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Trotwood, Ohio Building Codes

Updated : 10/23/2024

Overview

Trotwood, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). Trotwood, OH, Muni. Code § 1305.01 (adoption). Trotwood, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Trotwood, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.01 (adoption). For Trotwood, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Trotwood, Ohio include the following.

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.

Trotwood 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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2019 Residential Code of Ohio (2018 IRC)(Trotwood, OH 1301.03 SCOPE.)

...(b) Exceptions. (1) Detached one-, two-, or three-family dwellings, structures accessory to those dwellings, or those single family dwellings with five or fewer persons receiving care in a supervised environment but capable of self-preservation with or without limited verbal or physical assistance are within the scope of the “Residential Code of Ohio for One-, Two-, or Three-Family Dwellings”; (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 percent 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 Ohio R.C. 3781.06 and 3781.061); (4) Agricultural labor camps; (5) Type A or Type B family day-care homes, except for the inspection required for licensure by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS)....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In Trotwood, 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 Trotwood ? 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
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Fuller Max Code Enforcement Superviser smfuller@trotwood.org 937-854-7203
Chariton Seth Code Enforcement Officer scharlton@trotwood.org 937-854-7229

Comments

Trotwood, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). Trotwood, OH, Muni. Code § 1305.01 (adoption).

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 adoption of Appendix J was found in the municipal code or the city ordinances.

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

Commercial Building Code

Trotwood 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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2017 Ohio Building Code (2015 IBC)(Trotwood, OH 113.01 ADOPTION OF TECHNICAL CODES BY REFERENCE.)

...(a) Council may, by ordinance, adopt standard ordinances and codes prepared by the State or any department, board, or other agency or political subdivision of the State, or any standard or model ordinance or code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization, including but not limited to codes and regulations pertaining to fire, fire hazards, fire prevention, plumbing code, electrical code, building code, refrigeration machinery code, piping code, boiler code, heating code, air conditioning code, housing code, and any other matters as Council may determine to be appropriate for adoption by reference, by incorporation by reference....

Comments

Trotwood, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Trotwood, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.01 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

2017 Ohio Fire Code (based on the 2015 International Fire Code). Trotwood, OH, Muni. Code § 1501.01 (adoption).

No other building codes were located at this time. However, note that the adoption of the Ohio building codes includes “related codes.”