Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Building and Zoning Service is the agency that is certified by the Board of Building Standards to enforce all provisions of the rules of the Board and of Chapters 3781 and 3791 of the Revised Code relating to construction, arrangement, and the erection of residential buildings or parts thereof and has adopted the Residential Code of Ohio for One-,Two-, and Three-Family Dwellings, also known as the RCO, as stipulated by the Columbus Building Code (Title 41) for such work on all one-, two- and three-family dwellings within the City.
The RCO does not regulate the design and construction of residential swimming pools and requires a separate adoption. The current adoption for swimming pools, “Appendix G - Pools” of the 2003 International Residential Code is outdated and lacks current technology and safeguards.
Therefore, in consideration of this issue, together with the necessity to maintain relevancy with the current building industry standards, the residential swimming pool section of the current adopted Ohio Building Code shall be in full force as the regulation for residential swimming pools.
A Public Hearing was held before the Board of Review of General and Home Improvement Contractors on July 11, 2018, and the Columbus Building Commission on August 21, 2108, whereupon the Board of Review of General and Home Improvement Contractors and the Building Commission voted to recommend this proposed Ordinance be forwarded to the Columbus City Council for adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend Section 4127.01 of the Columbus Building Code by replacing “Appendix G - Pools” of the 2003 Residential Code with the residential swimming pool section of the current adopted Ohio Building Code; and to repeal Section 4127.03 of the Columbus Building Code.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Building and Zoning Services is the agency that is certified by the Board of Building Standards...
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