Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-580 - Scrap tire
Section 3745-580-401 - Application for a scrap tire recovery facility permit to install or registration certificate
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3745-580-401
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Application.
(1)
An application for a class I scrap tire recovery
facility permit to install or a class II scrap tire recovery facility
registration certificate shall contain at a minimum the following on forms
prescribed by the director with sufficient detail to allow clear understanding
for technical review of the application and to provide assurance that the scrap
tire recovery facility is designed and can be constructed and operated in
accordance with this chapter:
(a)
The name, address, email address, and telephone number
for the following:
(i)
The scrap tire recovery facility.
(ii)
The operator of
the scrap tire recovery facility.
(iii)
The emergency
contact person who is authorized to commit resources necessary for emergency
response equipment, material, and services for the scrap tire recovery
facility.
(iv)
The owner of the real property where the scrap tire
recovery facility will be located.
(v)
The
applicant.
(b)
A letter of consent for the property to be used as a
scrap tire recovery facility, including a parcel number and a letter of
permission from the property owner.
(c)
Copies of letters
of intent with mail receipts that were sent in accordance with rule
3745-580-400 of the
Administrative Code.
(d)
A narrative that includes the following:
(i)
A summary of the
site surroundings and an explanation of how the scrap tire recovery facility
will meet the criteria for approval specified in rule
3745-580-403 of the
Administrative Code.
(ii)
A discussion of the following operations proposed at
the scrap tire recovery facility:
(a)
The proposed activities to be performed at the scrap
tire recovery facility including but not limited to receiving, unloading,
loading, methods for shipping products, handling, storage, compacting, baling,
all stages of scrap tire reduction and any other processing of scrap
tires.
(b)
The specifications of each piece of scrap tire handling
and processing equipment to be used at the recovery facility.
(c)
Scrap tire
products generated.
(d)
Procedures for segregation, storage, and management of
wheel rims and associated lead weights removed from scrap
tires.
(e)
Procedures that will be used to prevent any waste other
than scrap tires from being accepted at the scrap tire recovery
facility.
(f)
Measures that will be used to handle bulky, dusty, or
dirt-filled scrap tires.
(g)
Measures that will be used to control dust or erosion
at the scrap tire recovery facility.
(h)
Methods that will
be used to control the breeding of mosquitoes in accordance with paragraph (F)
of rule 3745-580-410 of the
Administrative Code.
(i)
Security measures that will be used in accordance with
paragraph (C) of rule
3745-580-410 of the
Administrative Code.
[Comment: The means of limiting public access may need to meet the standards of the local fire official, the state fire code, and local fire codes or zoning ordinances. Paragraph (G) of rule 1301:7-7-34 of the Administrative Code requires a firmly anchored fence or other approved method of security that controls unauthorized access surrounding the storage area at sites where the volume of stored scrap tires is more than twenty thousand cubic feet. A two thousand five hundred square foot storage pile of scrap tires that is eight feet in height is equal to twenty thousand cubic feet.]
(e)
The requested
DDIC for the scrap tire recovery facility.
(f)
The maximum size
of the proposed scrap tire storage area for scrap tires and scrap tire
products, in square feet. The owner or operator of the scrap tire recovery
facility may request smaller scrap tire storage and scrap tire products storage
areas in the class I scrap tire recovery facility's permit to install or class
II scrap tire recovery facility's registration certificate to meet siting
criteria in paragraph (B)(2) of rule
3745-580-403 of the
Administrative Code or to reduce the amount of necessary financial
assurance.
[Comment: The maximum scrap tire storage area allowed for class I and class II scrap tire recovery facilities is specified in paragraph (B)(3) of rule 3745-580-403 of the Administrative Code.]
(g)
The closure cost
estimate pursuant to rule
3745-580-22 of the
Administrative Code.
(h)
A draft of the financial assurance instrument to be
executed prior to the license issuance in accordance with rule
3745-503-05 of the
Administrative Code.
(i)
A fire contingency plan that contains at a minimum the
following information:
(i)
A list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers for
the following:
(a)
Local police and fire departments.
(b)
The local health
department.
(c)
The local solid waste management district or regional
solid waste management authority.
(d)
The Ohio EPA
office of emergency response.
(e)
The appropriate
Ohio EPA district office.
(f)
Any local contractors and emergency response teams that
may be used in the event of a fire at the scrap tire recovery
facility.
(ii)
A list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers for
all persons designated to act as emergency coordinators for the scrap tire
recovery facility, including the person authorized to commit resources
necessary to procure equipment, materials, and services.
(iii)
A copy of
written agreements with the local police and fire departments, contractors, and
local emergency response teams to coordinate emergency services in the event of
a fire at the scrap tire recovery facility. At a minimum, the owner or operator
of the scrap tire recovery facility shall include a letter from the local fire
department acknowledging that the local fire department has received the fire
contingency plan and a copy of the plan view drawing specified in paragraph
(A)(2)(b)(v) of this rule for a permit to install application or a copy of the
plan view drawing that contains the information specified in paragraphs
(A)(3)(b) to (A)(3)(i) of this rule for a registration certificate
application.
(iv)
A list of all emergency equipment at the facility
including but not limited to fire extinguishing systems and equipment, spill
control equipment, and communications equipment.
(v)
A copy of the
annual training schedule used to train staff on the contingency
procedures.
(j)
Mobile scrap tire recovery equipment. For an owner or
operator of a scrap tire recovery facility that plans to operate mobile scrap
tire recovery equipment at remote locations, the following information:
(i)
The proposed
activities to be performed at the sites including but not limited to loading,
handling, storage, and processing of scrap tires.
(ii)
Type of
equipment that will be used for mobilization and demobilization (e.g.
excavator, bull dozer) to retrieve scrap tires that will be processed by the
mobile scrap tire recovery equipment.
(iii)
The procedures
and equipment the owner or operator of the scrap tire recovery facility will
employ to maintain the recovery equipment and the area surrounding the recovery
equipment free of litter and other debris that may affect the proper operation
of the equipment.
(iv)
A draft of the financial assurance instrument to be
executed prior to the acceptance of scrap tires in accordance with rules
3745-580-22 and
3745-503-05 of the
Administrative Code.
(k)
A certification
statement and signature in accordance with rule
3745-500-50 of the
Administrative Code.
(2)
In addition to
the information specified in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, an application for
a class I scrap tire recovery facility permit to install shall include the
following:
(a)
A statement that the disclosure statement to the Ohio
attorney general's office pursuant to rules
109:6-1-01 to
109:6-1-04 of the
Administrative Code has been submitted.
(b)
Detail
engineering plans, specifications, and information shown by means of drawings
and narrative descriptions where appropriate and prepared and sealed by a
professional engineer. Minimum dimensions of the plan drawings shall be
twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches and if an item does not exist, a note
placed on the plan sheet. At a minimum, the detail engineering plans,
specifications, and information shall contain a north arrow and the
following:
(i)
The detail engineering plan cover sheet, to be numbered
sheet 1, which includes the following information:
(a)
The facility
name, address, and telephone number of the class I scrap tire recovery
facility.
(b)
The precise geographic location and boundary of the
class I scrap tire recovery facility, shown on a road map.
(c)
The name,
address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the applicant and the operator
of the class I scrap tire recovery facility.
(d)
The name,
address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the owner of the property and
the parcel number for each tract of land to be used for the class I scrap tire
recovery facility.
(e)
The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
of the person who prepared the plans.
(f)
The name,
address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the emergency contacts for the
class I scrap tire recovery facility who are authorized to commit resources
necessary for emergency response.
(ii)
Plan drawings,
to be numbered consecutively as sheets 2A, 2B, 2C, etc., showing the following
items located within the class I scrap tire recovery facility boundary and
within one thousand feet of the class I scrap tire recovery facility boundary
using a scale of one inch equals no greater than two hundred feet unless
otherwise specified:
(a)
The property lines and parcel numbers of all land owned
or leased for the class I scrap tire recovery facility as determined by a
property survey conducted by a professional surveyor registered in
Ohio.
(b)
All existing land uses, zoning classifications,
property owners, political subdivisions, and communities.
(c)
Existing
topography showing vegetation and surface waters of the state, as defined in
rule 3745-1-02 of the Administrative
Code, with a contour interval no greater than five feet.
(d)
The limits of the
regulatory floodplain.
(e)
All public and private railroads, public roads, and
occupied structures.
(f)
All existing domiciles, including the location and
dimensions of all buildings, fencing, gates, and other
structures.
(g)
If applicable, the boundaries of the areas listed in
paragraph (B)(2) of rule
3745-580-403 of the
Administrative Code or a note on the application if the siting criteria
contained in rule
3745-580-403 of the
Administrative Code are not applicable to the class I scrap tire recovery
facility.
(iii)
Plan drawings, to be numbered consecutively as sheets
3A, 3B, 3C, etc., showing the following items located within the class I scrap
tire recovery facility boundary and within two hundred fifty feet of the class
I scrap tire recovery facility boundary using a scale of one inch equals no
greater than one hundred feet unless otherwise specified:
(a)
The existing and
proposed constructed topography of the site, with contour lines at an interval
no greater than five feet.
(b)
The location and
dimensions of all proposed scrap tire handling areas, maintenance buildings,
weighing facilities, storage buildings, scrap tire storage areas, and other
occupied structures.
(c)
The location of existing or proposed bridges, elevated
trestles, elevated roadways, elevated railroads, or electrical power lines
having a voltage in excess of seven hundred fifty volts or that supply power to
fire emergency systems.
(d)
The location of all existing and proposed fencing,
gates, and natural or other screening on the site. Contour intervals need not
be delineated if such locations are shown on an aerial
photograph.
(iv)
Plan drawing to be numbered sheet 4 indicating the
existing direction of flow and points of concentration of all existing surface
waters of the class I scrap tire recovery facility property and includes the
proposed class I scrap tire recovery facility boundary.
(v)
Plan drawings to
be numbered consecutively 5A, 5B, etc., showing the following using a scale of
one inch equals no greater than two hundred feet unless otherwise
specified:
(a)
The location of on-site scrap tire handling and scrap tire
storage areas, including the maximum dimensions of all scrap tire piles, fire
break widths, and location of all facility access roads.
(b)
Any berms
specified in accordance with paragraph (B)(2)(b)(ii) or paragraph
(B)(2)(b)(iii) of rule
3745-580-403 of the
Administrative Code or berms to control runoff from the facility in accordance
with rule
3745-580-30 of the
Administrative Code.
(c)
The initial permit to install application and any
subsequent revisions shall be submitted in duplicate to the director with a
third copy sent to the approved board of health of the health district where
the scrap tire recovery facility is or will be located. Any revisions shall be
accompanied by an index listing the change and the pages where the change
occurred. Upon written request from the Ohio EPA, the applicant shall submit
two additional and identically complete copies of the revised permit to install
application to the director and a certification statement and signature in
accordance with rule
3745-500-50 of the
Administrative Code. Ohio EPA may require the applicant to utilize an alternate
process for submitting portions of or the entire application.
(3)
In addition to the information specified in paragraph
(A)(1) of this rule, an application for a class II scrap tire recovery facility
registration certificate shall include detailed engineering plans and plan view
drawings showing items within the facility boundary and within five hundred
feet of the proposed facility boundary. Detailed engineering plans and plan
view drawings shall be twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches using a scale of
one inch equals no greater than two hundred feet, unless a different size or
scale is approved by Ohio EPA. The detailed engineering plans and plan view
drawings shall include the following:
(a)
The property
lines and parcel numbers of land owned or leased for the class II scrap tire
recovery facility.
(b)
The location and dimensions, including the maximum
height of all proposed portable scrap tire containers and scrap tire storage
piles.
(c)
The location of all proposed scrap tire handling
areas.
(d)
The location and width of all fire
breaks.
(e)
The locations and dimensions of all buildings, fencing,
gates, or structures, including domiciles.
(f)
The location of
all access roads.
(g)
The direction of flow and points of concentration of
all existing surface waters.
(h)
Any berms or
other structures to control run-off from the class II scrap tire recovery
facility in accordance with paragraph (B)(2)(b)(ii) or paragraph (B)(2)(b)(iii)
of rule 3745-580-403 of the
Administrative Code or berms to control runoff from the class II scrap tire
recovery facility in accordance with rule
3745-580-30 of the
Administrative Code.
(i)
The location of bridges, elevated trestles, elevated
roadways, elevated railroads, or electrical power lines having a voltage in
excess of seven hundred fifty volts or that supply power to fire emergency
systems.
(j)
The limits of the regulatory
floodplain.
(k)
The north arrow.
(B) If the director determines that additional information is necessary to determine whether the criteria set forth in rule 3745-580-403 of the Administrative Code are satisfied, the applicant shall supply such information as a precondition to further consideration of the application.
[Comment: Rule 3745-580-403 of the Administrative Code states that an incomplete application may be a basis for denial of the application.]
Replaces: 3745-27-61, 3745-27-63
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