Wood construction shall be in accordance with Article 17 and Appendix C of the Ohio Basic Building Code (refer to Appendix A), except for the following:
(a) All wood structural members shall be of sufficient size, quality and strength according to the purpose designed to be served. No wood structural member shall have defects in excess of those permitted for Grade 2, structural, as defined in the rules of the Southern Pine Association.
(b) The various panel configurations under the category of wood-based performance rated panels are to be used relative to their grading designations, good practice and this Building Code:
(1) Plywood used as sheathing shall be a minimum of five-eighths of an inch thick, consisting of a minimum of five cross-laminated layers, with each layer consisting of one or more plies.
(2) Oriented strand board used as sheathing shall be a minimum of five- eighths of an inch thick, consisting of compressed strand-like particles arranged in a minimum of five layers oriented at right angles to one another.
(3) Waferboard, composite and particleboard are not to be used as structural panels.
(Ord. 1992-101. Passed 1-14-92.)