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(a) Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 731.231 and 3781.10(H), there is hereby adopted by and for the Municipality, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of one two and three-family dwellings and their accessory structures, “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings” promulgated by the Ohio Building Officials Association (OBOA) and the International Code Council, Inc. (ICC), save and except such portions as may be hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, which Code is incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this section takes effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of one, two and three-family dwellings and their accessory structures in the City.
(b) The purpose of “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings” is to provide minimum requirements to safeguard life, limb, health and the public welfare, and to protect property as it relates to these safeguards by regulating and controlling the design, construction, prefabrication, equipment or appliance installation, quality of materials, use, occupancy, location and repair of detached one-family, two-family or three-family dwellings, not more than three stories in height. Further, the purpose is to standardize requirements by using a compilation of data from national model codes.
(c) “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings”shall be deemed to accomplish the purpose of the mandate of the Ohio legislature and to standardize building regulations, and encourage uniform application and interpretation for the benefit of the construction industry, building department personnel, and the general public.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)
(d) Permit applicants may use, at their choice, either the Brunswick Dwelling House Code or The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings until December 31, 2004.
As of January 1, 2005, only the Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings may be used.
(Ord. 76-04. Passed 7-12-04.)
(Ord. 76-04. Passed 7-12-04.)
Copies of “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings” are available and may be purchased from International Code Council at www.iccsafe.org or by calling 800-699-0541. Copies of this code are also available at the City of Brunswick Division of Building.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03; Ord. 156-04. Passed 12-13-04; Ord. 5-16. Passed 2-8-16.)
(a) In the event of a conflict between a provision of “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings”, as adopted in Section 1420.01, and a provision of State law, the State law shall control.
(b) In the event of a conflict between a provision of “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings” Residential Code, as adopted in Section 1420.01, and a provision of any other standard technical code adopted by the City, the stricter standard shall control.
(c) In the event of a conflict between a provision of “The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings”, as adopted in Section 1420.01, and a provision of any local ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, the local ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation shall control.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)
“The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings”, as adopted in Section 1420.01, is hereby amended as follows:
308.7 Glass block walls/windows (Added). Construction using glass blocks shall conform to Section 2118.0 of the Ohio Building Code.
403.5 Garage footings (Added). Detached garages 672 square feet or less of floor area may be permitted to be placed on a monolithic slab with integral footing constructed in accordance with Section 403, subject to the approval of Chief Building Official or designee, who shall base his or her decision on the soil conditions and the design submitted for approval. Detached garages over 672 square feet shall have a footer that extends below the frost line.
1102.2 Return air distribution system (Added). Replacement fuel-fired equipment requiring return air shall be required to have a plenum constructed in compliance with the Ohio Mechanical Code (OMC), Chapter 3, unless waived by the Chief Building Official or designee for good cause.
2101.3.1 Removing or replacing a vented gas appliance (Added). Documentation shall be provided showing that the existing chimney has been examined, sized or relined so as to comply with the manufacturer's instructions prior to removal or replacement of a vented gas appliance. The common vent area shall be no greater than seven times smaller listed appliance categorized vent area. The following shall be considered to meet the intent of this section: an 8-inch by 8-inch masonry chimney liner with a 3-inch diameter natural draft vent entering; an 8-inch by 12-inch or 12-inch by 12-inch masonry chimney liner with a 4-inch diameter natural draft vent entering.
2101.10 Multiple solid fuel connections prohibited (Added). A solid fuel-burning appliance or fireplace shall not connect to a chimney passageway venting another appliance.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03; Ord. 119-06. Passed 12-18-06; Ord. 5-16. Passed 2-8-16.)
(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02 of these Codified ordinances.
(b) The application of the penalty provided for in subsection (a) hereof shall not prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation, including the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)