Ohio EPA construction stormwater coverage, any Section 401 or isolated wetland permit, and ODOT hauling and access permits are obtained separately from the certificate.
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Ohio EPA construction stormwater coverage, any Section 401 certification or
isolated wetland permit, and ODOT hauling and access permits are obtained separately
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OPSB Pre-Application Conference Summary - Tamsin Ridge
4. Process and timing
The pre-application notification letter must be filed at least 15 days before the public informational meeting,
which must be held in the project area no more than 90 days before the application. After the application is filed,
the chairman accepts it as complete or rejects it within 60 days, and the hearing is set 60 to 90 days after a
complying application is received. Staff indicated that solar cases with active local opposition have recently
taken 9 to 14 months from filing to decision.
Planned sequence: county public meeting in May 2023; public informational meeting after the 90-day period that
follows the county meeting; application filing in the third quarter of 2023; decision expected in 2024.
5. State permits outside the certificate
Staff reminded the team that Quote starts. Ohio EPA construction stormwater coverage, any Section 401 certification or
isolated wetland permit, and ODOT hauling and access permits are obtained separately Quote ends., and that ODNR
comments on wildlife, wetlands and mines are typically made conditions of the certificate.
6. Action items
• Northfold: schedule and notice the county public meeting under ORC 303.61.
• Northfold: complete the noise study, the geotechnical mine investigation plan and the emergency plan before
the public informational meeting.
• Whitlock Ames: prepare the pre-application notification letter and the public notices.
• Whitlock Ames: monitor the Board of County Commissioners' agenda for any ORC 303.58 or 303.62
resolution.
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