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Tipp City, Ohio Building Codes

Updated : 10/22/2024

Overview

For Tipp City, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code, commercial building code, or existing building code were located.

Helpful resources for Tipp City, 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.

Tipp City 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)(Tipp City, OH Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

2019 Residential Code of Ohio (2018 IRC)(Tipp City, OH § 92.03 - Residential smoke detectors.)

...Requirements. It is the responsibility of the property owner, of an occupied residential dwelling to install and/or maintain smoke detectors in accordance the building code under which the building was erected and if no code was established at the time, then the requirements in this ordinance will prevail. The smoke detectors shall be...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

In Tipp City, 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 Tipp City ? Yes
Citation: Ohio Admin. Code 4101.8-3301.2(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 Tipp City, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building 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 Tipp City, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Commercial Building Code

Tipp City 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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2024 Ohio Building Code (2021 IBC)(Tipp City, OH § 92.01 - Definitions.)

...of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively: BUILDING CODE. The Ohio Building and/or Residential Building Code as adopted and amended by the State of Ohio. FIRE CODE OFFICIAL. Any state certified fire inspector employed...

2017 Ohio Building Code (2015 IBC)(Tipp City, OH § 92.01 DEFINITIONS.)

...For the purpose of this chapter the following words and phrases have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively: BUILDING CODE. The Ohio Basic Building Code as adopted and amended by the code of ordinances of the city. CODE OFFICIAL. Any state certified fire inspector employed by the Tipp City Fire Department....

Comments

For Tipp City, Ohio, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a commercial building code were located.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Tipp City, Ohio, adopted the 2017 Ohio Fire Code (based on the 2015 IFC). Tipp City, OH, Muni. Code § 92.02 (adoption).

No other building codes were located at this time.