Updated : 08/08/2024

Overview

Defiance, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). Defiance, OH, Muni. Code § 1331.01 (adoption). Defiance, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Defiance, OH, Muni. Code § 1331.01 (adoption). For Defiance, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Helpful resources for Defiance, Ohio include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Defiance, Ohio Home Page
  • Defiance, Ohio Building Inspection
  • Defiance, Ohio Municipal Code
• 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.

Defiance 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)(Defiance, OH 1331.01 ADOPTION OF STANDARD BUILDING CODES.)

...(b) The Residential Code of Ohio for One-, Two- and Three Family Dwellings, as adopted by and published in the Ohio Administrative Code, including future amendments thereof, is hereby adopted. Wherever the Codes adopted by this section make reference to an enforcement agency, they shall be interpreted to mean the Building Inspection Division of the Department of Service and Safety and where they refer to a principal code enforcement officer, they shall be interpreted to mean the Building and Zoning Commissioner....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In Defiance, 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 Defiance ? 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

Defiance, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). Defiance, OH, Muni. Code § 1331.01 (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 IRC was located in the municipal code or the city ordinances.

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

Commercial Building Code

Defiance 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)(Defiance, OH Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

Comments

Defiance, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Defiance, OH, Muni. Code § 1331.01 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

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

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