Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4101:7 - Certification of Building Departments, Building Department Personnel, Local Boards of Building Appeals, and Fire Protection System Designers › Chapter 4101:7-1 - Generally › Section 4101:7-1-01 - General

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As authorized by the Revised Code, the board of building
				standards has adopted rules for the certification of building departments,
				building department personnel, local boards of building appeals, and fire
				protection system designers as specified in paragraphs (A) to (D) of this rule.
				Additionally, the board has adopted rules for the recognition of accreditation
				bodies, conformity assessment bodies, and industry trade association
				certification programs as specified in paragraph (E) of this rule.
				The board has also adopted rules which address the fees
				charged by building departments and prescribe the fees charged by the division
				of industrial compliance as specified in paragraph (F) of this rule.
				Applications for certification or recognition shall be submitted to the board
				of building standards and shall be made on forms prescribed by the board and
				found on the board's website at
www.com.ohio.gov/dico/bbs/
.
(A) Building department certification. Before
			 exercising authority in the enforcement of the rules of the board in accordance
			 with rule 4101:1-1-01 of  the Administrative Code, including the acceptance and approval of plans and the performance of inspections, municipal, township, and county building departments shall be certified by the board of building standards as required in division (E) of section 3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-2-01 of  the Administrative Code.
(B)
			 Building department personnel certification. Before exercising authority in the
			 enforcement of the rules of the board in accordance with rule 4101:1-1-01 of  the Administrative Code, including the acceptance and approval of plans and the performance of inspections, municipal, township and county building departments' required personnel shall be certified by the board of building
			 standards as required in division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code.
(C)
			 Boards of building appeals certification. Before hearing and deciding
			 adjudication hearings, local boards of building appeals shall be certified by
			 the board of building standards as required in section
			  3781.20 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-4-01 of  the Administrative Code.
(D)
			 Fire protection system designer certification. Before designing an automatic
			 sprinkler system or other water-based fire protection system, a fire alarm
			 system, or a special hazards suppression system for submission to a certified
			 building department for approval, an individual must be certified by the board
			 of building standards as required in section
			  3781.105 
			 of the Revised Code and rules 4101:7-5-01 of  the Administrative Code.
(E)
			 Criteria for board recognition of accreditation bodies, conformity assessment
			 bodies and industry trade association certification programs. Before providing
			 services, any accreditation body, conformity assessment body, or industry trade
			 association certification program shall be recognized by the board as
			 authorized by division (C) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and as prescribed in section 114 of rules 4101:1-1-01 and  4101:8-1-01 of  the Administrative Code and as specified in rule 4101:7-6-01 of  the Administrative Code.
(F)
								Fees. The fees for examination of construction
			 documents and for conducting inspections when performed by the division of
			 industrial compliance are as prescribed in rule 4101:7-7-01 of  the Administrative Code.