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 March 18, 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.
(E) The licensor shall determine the licensed capacity of a campground based upon the number of sites that the director or the licensor, as applicable, has verified as complying with the approved plans.
(F) Compliance inspections. The licensor shall annually inspect every campground to determine compliance with Chapter 3729. of the Revised Code and this chapter. A licensor may inspect a campground anytime it is open to the public. To the extent practical, inspections shall be conducted during normal business hours.
(G) Temporary campground plan review requirements.
(H) Temporary campground inspections. When a license is initially issued, and more often if necessary, the licensor shall cause each temporary campground to be inspected relative to compliance with sections 3729.01 to 3729.13 of the Revised Code and the applicable provisions of rules 3701-26-01 to 3701-26-05 of the Administrative Code, during the period that the temporary campground is in operation. A record shall be made of each inspection on a form provided or approved by the director.
(I) The licensor of any campground, other than a temporary campground, may charge an annual fee that is in accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code for the right to operate the campground. The fee shall include the cost of licensing and all inspections. In determining the amount of the annual fee, the licensor shall use the following categories:
(J) The licensor of a temporary campground may charge a per event fee that is in accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code for the right to operate a temporary campground. The fee shall be in accordance with paragraphs (I)(1) and (I)(2) of this rule and shall include the cost of licensing and all inspections.
(K) Except for the fee for a temporary campground license, the annual fee shall include the amount specified in paragraph (B) of rule 3701-26-02 of the Administrative Code. The licensor shall collect and transmit the amount required in paragraph (B) of rule 3701-26-02 of the Administrative Code to the treasurer of the state to be deposited in the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code within forty-five days after the end of the quarter in which it is collected. The licensor is not required to provide notice or hold public hearings regarding the amount to be collected and transmitted pursuant to this paragraph.
(L) The licensor may charge additional reasonable fees for the collection and bacteriological examinations of any necessary water samples taken from a campground.
Replaces: 3701-26-03, 3701-26-04, 3701-26-05, 3701-26-06