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4101:1-1-01   Section 101 General.

 

101.1 Title. Chapters 4101:1-1 to 4101:1-35 of the Administrative Code shall be designated as the "Ohio Building Code" for which the designation "OBC" may be substituted. The "International Building Code 2003, first printing, Chapters 1 to 35," as published by the "International Code Council, Inc." with errata and editorial changes provided to the publishers of the "Ohio Building Code" as of the adoption date of this rule are incorporated fully as if set out at length herein with substitutions as set forth below. References in these chapters to "this code" or to the "building code" in other sections of the Administrative Code shall mean the "Ohio Building Code."

 

101.2    Scope. The provisions of the "Ohio Building Code" shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures. As provided in division (B) of section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, no plans or specifications shall be approved or inspection approval given unless the building represented by those plans or specifications would, if constructed, repaired, erected, or equipped according to those plans or specifications, comply with Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the board.

 

An owner may exceed the requirements of the "Ohio Building Code" in compliance with section 102.7.

 

Exceptions:

 

1.      Detached one-, and two-, and three-family dwellings  and  structures accessory to those dwellings which are not constructed as industrialized units. This exception does not include the energy provisions required in "Chapter 13, Energy Efficiency" of the OBC (see sections 3781.06, 3781.181, and

3781.182 of the Revised Code);

 

2.      Buildings owned by and used for a function of the United States government;

 

3.      Buildings or structures which are incident to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which said buildings or structures are located, provided such buildings or structures are not used in the business of retail trade; for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

purposes of this section, a building or structure is not considered used in the business of retail trade if fifty per cent or more of the gross income received from sales of products in the building or structure by the owner or operator is from sales of products produced or raised in a normal crop year on farms owned or operated by the seller (see sections 3781.06 and 3781.061 of the Revised Code);

4.      Agricultural labor camps;

5.      Type A or Type B family day-care homes;

6.      Buildings or structures which are designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with federal standards and regulations and are used primarily for federal and state military purposes where the U.S. secretary of defense, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Sections 18233(A)(1) and 18237, has acquired by purchase, lease, or transfer, and constructs, expands, rehabilitates, or corrects and equips, such buildings or structures as he determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of Chapter 1803 of the U.S.C.

7.      Manufactured homes constructed under "24 CFR Part 3280," "Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards."

101.2.1 Appendices. The content of the appendices to the Administrative Code is not adopted material but is approved by the board of building standards (BBS) and provided as a reference for code users.

101.3      Intent. The purpose of this code is to establish uniform minimum requirements for the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings, including construction of industrialized units. Such requirements shall relate to the conservation of energy, safety, and sanitation of buildings for their intended use and occupancy with consideration for the following:

1.      Performance. Establish such requirements, in terms of performance objectives for the use intended.

2.      Extent of use. Permit to the fullest extent feasible, the use of materials and technical methods, devices, and improvements which tend to reduce the cost of construction without affecting minimum requirements for the health, safety, and security of the occupants of buildings without preferential treatment of

types or classes of materials or products or methods of construction.

3.      Standardization. To encourage, so far as may be practicable, the standardiza- tion of construction practices, methods, equipment, material and techniques, including methods employed to produce industrialized units.

The rules of the board and proceedings shall be liberally construed in order to promote its purpose. When the building official finds that the proposed design is a reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this code, it shall be approved. Materials, equipment and devices approved by the building official pursuant to section 118 shall be constructed and installed in accordance with such approval.

101.4  Referenced codes. The other codes listed in sections 101.4.1 to 101.4.7 and referenced elsewhere in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference.

101.4.1    Mechanical. Chapters 4101:2-1 to 4101:2-15 of the Administrative Code, designated as the "Ohio Mechanical Code," shall apply to the installation, alterations, repairs, and replacement of mechanical systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other energy-related systems.

101.4.2    Plumbing. Chapters 4101:3-1 to 4101:3-13 of the Administrative Code, designated as the "Ohio Plumbing Code," shall apply to the installation, alterations, repairs and replacement of plumbing systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances, and where connected to a water or sewage system and all aspects of a medical gas system.

101.4.3    Elevator. The provisions of the "Ohio Elevator Code" (Chapters 4101:5-1 to 4101:5-3 of the Administrative Code) shall apply to the design, construction, repair, alteration and maintenance of elevators and other lifting devices as listed and defined therein.

101.4.4   Fire prevention. The provisions of the "Ohio Fire Code" (Chapters 1301:7-1 to 1301:7-7 of the Administrative Code) shall apply to the preventive measures which provide for fire-safe conduct and operations in buildings and includes the maintenance of fire-detection, fire alarm, and fire

extinguishing equipment and systems, exit facilities, opening protectives, safety devices, good housekeeping practices and fire drills.

101.4.5   Boiler. The provisions of the "Ohio Boiler Code" (Chapters 4101:4-1 to 4101:4-17 of the Administrative Code) shall apply to the design, construction, repair, alteration and maintenance of boilers and unfired pressure vessels as listed and defined therein.

101.4.6  Pressure Piping. Deleted.

101.4.7  Energy. Deleted.

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Effective:                                                     07/01/2007

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         09/28/2006

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

12/21/2006

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           3781.10(A), 4104.43(A)(1)

Rule Amplifies:                                  3781.10, 3781.11, 3791.04

Prior Effective Dates:                         7/1/79, 1/1/81, 7/1/82, 1/1/83, 1/1/84, 3/1/85, 3/1/86,

9/1/86, 1/1/89, 8/1/90, 7/1/91, 9/1/92, 7/5/93, 1/1/94,

9/1/94, 7/1/95, 2/1/96, 1/1/97, 3/1/98, 1/1/02, 1/1/04,

3/1/05, 7/1/06