The Board shall review and decide appeals from rulings and actions of the Code Official, as defined in Section 1610.02 of the Fire Prevention Code, in administering the Ohio Residential Code, as adopted in Section 1422.01 of the Building and Housing Code, or the Unified Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1611.01 of the Fire Prevention Code, or related laws and ordinances involved, and shall hear and decide applications for modifications, deviations or approved rules.