The purpose of the RCO, as adopted in Section 1422.01, is to establish uniform requirements for the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of residential buildings, including construction of industrialized units. Such requirements shall relate to the conservation of energy, safety, and sanitation of buildings for their intended use and occupancy with consideration for the following:
(a) Performance. Establish such requirements, in terms of performance objectives for the use intended. Further, the rules shall consider the following:
(1) The impact that the state residential building code may have upon the health, safety, and welfare of the public;
(2) The economic reasonableness of the residential building code;
(3) The technical feasibility of the residential building code;
(4) The financial impact that the residential building code may have on the public's ability to purchase affordable housing.
(b) Extent of use. Permit to the fullest extent feasible, the use of materials and technical methods, devices, and improvements which tend to reduce the cost of construction without affecting minimum requirements for the health, safety, and security of the occupants of buildings without preferential treatment of types or classes of materials or products or methods of construction.
(c) Standardization. To encourage, so far as may be practicable, the standardization of construction practices, methods, equipment, material and techniques, including methods employed to produce industrialized units.
(OAC 4101:8-1, section 101.3)
(Ord. 143-08. Passed 6-5-08.)