BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS DOCUMENT CATALOGUE


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100 Certified Building Department Personnel Experience & Exam Requirements Matrix
102 Building Department Personnel and ESI Certification Application
104 EXAMPLE Building Department Personnel and ESI Certification Application
112 Fire Protection System Component Designer Application
114 Trainee Sponsor and Supervisor Forms – Use With Form 102 Above
116 Application for Certification Renewal
122 Automatic Fire Protection System Designer Renewal Application

150 Certified Residential Building Department Personnel Experience & Exam Reqmnts. Matrix
152 Residential Building Department Personnel Application
154 Residential Trainee Sponsor and Supervisor Forms – Use With Form 152 Above
156 Residential Certification Renewal Application

204 Application for Building Department Certification
208 Prescribed Three Percent Assessment Report Form
210 Application for Testing Laboratory Accreditation
212 Application for Industrialized Unit Manufacturer Authorization
213 Industrialized Unit Insignia Request Form
214 Industrialized Unit Shipping Report Form
216 Application for Continuing Education Course Approval
218 BBS Approved Continuing Education Courses
226 Code Change Petition Rules/Procedure
228 Sample Certificate of Occupancy
230 Duties of the Board of Building Standards - Chart
232 Yearly Operational Report
236 Type ‘A’ Family Day-Care Checklist

250 Application for Residential Building Department Certification
252 Sample Contract Agreement for Residential Building Department
254 Prescribed One Percent Residential Assessment Report Form
256 Sample Resolution/Ordinance adopting the Residential Code of Ohio
260 RCO Section 106 Commentary
262 Residential Yearly Operational Report

Caution: These documents may be obsolete. They were issued at a particular point in time.
The codes have since changed, legislation has been adopted, etc.

301 Handicapped Parking 09/91
302 Middleburg Heights vs. BBS - Info. 09/91
303 Childcare Facilities Approval 01/92
304 Introduction of ADA and FHAA 07/92
305 Middleburg Heights Results 01/93
306 General Update and Intro of Three Percent Assessment 06/93
307 Three Percent Assessment Questions and Answers 06/93
308 Child and Adult Care Facilities 10/93
311 Municipal Document Retention Schedules 05/95
313 Floor Drains in Elevator Pits 07/95
314 Relocated Buildings and Industrialized Units 07/95
315 New HVAC Venting Requirements 07/95
316 Seal Law Update I 07/95
317 Seal Law Update II 11/95
318 Commercial Exhaust Hoods 11/95
319 Industrialized Unit Approved Plans 12/95
320 Seal Law Update III 01/96
321 Seal Law Update IV 02/96
322 Drywall Product Alert 03/96
323 Seal Law Update V 04/96
325 BOCA-ES Information 08/96
326 LULA Elevator Information 12/96
327 Egress Doorways 12/96
328 NICET Certification for Fire Protection System Designers 02/97
329 Seal Law Update VI 03/97
332 Clarification of Types of Systems ASSDs Design 10/97
335 Use Group I-2 and Corridors Used for Movement of Beds 01/98
336 Ohio Building/Mechanical/Plumbing Codes Effective Dates 03/98
337 Fireworks Facilities Construction Document Review/Approv 04/98
338 Accessibility and the OBBC-Common Questions & Answers 05/98
339 OBBC Changes Effecting Projects Using Industrialized Units 05/98
340 Electrical Service Utilities and the Certified Building Dept. 06/98
341 Issuing a Certificate of Occupancy For an Existing Building 07/98
342 Acceptance Testing of Smoke Control Systems 07/98
344 Addendum Letters, Correction Letters & Adjudication Orders 11/98
345 Addendum Letters, Correction Letters & Adjudication-Part 2 12/98
346 Omega Sprinkler Recall Information 03/99
347 BBS 1999 Mandatory Education Course Registration Info 04/99
348 OBBC 1017.4.1.2 Special Locking Arrangements 12/99
349 Construction In and Around Airports 12/99
350 Visual Alarms: advisory for proper installation and operation 07/00
351 Building Service Equipment Platforms versus Mezzanines 08/00
352 Architect’s Seal and Certified Building Departments 08/01
353 Update on Ohio’s Industrialized Unit Program 10/01
354 Certified Building Departments and Contractor Licensing 11/01
355 Preparing for the 2002 Codes 11/01
356 Sample Optional Ordinance for Local Adoption of OBC, OMC, OPC
358 Industrialized Unit Document Review Process - Summer 2002
359 Hotel/Motel Licensure & 2002 OBC
360 Factory-Built/Industrialized Unit 2004 02/04
361 Use of Current Code as an Alternate Compliance Method Until 9/05 02/05
363 Ohio's Industrialized Unit Program  
364 Residential Building System Descriptions  
365 Residential Energy Code 07/07
366 the RCO, the Emergency Order, and the National Electric Code and the Int. Energy Conservation Code 04/08
367 Updated NEC and IECC for 1-, 2-, and 3-Family Dwellings 12/08
368 Efective JAN. 1, 2009: 1- TO 3-Family Dwellings Shall Conform To 2008 NEC & 2006 IECC
369 2007 Code Update Memorandum
370 NEC 2008 Web MEMO
371 Changes in Ohio’s Codes – Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Accessibility - 02/11
372 Electrical/Plumbing Provisions in the Residential Code of Ohio
373 Cellular Tower Structure Classification Based on the Standard TIA-222
374 Changes to Ohio's Codes 03/12

400 OBC Appendix E-Energy Conservation Compliance Methods
403 Self-Certification Form for On-Line Energy Course – 3hrs.
404 Local Boards of Appeals - Organization and Operation
405 Pre-Engineered Kitchen Hood Fire Suppression Systems - Recommended Submission Checklist
407 Report on Building Codes and Fire Safety
410 Required Information for eCodes Subscription
412 User Instructions for The Ohio Online Library of Codes
414 OBC Chapter 1 Commentary
416 Board of Building Appeals Application
418 OBC Chapter 1, Replacement Pages (Effective July 1st, 2009)
420 YOR Optional Energy Survey new

600 Agricultural Exemption - AG Opinion 3440, 28 Nov 1962-Owner’s Residence Not Part of
601 Agricultural Exemption-AG Opinion 69-078, 3 July 1969-Raising & Care of Dogs Not Agricultural
602 Agricultural Exemption - AG Opinion 89-025, 15 May 1989-Charter Counties Can Regulate
603 Agricultural Exemption - Mentor Lagoons vs. Zoning Bd of Appeals, 18 June 1958 - Polo Club
604 Accessibility-AG Opinion 82-048, 2 July 1982-BBS May Adopt Rules Including Exceptions (3781.111)
606 Certification-AG Opinion 78-008, 3 March 1978-Cnty. Bldg. Dept. & Variances, Authority in Contract Jurisdictions
607 Certification-AG Informal Opinion, 7 May 1978-Bldg. Dept. Authority Outside Its Jurisdiction
608 Certification-AG Opinion 4489, 1 August 1935-City Building Outside City Limits: Elevators Are Inspected By State
609 Certification-AG Informal Opinion, 10 March 198 -Fees For Exams For Certification Administered By Third Parties
610 Certification - Legal Opinion, 25 March 1981-Procedure Required To Be Followed To Deny Application
611 Certification-AG Opinion, 97-023, 17 April 1997-Township Bldg. Dept. Status When County Becomes Certified
612 Certification-AG Opinion, 81-078, 4 December 1981-Township Trustee W/ ESI Certification Performing Inspections
613 Conflict - Dept. Of Commerce Memorandum of Law-Conflicts Between The OBBC and the OFC
614 Construction Documents -AG Opinion, 93-010, 14 May 1993-When Submitted To A Dept. Are Public Records
615 Decertification-AG Opinion, 86-076, 13 November 1986-Board Of Building Appeals May Not Petition To Decertify
616 Ethics - Medina County Prosecuting Attorney Opinion, 28 July 1997- County ESI Conducting ESI Education Classes
617 Federal Preemption-Carlie Smith vs. County of Santa Barbara, 12 October 1988-OBBC & Bldgs. Leased To Fed. Gov.
618 Federal Preemption-Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, 21 March 1973-Jurisdiction Over Federal Areas within States
619 Flood Plain Requirements-AG Informal Opinion, 26 February 1998 - BBS Authority To Enforce Flood Plain Regs.
620 Gas Piping-AG Opinion, 94-030, 20 May 1994-Board of Health or Health Dept. Cannot Contract W/ Dept. To Inspect
621 Industrialized Units/Manufactured (HUD) Units-AG Opinion, 93-002, 8 January 1993-Local Rules & Regs. Involving
622 Industrialized Units - AG Informal Opinion, 30 October 1979 - BBS Can Not Waive Its Rules For IU Approval
623 Manufactured Home Parks-AG Opinion, 91-020, 15 April 1991-Sale & Ownership of Parcels In Manuf. Home Parks
624 Plumbing - AG Opinion, 92-043, 22 September 1992 - County Commissioners No Authority to Adopt Plumbing Regs.
625 Plumbing - AG Opinion, 66-172, 27 October 1966-One-, Two-Family Dwellings and County Health District Regs.
626 Plumbing-AG Opinion, 1245, 11 April 1960-County Commissioners No Reg. Of 1-, 2-, 3-Family Plumbing
627 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 65-70, 28 April 1965-Quorum Must Be Present
628 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 78-047, 14 July 1978-Quorum Must Be Present To Conduct Business
629 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 639, 14 July 1957-Quorum Must Be Present, Can’t Act Through Quorum Maj.
630 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 85-095, 27 December 1985-Quorum Must Be Present
631 Retroactivity-AG Opinion, 84-037, 28 June 1984-Vested Rights Doctrine Prevents Retroactive Application Of Codes
633 Signs-AG Opinion, 87-081, 30 October 1987-Free-Standing Billboards Are regulated By OBBC & Other Regulations
634 State Preemption-AG Opinion, 5110, 26 April 1955-County Bldg. Depts. Without Jurisdiction Over State Buildings
635 State Preemption-AG Opinion, 3528, Municipal Building Depts. Without Jurisdiction Over State Buildings
636 State Preemption-AG Opinion, 86-026, 6 May 1986-State Has Jurisdiction For Adjutant General’s Facilities
637 Plumbing-AG Opinion, 99-009, 2 February 1999-Cnty. Bds. of Health Cannot License Plumbing Contractors
638 Plumbing-AG Opinion, 99-048, 2 Sept. 1999-Gen. Hlth. Dist. Cannot Set Ed. Req. For Registering Plmbg Contr.
639 Municipality- Elevator inspection ordinance non-effective beyond territorial limits (no extraterritorial jurisdiction)
640 City of Cuyahoga Falls Legal Opinion - 6 Feb 1997-Agricultural Buildings
641 Existing Buildings and Current Requirements - Common Pleas Court, Columbiana County
642 Plumbing-AG Opinion
643 Agricultural Uses Within Municipal Corporations - 3rd District Court of Appeals, Hardin County
644 Denying Certification - Franklin County Court of Common Pleas - Vargo vs. Ohio Board of Building Standards
645 Nuclear Power Plants - AG Opinion, 82-092 - Board Has No Jurisdiction
646 Private Business Activities of Code Enforcement Officials – AG Opinion 2004-03