Updated : 09/26/2024
Overview
North Olmsted, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). North Olmsted, OH, Muni. Code § 1305.01 (adoption). North Olmsted, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). North Olmsted, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.01 (adoption). For North Olmsted, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Helpful resources for North Olmsted, 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.
North Olmsted 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)(North Olmsted, OH 1364.201 GENERAL)
...1364.201 GENERAL 1364.201.1 Scope Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this chapter. 1364.201.2 Interchangeability Words stated in the present tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular. 1364.201.3 Terms Defined in Other Codes Where terms are not defined in this code, but are defined in the Ohio Building Code for residential structures, including multi-family residential structures, the Residential Code of Ohio for one, two and three family residential structures, the Ohio Fire Code, or the City of North Olmsted Zoning Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes. 1364.201.4 Terms Not Defined Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies. 1364.201.5 Parts Whenever the words "dwelling unit", "dwelling", "premises", "structure", "building", "rooming house", "rooming unit" or "story" are stated in this code, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: No
In North Olmsted, 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 North Olmsted ? Yes
Citation: Ohio Admin. Code 4101.8-3 - 301.2(1) (Design criteria)
Municipal Code
https://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4101:8-3-01v1Comments:
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).
Comments
North Olmsted, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). North Olmsted, 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 mention of Appendix J of the adopted IRC was located in the municipal code or the city website.
For North Olmsted, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Commercial Building Code
North Olmsted 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)(North Olmsted, OH 1301.01 ADOPTION.)
...There is hereby adopted by the Municipality, the Ohio Building Code (OBC) and related codes as adopted by the Ohio Board of Building Standards (OBBS), Department of Industrial Relations, now in effect and all future editions or revisions, as may be amended from time to time by the OBBS, and as identified and published in Division 4101:1 et seq. of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC)....
Comments
North Olmsted, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). North Olmsted, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.01 (adoption).
Existing Buildings
For North Olmsted, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Other Building Codes
North Olmsted, Ohio, adopted the 2017 Ohio Fire Code (based on the 2015 IFC). North Olmsted, OH, Muni. Code § 1701.01 (adoption).
No other local building codes were located. However, note that the adoption of the Ohio Building Codes includes “related codes”, and the city website includes multiple other statewide codes.
