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...(A) The owner or operator of a scrap tire monocell or monofill facility that is in operation on the effective date of this section, within four months after that date, shall submit written notice to the director of environmental protection of the location of the facility, the land area occupied by the facility, and the approximate number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires present at the facility. No pers...

...a manner that does not adversely affect public safety and the environment. The owner or operator of such a scrap tire recovery facility shall comply with those rules.

...tions of scrap tires that the director finds constitute a fire hazard or threat to public health; (2) Accumulations of scrap tires determined by the director to contain more than one million scrap tires; (3) Accumulations of scrap tires in densely populated areas; (4) Other accumulations of scrap tires that the director or board of health of the health district in which the accumulation is located determines...

...The board of county commissioners of the county in which a metropolitan housing authority has been created may appropriate and loan to such authority a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, for the purpose of paying expenses of organizing and supervising the work of the authority during the period of initial construction of the proposed projects. Such loan is to be authorized by a resolution of the board, which ...

...the area and containing a statement of finding that the area included in the description is one in which housing facilities or structures of historical significance are located and new housing construction and repair of existing facilities or structures are discouraged. (C) "Remodeling" means any change made in a structure for the purpose of making it structurally more sound, more habitable, or for the purpose of ...

...If any responsible person fails to comply with an order of the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector as finally affirmed or modified by the state board of building appeals under section 3737.43 of the Revised Code, within the time fixed in the order, then the fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or certified fire safety inspector may file a complaint in the court of common ...

...Code. (B) No person shall claim to the public to be or act as a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, member of a fire department, chief of a fire department, or fire prevention officer unless the person is recognized as a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, member of a fire department, member of a private fire company, chief of a fire department, or fire prevention officer by the fire marshal or has received a certif...

...The state fire marshal shall, as part of the state fire code, adopt rules to: (A) Establish minimum standards of performance for fire protection equipment and fire fighting equipment; (B) Establish minimum standards of training, fix minimum qualifications, and require certificates for all persons who engage in the business for profit of installing, testing, repairing, or maintaining fire protection equipment; ...

...Any holder of revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by those sections may be restricted by the applicable resolution or a trust agreement, may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings protect and enforce any rights under the laws of the state or gra...

..., or 3742.07 of the Revised Code. On a finding of a violation, the court shall assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation. All civil penalties collected by the court under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the lead abatement personnel licensing fund created under section 3742.19 of the Revised Code. (B) ...

...When the director of health or an authorized board of health determines pursuant to an investigation conducted under section 3742.35 of the Revised Code that a residential unit, child care facility, or school is a possible source of the child's lead poisoning, the director or board shall conduct a risk assessment of that property in accordance with rules adopted under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code.

... case of a residential unit in which an individual who is not the owner or manager resides, the director or board also shall provide the information to the individual residing in the unit.

... this section shall not be considered a public exhibition. (D) A county, with respect to the unincorporated territory of the county, a township, with respect to the unincorporated territory of the township, or a municipal corporation may do either of the following: (1) Restrict the dates and times a person may discharge, ignite, or explode fireworks purchased pursuant to this section. (2) Ban the discharge, ign...

...he variance will not be contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare. Except as provided in division (C)(2)(c) of section 3743.25 of the Revised Code, a variance shall not be granted to a person who is initially licensed as a manufacturer or wholesaler of fireworks after June 14, 1988. (C) The fire marshal may authorize a variance from the prohibitions in this chapter against the possession and use of pyrotech...

...hall represent the interests of another industry subject to this chapter, one shall represent the interests of municipal corporations, one shall represent the interests of counties, one shall represent the interests of chiefs of fire departments, one shall represent the interests of professional firefighters, one shall represent the interests of volunteer firefighters, and one shall represent the interests of local e...

...If a person, by playing a game, or by a wager, loses to another, money or other thing of value, and pays or delivers it or a part thereof, to the winner thereof, such person losing and paying or delivering, within six months after such loss and payment or delivery, may sue for and recover such money or thing of value or part thereof, from the winner thereof, with costs of suit. Neither this section nor section 3763....

...No person shall willfully obstruct a ditch, drain, or watercourse constructed by order of a board of county commissioners or by a board of township trustees, or divert the water therefrom.

...mation" means information that is not a public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (13) "Cultivate" means to grow, harvest, package, and transports adult use cannabis pursuant to this chapter. (14) "Cultivation area" means the boundaries of the enclosed areas in which adult use cannabis is cultivated during the vegetative stage and flowering stage of the cultivation process. For purposes ...

...rt, hearing officer, or other necessary individual involved in a case dealing with either of the following: (a) A license denial resulting from the criminal records check; (b) A civil or criminal action regarding the division of cannabis control or any violation of this chapter. (F) The division of cannabis control shall deny a license if, after receiving the information and notification required by this sectio...

... for disqualifying an individual from a public benefit program administered by any state or local authority, or for otherwise denying an individual a public benefit administered by the state or any locality. (H) This chapter does not do any of the following: (1) Permit the use, possession, cultivation, processing, dispensing, or transportation of adult use cannabis other than as authorized by this chapter; (...

...The provisions prescribing the minimum distance at which buildings or structures shall be located from any lot line or the provisions relating to open courts and fireproof passageways do not apply when Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules and regulations of the board of building standards are, or can be, complied with by or with the use of adjoining property, and when such adjoining property affo...

...The Ohio board of building standards shall adopt, pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, a rule requiring that the swinging exit door for each unit in an apartment building or other multi-unit dwelling that is subject to the rules authorized by division (A) of such section be equipped with a deadbolt or equivalent security locking device complying with standards prescribed by the board. The ...

...(A) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B...

...er in any school building operated by a public or private school or in any such school building undergoing or about to undergo construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance. (B) Any rule adopted by the board that conflicts with this section shall not be effective with respect to any school building. (C) As used in this section, "school building," "public school," and "private school" have the same meanings as...

...The Ohio board of building appeals has no authority to hear any case based on the Ohio residential building code or to grant any variance to the Ohio residential building code.

...nditions under which a customer may rescind a contract without penalty. (B) Service termination. The rules shall include disclosure of the terms identifying how customers may switch or terminate service, including any required notice and any penalties. (C) Minimum content of customer bills. The rules shall include all of the following requirements, which shall be standardized: (1) Price disclosure and disclosures ...

...(A) As used in this section and section 4928.102 of the Revised Code: (1) "Small commercial customer" means any customer that receives electric service pursuant to a nonresidential tariff if the customer's demand for electricity does not exceed twenty-five kilowatts within the last twelve months. (2) "Small commercial customer" excludes any customer that does one or both of the following: (a) Manages multiple e...

...of the contract's fixed rate; (3) The public utilities commission web site that, as a comparison tool, lists rates offered by competitive retail electric service suppliers; (4) A statement explaining that appearing on each customer's bill is a price-to-compare notice that lists the utility's standard service offer price. (B) The second notice shall include all the requirements as stated in division (A) of this...

...he customer's account record. (B) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules to ensure that an electric distribution utility processes a customer's change in competitive retail electric supplier by using customer account information. A customer who consents to a change of supplier shall not be required to provide customer account information to the supplier if the customer provides a valid form of government...

...nt-based service structures. (B) The public utilities commission shall not prohibit a competitive retail electric service supplier from requiring electronic payment methods as a condition of service under a non-traditional billing agreement.

...the utility acts in accordance with the public utilities commission's rules. (C) The commission shall establish rules governing the process for an expedited return to the utility's standard service offer pursuant to this section, including the content of the certified request and any notice to the affected customer, and permitting electric distribution utilities to recover the administrative costs of processing req...

...tection of consumers in this state, the public utilities commission shall adopt rules under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code that specify minimum service quality, safety, and reliability requirements for noncompetitive retail electric services supplied by an electric utility in this state, to the extent such authority is not preempted by federal law. The rules shall include prescriptive standards f...

...The public utilities commission shall consult with electric distribution utilities to review the distribution infrastructure in this state and shall consult with regional transmission organizations and entities that own or control transmission facilities to review the transmission infrastructure in this state.

... their impact on the hospital. (C) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules to carry out this section.

...r control of the transmission entity is independent of the users of the transmission facilities, and no member of its board of directors has an affiliation, with such a user or with an affiliate of a user during the member's tenure on the board, such as to unduly affect the transmission entity's performance. For the purpose of division (B)(7) of this section, a "user" is any entity or affiliate of that entity that bu...

...Through a periodic filing with the public utilities commission in such form as the commission shall prescribe by rule under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code, each electric utility that owns nuclear generation facilities located in this state shall demonstrate compliance with decommissioning requirements of the nuclear regulatory commission and public utilities commission and shall demonstrate adequ...

...c generation service if the commission finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, that any of the following conditions are met: (1) The supplier has defaulted on its contracts with customers, is in receivership, or has filed for bankruptcy. (2) The supplier is no longer capable of providing the service. (3) The supplier is unable to provide delivery to transmission or distribution facilities f...

...distribution utility shall apply to the public utilities commission to establish the standard service offer in accordance with section 4928.142 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a standard service offer authorized in accordance with section 4928.142 of the Revised Code, shall serve as the utility's standard service offer for the purpose of compliance with this section, and th...

...ating in the bidding process. (2) The public utilities commission shall modify rules, or adopt new rules as necessary, concerning the conduct of the competitive bidding process and the qualifications of bidders, which rules shall foster supplier participation in the bidding process and shall be consistent with the requirements of division (A)(1) of this section. (B) Prior to initiating a competitive bidding proce...

...The public utilities commission by order may authorize any just and reasonable phase-in of any electric distribution utility price established under sections 4928.141 and 4928.142 of the Revised Code, and inclusive of carrying charges, as the commission considers necessary to ensure price stability for consumers. If the commission's order includes such a phase-in, the order also shall provide for the creation of regu...

...ion as is determined appropriate by the public utilities commission.

...Nothing in sections 4928.141 to 4928.145 of the Revised Code precludes or prohibits an electric distribution utility providing competitive retail electric service to electric load centers within the certified territory of another such utility.

...No electric distribution utility may use any electric energy storage system to participate in the wholesale market, if the utility purchased or acquired that system for distribution service.

...If an electric distribution utility has an existing electric security plan under which the commission had authorized the creation or continuation of riders, then, to the extent those riders will cease to exist after termination of the electric security plan, the electric distribution utility is authorized to create necessary regulatory assets or liabilities, along with carrying costs at the utility's weighted average...

... of the Revised Code and filed with the public utilities commission under section 4909.18 of the Revised Code. The schedule shall provide that electric distribution service under the schedule is available to all consumers within the utility's certified territory and to any supplier to those consumers on a nondiscriminatory and comparable basis. Distribution service rates and charges under the schedule shall be establ...

...The public utilities commission shall adopt and enforce rules prescribing a uniform, statewide policy regarding electric transmission and distribution line extensions and requisite substations and related facilities that are requested by nonresidential customers of electric utilities, so that, on and after the effective date of the initial rules so adopted, all such utilities apply the same policies and charges...

...and 4905.64 of the Revised Code upon a finding under division (A)(2) of this section that the electric utility has violated or failed to comply with any provision of sections 4928.01 to 4928.15, any provision of divisions (A) to (D) of section 4928.35 of the Revised Code, or any rule or order adopted or issued under those sections. in addition, the commission may order any remedy provided under section 4905.22, 4905....

...date specified in the order, only upon findings that the plan reasonably complies with the requirements of division (A) of this section and will provide for ongoing compliance with the policy specified in section 4928.02 of the Revised Code. However, for good cause shown, the commission may issue an order approving or modifying and approving a corporate separation plan under this section that does not comply with div...

... (2) Modify an order as the commission finds reasonable and appropriate and order the utility or affiliate to comply with the modified order; (3) Suspend or abrogate an order, in whole or in part; (4) Issue an order that the utility or affiliate pay restitution to any person injured by the violation or failure to comply ; (D) In addition to any remedies otherwise provided by law, the commission, regarding a d...

...sumers in this state regarding electric industry restructuring under this chapter.