Updated : 09/10/2024

Overview

Lowellville, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). Lowellville, OH, Muni. Code § 1305.01 (adoption). Lowellville, Ohio, adopted the 2024 Ohio Building Code (based on the 2021 IBC). Lowellville, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.01 (adoption). For Lowellville, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. However, the International Existing building code is referenced in the city of Lowellville municipal code. Lowellville, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.05.

Helpful resources for Lowellville, Ohio include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Lowellville, Ohio Home Page
  • Lowellville, Ohio Zoning Information
  • Lowellville, 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.

Lowellville 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)(Lowellville, 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 Lowellville, 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 Lowellville ? 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

Lowellville, Ohio, adopted the 2019 Ohio Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC). Lowellville, 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 Lowellville, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. However, the International Existing building code is referenced in the city of Lowellville municipal code. Lowellville, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.05.

Commercial Building Code

Lowellville 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)(Lowellville, 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, Department of Industrial Relations, effective January 1, 2016, as amended to date, and as identified and published in Division 4101:1 et seq. of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC)....

Comments

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

Existing Buildings

For Lowellville, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. However, the International Existing building code is referenced in the city of Lowellville municipal code. Lowellville, OH, Muni. Code § 1301.05.

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