Section 3704.11. Authority of political subdivision not limited - exceptions

(A) Sections 3704.01 to 3704.11 of the Revised Code do not limit the authority a political subdivision of the state has to adopt and enforce ordinances or regulations relative to the prevention, control, and abatement of air pollution, except that every such local ordinance or regulation shall be consistent with Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code, and shall include emission standards and other regulations which are not less stringent than the emission standards and other regulations adopted pursuant to division (E) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any such local law from controlling any air contaminant or source of air contamination which is not subject to control under regulations of the director of environmental protection.

(B) No local air pollution control authority shall issue any enforcement order, grant any permit or variance, or institute any system or program that conflicts with, or is in any way inconsistent with any general plan, orders, or regulations of the director.

(C)

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, any municipal corporation or township may issue permits to contractors engaged in the construction of buildings for the open burning of construction debris only on the construction site, lot, or recorded plat referred to in the permit application, if such burning is supervised by an employee at all times. Construction debris which may be burned under this section shall be limited to natural wood, lumber, paper, cardboard, and wooden boxes but not including any product having a rubber or petroleum base. A municipal corporation or township may make rules applicable to issuance and use of permits as are reasonably necessary to guarantee the public health and safety and necessary to ensure the efficient operation of the permit system, and such rules may contain a schedule of fees for the permits. A municipal corporation or township may revoke a permit for violation of any provision of this section or any rule adopted by the municipal corporation or township pursuant thereto. Annually, in accordance with a schedule specified by the director of environmental protection, all municipal corporations and townships shall report to the director the number of permits issued, renewed, and revoked for the preceding calendar year.

(2) No contractor shall burn construction debris under a permit issued pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section during an air pollution alert, warning, or emergency for the area of the construction site.

Effective Date: 10-26-1979