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Ohio Rev Code § 3781.061 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.061 | Exemption for Building or Structure Used in Agriculture.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|Whenever a county zoning inspector under section 303.16 of the Revised Code, or a township zoning inspector under section 519.16 of the Revised Code, issues a zoning certificate that declares a specific building or structure is to be used in agriculture, such building is not subject to sections 3781.06 to 3781.20, 3781.40, or 3791.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.08 | Rules of Procedure.

Effective: October 29, 1995|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly|The board of building standards shall organize by choosing a chairman who shall serve for a term of two years. The department of commerce shall provide and assign to the board of building standards such stenographers, clerks, experts, and other employees as are required to enable the board to perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed upon or vested in it by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.09 | Rules of Procedure.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The board of building standards may adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, and may change them in its discretion. The votes of a majority of the members of the board are required for the adoption of any rule or regulation, or amendment, or annulment thereof. A full and complete record of all proceedings of the board shall be kept which shall be open to public inspection and authenticated in the manner provided in section 121.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.101 | Proceedings of the Board of Building Standards.

Effective: October 5, 1955|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 580 - 101st General Assembly|The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or rescinding rules and regulations pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, and the proceedings under sections 3781.12, 3781.13 and 3781.14 of the Revised Code, in addition to the procedural provisions of such sections.In any proceedings under said sections involving the adoption, amendment or rescission of a rule or regulation the full text of the proposed rule, amendment, or rule to be rescinded shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of each county in the same manner as provided in subdivision (B) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code, for the filing of the same with the secretary of state.Notwithstanding the provisions of section 119.11 of the Revised Code, in any proceedings commenced under section 3781.10, 3781.12, 3781.13, and 3781.14 of the Revised Code, the jurisdiction of the court of common pleas of Franklin county shall not be confined to the record as certified to it by the board, but shall receive such additional evidence as it shall permit any party to offer; and the court shall not affirm the order or rule of the board unless the preponderance of the evidence before it supports the reasonableness and lawfulness of such order or rule.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.103 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.103 | Deadbolt Locks or Equivalent Security Locking Device for Swinging Exit Doors.

Effective: September 5, 1975|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 101 - 111th General Assembly|The Ohio board of building standards shall adopt, pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, a rule requiring that the swinging exit door for each unit in an apartment building or other multi-unit dwelling that is subject to the rules authorized by division (A) of such section be equipped with a deadbolt or equivalent security locking device complying with standards prescribed by the board. The rule shall be applied to all such apartment buildings and other multi-unit dwellings for which plans are approved pursuant to section 3791.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.105 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.105 | Certification of Fire Protection System Designers.

Effective: September 26, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 293 - 121st General Assembly|(A) The board of building standards shall certify individuals who design fire protection systems for buildings and who meet the requirements specified in this section. The board may establish separate certification categories for specific types of fire protection systems.(B) Any individual who wishes to obtain certification shall make application to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee and an initial certification fee. The initial certification fee shall be refunded if the applicant fails to obtain certification. Certification may be renewed annually upon payment of a renewal fee.Fees required to be paid under this division shall be established by rule adopted by the board. The application fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to processing the individual's application, the certification fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to certifying the individual, and the certification renewal fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to renewing the individual's certification.(C) Each applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has directly engaged in designing and preparing drawings for the category of the type of fire protection system for which the applicant seeks certification.(D) The board shall certify any qualified applicant who passes an examination prescribed either by the board or by the national institute for certification in engineering technologies. The examination shall demonstrate the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the category of the type of fire protection system for which the applicant seeks certification.(E) The board, after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke any category of certification of any individual who proves at any time to be incompetent to submit and certify plans and specifications for that category to the appropriate building department under section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, and may suspend or revoke all categories of certification of any individual who engages in any illegal or fraudulent acts in connection with the design of fire protection systems. (H) The board may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the administration and enforcement of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.106 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.106 | Devices to Regulate Ingress and Egress Through Doors in School Buildings.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The board of building standards shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the use of a device by a staff member of a public or private school or institution of higher education that prevents both ingress and egress through a door in a school building, for a finite period of time, in an emergency situation, and during active shooter drills. The rules shall provide that the use of a device is permissible only if the device requires minimal steps to remove it after it is engaged.The rules shall provide that the administrative authority of a building notify the police chief, or equivalent, of the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the building, and the fire chief, or equivalent, of the fire department that serves the political subdivision in which the building is located, prior to the use of such devices in a building.The rules may require that the device be visible from the exterior of the door.(B) The device described in division (A) of this section shall not be permanently mounted to the door.(C) Each public and private school and institution of higher education shall provide its staff members in-service training on the use of the device described in division (A) of this section. The school shall maintain a record verifying this training on file.(D) In consultation with the state board of education and the chancellor of higher education, the board shall determine and include in the rules a definition of "emergency situation." These rules shall apply to both existing and new school buildings.(E) As used in this section:(1) "Institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, a private nonprofit college or university located in this state that possesses a certificate of authorization issued pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, or a school located in this state that possesses a certificate of registration and one or more program authorizations issued by the state board of career colleges and schools under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code.(2) "Private school" means a chartered nonpublic school or a nonchartered nonpublic school.(3) "Public school" means any school operated by a school district board of education, any community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, any STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and any college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code.(4) "School building" means a structure used for the instruction of students by a public or private school or institution of higher education.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.107 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.107 | Hotel to Have Available Fire Warning Device Producing Visible Warning Signal.

Effective: September 26, 1984|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 22 - 115th General Assembly|Every hotel shall have available at least one operational single station automatic fire warning device approved by the fire official of jurisdiction, that produces a visible warning signal when activated by every product of combustion. The device, at the discretion of the owner, may also be activated by an early warning fire protection system. Hotels having fewer than seventy-five rooms shall have at least one warning device available for its guests. Hotels having more than seventy-five rooms shall have available for its guests, one device for every group of seventy-five rooms. Upon the request of a guest, such a device, if available, shall be installed in the guest's room.As used in this section, "hotel" means a hotel as defined in division (M) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.108 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.108 | Fire Suppression System Required in Certain New Tall Buildings Used for Human Occupancy.

Effective: September 15, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 139 - 118th General Assembly|(A) Every building constructed on or after the effective date of this section with floors used for human occupancy located more than seventy-five feet in height above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, shall have a fire suppression system installed and in operation in conformity with the rules of the board of building standards adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.(B) As used in this section:(1) "Fire suppression system" means a system that includes devices and equipment to detect a fire, actuate an alarm, and suppress or control a fire.(2) "Human occupancy" does not include floors of buildings where occupancy by humans is limited to ingress, egress, and limited access for maintenance and repair.(3) "Constructed" means either the date that the plans for a building were approved by the agency having jurisdiction pursuant to sections 3781.12 and 3791.04 of the Revised Code or the date that the permit was issued for the building, whichever occurs first.(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the authority of the board to adopt rules, pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, that require the installation and operation of fire suppression systems in buildings constructed on or after the effective date of this section with floors used for human occupancy located seventy-five feet in height or less above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access or as restricting the authority of the board existing before the effective date of this section to adopt or amend rules, pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, that would require the installation and operation of fire suppression systems.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.109 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.109 | Rest Room Facilities.

Effective: November 11, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 597 - 120th General Assembly|(A) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.(B) For purposes of this section, a building or part of a building is used for assembly purposes when the use of the building or part of a building conforms to assembly usage as adopted by rule under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.1010 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.1010 | Rules Regarding Installation of Storm Shelters on Certain School Buildings.

Effective: June 19, 2020|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 164 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) No rule of the board of building standards for the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings adopted under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require the installation of a storm shelter in any school building operated by a public or private school prior to November 30, 2022, or in any such school building undergoing or about to undergo construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance for which financing has been secured prior to that date. (B) Any rule adopted by the board that conflicts with this section shall not be effective with respect to any school building prior to November 30, 2022.  (C) As used in this section, "school building," "public school," and "private school" have the same meanings as in section 3781.106 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.112 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.112 | Security Facility May Use Delayed Egress and Coded Doors.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "secured facility" means any of the following: (1) A maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code;(2) A pediatric intensive care unit subject to rules adopted by the director of health pursuant to section 3702.11 of the Revised Code;(3) A children's hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code;(4) A hospital that is licensed under section 5119.33 of the Revised Code to receive mentally ill persons;(5) The portion of a nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code or in accordance with section 3721.09 of the Revised Code in which specialized care is provided to residents of the nursing home who have physical or mental conditions that require a resident to be restricted in the resident's freedom of movement for the health and safety of the resident, the staff attending the resident, or the general public.(B) A secured facility may take reasonable steps in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, to deny egress to confine and protect patients or residents of the secured facility who are not capable of self-preservation. A secured facility that wishes to deny egress to those patients or residents may use delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors to deny egress, on the condition that those doors are installed and used in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code. A secured facility also may install controlled-egress locks, in compliance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in compliance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, in areas of the secured facility where patients or residents who have physical or mental conditions that would endanger the patients or residents, the staff attending the patients or residents, or the general public if those patients or residents are not restricted in their freedom of movement. A secured facility that uses delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors, controlled-egress locks, or both, shall do both of the following:(1) Provide continuous, twenty-four-hour custodial care to the patients or residents of the facility;(2) Establish a system to evacuate patients or residents in the event of fire or other emergency. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.12 | Petition for Adoption, Amendment or Annulment of Rule or Regulation.

Effective: October 16, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|(A)(1) Any person may petition the board of building standards to adopt, amend, or annul a rule adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, or to permit the use of any particular fixture, device, material, system, method of manufacture, product of a manufacturing process, or method or manner of construction or installation that complies with performance standards adopted pursuant to section 3781.11 of the Revised Code, as regards the purposes declared in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, of the fixtures, devices, materials, systems, or methods or manners of construction, manufacture or installation described in any section of the Revised Code relating to those purposes, where the use is permitted by law. (2) Any person may petition the residential construction advisory committee to recommend a rule to update or amend the state residential building code.(B) Upon petition under division (A) of this section, the board shall cause to be conducted testing and evaluation that the board determines desirable of any fixture, device, material, system, assembly or product of a manufacturing process, or method or manner of construction or installation sought to be used under the rules the board adopts pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.(C) If the board, after hearing, determines it advisable to adopt the rule, amendment, or annulment, or to permit the use of the materials or assemblages petitioned for under division (A) of this section, it shall give at least thirty days' notice of the time and place of a public hearing as provided by section 119.03 of the Revised Code. No rule shall be adopted, amended, or annulled or the use of materials or assemblages authorized until after the public hearing. A copy of every rule, amendment, or annulment, and a copy of every approved material or assembly authorization signed by the chairperson of the board of building standards and sealed with the seal of the department of commerce shall, after final adoption or authorization by the board, be filed with the secretary of state and published as the board determines. The issuance of the authorization for the use of the materials or assemblages described in the petition constitutes approval for their use anywhere in this state. Any rule, amendment, or annulment does not take effect until a date the board fixes and states. No rule, amendment, or annulment applies to any building for which the plans or drawings, specifications, and data were approved prior to the time the rule, amendment, or annulment becomes effective. All hearings of the board are open to the public. Each member of the board may administer oaths in the performance of the member's duties.
Ohio Rev Code § 3781.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions|Section 3781.13 | Petition for Hearing on Action of Board.

Effective: May 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly|Any person interested, either because of ownership or occupation of any property affected by any rule described in section 3781.12 of the Revised Code, or as the producer, manufacturer, seller, or distributor, of any building material, industrialized unit, plumbing, heating, or ventilating system or device, or any other device, product, assembly, or equipment, the use of which is not provided for by any rule, may petition for a hearing on the reasonableness and lawfulness of any action of the board of building standards, adopting, amending, or annulling or refusing to adopt, amend, or annul the rule, in the manner provided in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code. Any petition for hearing shall be by verified petition filed with the board and shall set out specifically and in full detail the action of the board upon which a hearing is desired, the reason why that action is unreasonable or unlawful, and every issue the board should consider on the hearing. The petition shall be filed within thirty days after the record of the action of the board is filed in the office of the secretary of state, in cases where the record is required to be filed with the secretary of state; otherwise the petition shall be filed within thirty days after the action is taken. Upon receipt of the petition, after a hearing held within thirty days after the receipt of the petition and after notice has been given to the petitioner, the board may determine that the action is unreasonable or unlawful and annul any rule, confirm its prior action, or re-enact or amend any rule in the manner provided in section 3781.12 of the Revised Code. If the board does not determine the matter within two weeks after the hearing, the action may, at the option of the petitioner, be deemed to have been confirmed.