CHAPTER 151: BUILDING CODE
Section
General Provisions
   151.01   Ohio Building Code adopted by reference
   151.02   Hamilton County Building Code adopted by reference
   151.03   Building commissioner and plumbing inspector
   151.04   Certificate of occupancy required
   151.05   Occupancy permit required for businesses
   151.06   City to charge same fee as county
   151.07   Tax office filing prior to issuance of permit
   151.08   Engineering and other fees
   151.09   Residential Building Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings
Property Maintenance Code
   151.15   Adoption of International Property Maintenance Code
   151.16   Revisions and additions to the adopted International Property Maintenance Code
   151.17   Additional revisions to the adopted International Property Maintenance Code
   151.18   Constitutionality not affected by partial deficiency
   151.19   Portable storage units
 
   151.99   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 151.01 OHIO BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
   The building codes known as the Ohio Building Code and the Ohio Mechanical Code, and all amendments thereto since the adoption of those codes by the city, are adopted as part of the Building Code of the city and are fully incorporated by reference as though set out herein. The building commissioner shall keep a copy of these adopted codes in the office of the building department for public review and inspection.
('73 Code, § 151.01) (Am.Ord. 964, passed 10-8-74; Am. Ord.1048, passed 1-28-77; Am. Ord. 1106, passed 10-10-78; Am. Ord. 98-16, passed 4-21-98; Am. Ord. 04-35, passed 12-21-04)
§ 151.02 HAMILTON COUNTY BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
   The building code known as Article "F” of the 2005 Hamilton County Building Code as modified by the Hamilton County Building Code, and all amendments thereto since the adoption of this code by the city, is adopted as part of the Building Code of the city and is fully incorporated by reference as though set out herein. Such code shall apply only to one, two, and three family residences. The building commissioner shall keep a copy of this adopted code in the office of the building department for public review and inspection.
('73 Code, § 151.01) (Am. Ord. 964, passed 10-8-74; Am. Ord.1048, passed 1-28-77; Am. Ord. 1106, passed 10-10-78; Am. Ord. 1601, passed 10-19-93; Am. Ord. 98-16, passed 4-21-98; Am. Ord. 04-35, passed 12-21-04)
§ 151.03 BUILDING COMMISSIONER AND PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
   (A)   The building commissioner shall perform the duties and functions formerly exercised by the building inspector as well as the powers and functions incumbent upon a building commissioner, including the issuing of permits and requiring compliance with the building code of the city.
   (B)   A plumbing inspector shall be appointed by the building commissioner, and he shall review plans and drawings for plumbing work, inspect plumbing as required, and perform such other duties as may be required by the Ohio Building Code and the Hamilton County Building Code.
('73 Code, § 151.03)
§ 151.04 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED.
   (A)   It shall be the duty of the building commissioner to make, or cause to be made, a final inspection and examination of transient and nontransient residential buildings under this code, hereafter erected, constructed, altered, repaired, or added to, before any such building or structure is occupied, and if such a building has been found to have been constructed in conformity with the provisions of this code, to issue a written certificate thereof to the owner as provided herein.
   (B)   Such certificate of occupancy shall be obtained by the builder from the building commissioner, before which time it shall be unlawful to occupy the building. The builder will be obligated to certify that the building substantially complies with all provisions of the Ohio Building Code.
   (C)   The fee for the certificate of occupancy shall be $10 for 4- to 12-family residences, and $25 for all other residential buildings, either transient or nontransient. The fee shall be paid before the certificate is issued.
'73 Code, § 151.05)
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