Updated : 09/25/2024

Overview

For Newtown, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code, commercial building code, or existing building code were located.

Helpful resources for Newtown, Ohio include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Newtown, Ohio Home Page
  • Newtown, Ohio Building and Zoning
  • Newtown, Ohio Ordinances Page
• 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.

Newtown adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In City, 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 Newtown ? 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:

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).

Government Officials

Comments

For Newtown, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code were located.

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 Newtown, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Commercial Building Code

Newtown adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Comments

For Newtown, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a commercial building code were located.

Existing Buildings

For Newtown, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

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