Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Firm certificate of authorization
required.
All firms, partnerships, associations, corporations or limited
liability companies legally formed for the purpose of providing landscape
architecture services are required to obtain a certificate of authorization
from the board.
Each firm authorized by the board to provide such services
shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) More than fifty per cent of the partners,
members, shareholders, or trustees of an employee stock ownership plan trust,
and more than fifty per cent of the directors, in the case of a corporation or
professional association, shall be professional engineers, surveyors,
architects or landscape architects currently registered in this or any other
state.
(2) More than fifty percent
of the interests or shares of a firm, partnership, association, corporation or
limited liability company shall be held by professional engineers, surveyors,
architects or landscape architects currently registered in this or any other
state.
(3) Each firm, partnership,
association, corporation or limited liability company shall designate one or
more landscape architects, currently registered in the state of Ohio, as being
in responsible charge of the landscape architecture activities and decisions of
the firm.
(4) Each landscape
architect designated as being in responsible charge of the firm's landscape
architecture activities shall be currently registered in the state of Ohio and
shall file a
attestation of responsibility with the
board.
(5) A professional
association formed under the provisions of Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code
shall meet the ownership requirements defined in Chapter 1785. of the Revised
Code in addition to the requirements of this chapter.
(6) Each landscape architect designated as
being in responsible charge shall be a full time employee, working a minimum
thirty hours a week, of the firm applying for the certificate of
authorization.
(B) New
applications.
Applications for new firm certificates of authorization
shall include the following information and
documents:
(1) Name address and
professional status of each partner, manager, officer, member, director,
trustee or shareholder, and, if applicable, the state in which they are
currently registered and the registration number.
(2) Name and address of each landscape
architect, actively registered in the state of Ohio, and who is designated as
being in responsible charge of the firm's professional landscape architecture
activities and decisions.
(3)
Attestation of responsibility from each landscape
architect, currently registered in the state of Ohio, and who is designated as
being in responsible charge of the firm's professional landscape architecture
activities and decisions.
(4) In
the case of a corporation or professional association, the number of shares of
stock issued and the number of shares owned by each shareholder. In the case of
a partnership, the per cent of ownership held by each partner, manager or
member.
(5) Copy of the firm's
articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, certificate of partnership,
employee stock ownership trust plan or statement of limited partnership
association and any amendments.
(6)
Required application fee.
(C) Annual renewal.
All firm certificates of authorization expire annually on June
thirtieth. Renewals shall be for a period of one year.
Applications for renewal shall be made on forms provided by the
board and shall include the following:
(1) Name, address and professional status of
every partner, manager, officer, member, director, trustee or shareholder and
the percentage of ownership or number of shares held by each.
(2) Name and address of each landscape
architect designated as being in responsible charge of the firm's professional
landscape architecture activities and decisions. Each landscape architect in
responsible charge shall be currently registered in the state of
Ohio.
(3)
Attestation of responsibility from each landscape
architect, currently registered in the state of Ohio, and who is designated as
being in responsible charge of the firm's professional landscape architecture
activities and decisions.
(4)
Required renewal fee.
(D) Changes requiring a new application.
A firm, partnership, association, corporation, employee stock
ownership plan trust or limited liability company which has been issued a
certificate of authorization in the following situations:
(1) Upon a change in the name of the
firm.
(2) Upon the failure of a
firm holding a certificate of authorization to renew the certificate in
accordance with paragraph (C) of this rule.
(E) Changes requiring notice to the board.
A firm shall notify the board, in writing,
or electronically, within thirty days, when any
of the following occur:
(1) Change in
the name of the firm.
(2) Change of
directors, members, partners, shareholders or trustees.
(3) Change in the landscape architect
designated in responsible charge.
(4) Change in distribution of
ownership.
(5) Change of the firm's
address.
