Updated : 09/10/2024

Overview

For Lucas County, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code, commercial building code, or existing building code were located. However, the cities website refers to the statewide building codes. 

Helpful resources for Lucas County, Ohio include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Lucas County, Ohio Home Page
  • Lucas County, Ohio Building Regulations
  • Lucas County, Ohio Building Codes
• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Ohio

Residential Building Code

Ohio adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, Ohio Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Lucas County adopted the 2018 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In Lucas County, drip edge flashing is not required unless required in the manufacturer instructions. State amendments delete the model drip-edge provision in the 2018 IRC §R905.2.8.5. The drip edge provision refers readers to §§903.1 and 905.1. See Ohio Admin. Code 4101, section 8-9-1.

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Lucas County ? Yes
Citation: Ohio Admin. Code 4101.8-3 - 301.2(1) (Design criteria)
Municipal Code https://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4101:8-3-01v1
Comments:

Lucas County, Ohio, completed Table 301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, and indicated that ice barriers are required. Ohio Admin. Code § 4101:8-3-01, Table 301.2(1) and Lucus, OH, Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria. Accessed 09/10/2024.

Comments

For Lucas County, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code were located. However, the cities website refers to the statewide building codes. 

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

No mention of Appendix J of the adopted IRC was located in the municipal code or the city website.

For Lucas County, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. However, the cities website refers to the statewide building codes. 

Commercial Building Code

Lucas County adopted the 2021 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Comments

For Lucas County, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a commercial building code were located. However, the cities website refers to the statewide building codes. 

Existing Buildings

For Lucas County, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. However, the cities website refers to the statewide building codes. 

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