Updated : 08/22/2024

Overview

For Greenhills, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential code or an existing building code were located. Greenhills, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Greenhills, OH, Muni. Code § 1307.01 (adoption). Note that the city of Greenhills also adopted the Hamilton County Building Code. Greenhills, OH, Muni. Code § 1305.01 (adoption).

Helpful resources for Greenhills, Ohio include the following.

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

Greenhills 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)(Greenhills, OH 1315.02 AMENDMENTS.)

...The expenses incurred by the Village and chargeable to the property owner under Section 309.1 are in addition to the penalty provided in Section Section Section Chapter 8 Revise Chapter 8 with the following REFERENCED STANDARDDS: 2008 National Electric Code 2006 Ohio Residential Code 2009 Ohio Plumbing Code 2007 Ohio Fire Code 2009 Ohio Mechanical Code 2007 Ohio Plumbing Code; and all subsequent revisions....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In Greenhills, 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 Greenhills ? 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).

Comments

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

Commercial Building Code

Greenhills 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)(Greenhills, OH Municipal Code)

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Comments

Greenhills, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Greenhills, OH, Muni. Code § 1307.01 (adoption). Note that the city of Greenhills also adopted the Hamilton County Building Code. Greenhills, OH, Muni. Code § 1305.01 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

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

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