Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director › Chapter 3701-26 - Campgrounds › Section 3701-26-03 - Responsibilities of the licensor

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pre-licensure
			 requirements. Prior to issuing a license to operate a newly constructed,
			 substantially altered or existing unlicensed campground, the licensor shall
			 determine that plans have been approved in accordance with paragraph (C)(1) of
			 rule
			 3701-26-02
			 of the Administrative Code and that all plan verification construction
			 inspections have been completed in accordance with paragraph (D)(2) of rule
			 3701-26-02
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								Location
			 evaluation. Within twenty-one days of a request, the licensor shall evaluate
			 the location for a newly constructed, substantially altered or existing
			 unlicensed campground and prepare and sign a report on a form prescribed by the
			 director. The report shall contain information about the location including but
			 not limited to: topography, soil conditions, previous uses and available
			 utilities.
(C)
								Initial license inspections. Before a license is
			 initially issued, the licensor shall cause each campground to be inspected
			 relative to compliance with sections
			 3729.01 to
			 3729.13 of the Revised Code and
			 rules
			 3701-26-01 to
			 3701-26-04
			 of the Administrative Code. A record shall be made of each inspection on a form
			 provided or approved by the director.
(D)
								Licensing. The
			 licensor shall process complete applications to operate a campground, other
			 than a temporary campground, within thirty days of receipt. The licensor shall
			 either issue a license or request additional information from the
			 applicant.
(1)
									License renewal. Applications for license renewal shall be
			 received in April. Applications received after April thirtieth of each year
			 shall be assessed a penalty as authorized by section
			 3709.09 of the Revised Code. The
			 penalty shall accompany the license fee. If the last day of April is not a
			 business day, the penalty attaches upon the close of business on the next
			 business day.
(2)
									License transfer. No person who has received a license,
			 upon the sale or disposition of the campground, may have the license
			 transferred to the new operator. A person shall obtain a separate license to
			 operate each campground.
(3)
									Denial, suspension, revocation. The licensor of the
			 district in which a campground is located, or is to be located, in accordance
			 with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may refuse to grant, suspend or revoke
			 any license granted to any person for failure to comply with any rule of
			 Chapter 3701-26 of the Administrative Code.
(4)
									Temporary
			 campground license. The licensor shall issue a temporary campground license
			 when a proper and complete application has been presented within seven days of
			 the event. No temporary campground license shall be valid for more than seven
			 consecutive days. No tract of land shall be permitted to be used as a temporary
			 campground for more than twenty-one days per calendar year.