an applicant for a permit to install for, or a proposed transferee of a permit to install or a license for, a construction and demolition debris facility may choose to comply with sections 3734.41 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code. An applicant or transferee that so chooses shall comply with those sections. For purposes of this division, sections 3734.41 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code are deemed to apply to applicants for permits to install for, and proposed transferees of permits to install or licenses for, construction and demolition debris facilities. The director shall provide notice in writing to the applicable board of health that the applicant or proposed transferee has complied with sections 3734.41 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code and has sufficient reliability, expertise, and competence to operate the construction and demolition debris facility in substantial compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it.(G) As used in this section, "key employee" means an individual employed by an applicant for a permit to install for, or by the proposed transferee of a permit to install or license for, a construction and demolition debris facility in a supervisory capacity or who is empowered to make discretionary decisions with respect to the construction and demolition debris operations of the applicant or transferee, but does not include an employee who is exclusively engaged in the physical or mechanical collection, transfer, transportation, storage, or disposal of construction and demolition debris. If the applicant or transferee has entered into a contract with another person to operate the facility that is the subject of the application or transfer, "key employee" includes an employee of the contractor who acts in a supervisory capacity or is empowered to make discretionary decisions with respect to the operation of the facility.