Updated : 07/10/2024

Overview

Alliance, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 International Residential Code). Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1361.01 (adoption). Alliance, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 International Building Code). Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1361.01 (adoption). For Alliance, Ohio, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1365.01.

Helpful resources for Alliance, Ohio include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Alliance, Ohio Home Page
  • Alliance, Ohio Building Department
  • Alliance, Ohio Municipal 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.

Alliance 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 amendments to the model code here.

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2019 Residential Code of Ohio (2018 IRC)(Alliance, OH 1365.03 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 Alliance, 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 Alliance ? 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

Alliance, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 International Residential Code). Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1361.01 (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.

There is no mention of the adoption of Appendix J of the 2018 IRC.

For Alliance, Ohio, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1365.01.

Commercial Building Code

Alliance 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 amendments to the model code here.

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2017 Ohio Building Code (2015 IBC)(Alliance, OH Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

Comments

Alliance, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 International Building Code). Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1361.01 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

For Alliance, Ohio, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. Alliance, OH, Muni. Code § 1365.01.

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