Explanation
The Columbus Department of Building and Zoning Services is the agency that is certified by the Ohio Board of Building Standards to enforce all provisions of Chapters 3781 and 3791 of the Ohio Revised Code and the rules of the Board. The Ohio Building Code (OBC), and the Residential Code of Ohio (RCO) are incorporated into the Columbus Building Code through City Code Chapter 4103.
Following the provisions of Section 102.2 of the OBC and RCO, the Chief Building Official of a certified agency may make further and additional regulations, not in conflict with Chapters 3781 and 3791 of the Ohio Revised Code, or with the rules of the Board of Building Standards. The current code does not provide safe and sanitary termination or abandonment of existing plumbing fixtures or appurtenances. This proposed code change will establish termination and abandonment provisions, while also providing definitions for new terms, including adding the definition of point of service.
A Public Hearing was held before the Skilled Trades Review Board on January 17, 2024, and the Columbus Building Commission on February 20, 2024, whereupon the Skilled Trade Review Board and the Building Commission voted to approve the code changes and recommend that it be forwarded to the Columbus City Council for adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend various sections, and enact new sections, of Title 41, the Columbus Building Code, to establish termination and abandonment provisions for existing plumbing fixtures or appurtenances and provide definitions of new terms.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Building and Zoning Services is the agency that is certified by the Ohio Board of Building Standards to enforce provisions of the rules of the Board, Chapters 3781 and 3791 of the Ohio Revised Code and of Chapter 4101:1-1-01 and section 102.2 of the Ohio Administrative Code relating to other laws; and
WHEREAS, the OBC and RCO permit municipal...
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