MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING REGULATIONS

1 MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING . REGULATIONS . COUNTY COMMISSION RESOLUTION # 06-1081. ADOPTED DATE: 11/20/06 EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/21/06. COUNTY COMMISSION RESOLUTION # 07-319 APPENDIX II AMENDMENTS. ADOPTED DATE: 4/9/07 - EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/10/07. COUNTY COMMISSION RESOLUTION #07-1192 AMENDMENTS. ADOPTED DATE: 12/10/07 - EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/10/08. COUNTY COMMISSION RESOLUTION #10-1085 APPENDIX II AMENDMENTS. ADOPTED DATE: 3/8/10 EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/8/10. 1. Table Of Contents To The MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE. SECTION : GENERAL. TITLE. PURPOSE. EFFECTIVE DATE. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. PARTIAL INVALIDITY. AUTHORITY. SECTION : STATE STATUTES, RULES, COUNTY REGULATIONS , ZONING. AND FIRE AUTHORITIES.

2 RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, OHIO LAW (STATUES AND RULES). NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, OHIO LAW (STATUES AND. RULES). MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION, OHIO LAW (STATUTES AND. RULES). MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS. RELATION TO TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE, AND CITY FIRE CODES. CHAPTER 2 - BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND PERMITS. SECTION : MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT. CREATION. MISSION. SECTION : PERMITS. PERMITS REQUIRED. APPLICANTS SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING AS APPLICABLE. CONDITIONS OF PERMITS. REQUEST FOR INSPECTION. CHAPTER 3 APPEALS. SECTION : MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING APPEALS. NON-RESIDENTIAL, OHIO STATUTE AND POWERS. RESIDENTIAL, OHIO RULE AND POWERS. COMPENSATION. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MEETINGS AND RECORDS. PROCEDURES. APPEAL PROCEDURE.

3 2. CHAPTER 4 - CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. SECTION : REGISTRATION. SECTION : RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER'S EXEMPTION. AFFIDAVIT. REGISTERED CONTRACTOR ALLOWED. REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR REQUIRED. SECTION : REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY. ELECTRICAL, HVAC, HYDRONICS, & REFRIGERATION. SECTION : APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. SECTION : EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION. EXPIRATION. RENEWAL. SECTION : REGISTRATION SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION BY THE CHIEF. BUILDING OFFICIAL. SUSPENSION FOR 21 DAY MAXIMUM. SUSPENSION EXCEEDING 21 DAYS OR REVOCATION. SECTION : FEE IN APPEAL ACTIONS. CHAPTER 5 - WORK RULES. SECTION : GENERAL. SECTION : JOB ACCESS. SECTION : DEFECTIVE/INCOMPLETE WORK. SECTION : THREE PERMITS IN VIOLATION. SECTION : WORK LACKING PERMIT OR REGISTRATION.

4 SECTION : ELECTRICAL SERVICE ENERGIZATION. SECTION : CONCEALING WIRING WITHOUT APPROVAL. SECTION : SERIOUS HAZARD WIRING. SECTION : FIRE REPAIRS. SECTION : ELECTRICAL SERVICE SCOPE. APPENDIX I STANDARDS FOR POLE TYPE CONSTRUCTION. APPENDIX II FEE SCHEDULE. APPENDIX III TRI- COUNTY MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL REWIRE ELECTRICAL. CODE - (DELETED). APPENDIX IV RESIDENTIAL CODE OF OHIO TABLE (1) CLIMATIC AND. GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA. 3. CHAPTER 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE. SECTION : GENERAL PROVISIONS. TITLE. These REGULATIONS promulgated by the COUNTY of MEDINA , State of Ohio, shall be known as the MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING REGULATIONS hereinafter referred to as MCBR . PURPOSE. The purpose of these REGULATIONS is to provide basic uniform REGULATIONS and reasonable performance objectives to achieve reasonable safeguards for the safety, health and welfare of the occupants of the buildings and the general public.

5 EFFECTIVE DATE. These REGULATIONS shall take effect as provided herein and shall supersede any previously adopted MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING Codes. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The provisions and requirements of these REGULATIONS shall be construed to be minimum requirements, and where not in conflict with any specific provision herein, shall not prohibit any person from exceeding these minimum requirements. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. Nothing contained in these REGULATIONS shall be deemed to nullify or repeal any provision of the zoning regulation or any other law pertaining to the location, use or type of construction of any structure or other condition to which these REGULATIONS may apply, except as such nullification or repeal may be specifically asserted by specific provisions of these REGULATIONS .

6 PARTIAL INVALIDITY. In the event any part or provision of these REGULATIONS is held to be illegal or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not have the effect of making illegal or void other parts or provisions of these REGULATIONS . It shall be presumed in such event that these REGULATIONS would have been enacted had such illegal or invalid parts or provisions not been included, and the remainder of these REGULATIONS shall continue in full force and effect regardless of the extent to which such illegal or invalid parts or provisions may be integrated in the remaining portions of these REGULATIONS . AUTHORITY. Authority to adopt these REGULATIONS is per Ohio Revised Code (ORC). & including the requirement to advertise and hold public hearings.

7 SECTION : STATE STATUTES, RULES, COUNTY REGULATIONS , ZONING. AND FIRE AUTHORITIES. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, OHIO LAW (STATUES AND RULES). MEDINA COUNTY shall regulate residential construction (one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and their accessory structures) in accordance with ORC 3781 and the rules adopted by the State of Ohio pursuant thereto in accordance with the certification issued by the State of Ohio, as herein. NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, OHIO LAW (STATUTES AND RULES). MEDINA COUNTY shall regulate non-residential construction as defined by ORC. 4. (B)(10) in accordance with ORC 3781, 3791, and the rules adopted by the State of Ohio pursuant thereto in accordance with the certification issued by the State of Ohio, as amended herein.

8 MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION, OHIO LAW (STATUTES AND. RULES). MEDINA COUNTY shall regulate manufactured home installation as defined by ORC (B) & (C) in accordance with ORC 4781 and the rules adopted by the State of Ohio pursuant thereto in accordance with the certification issued by the State of Ohio. MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS. Ohio law referenced above requires any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or change the occupancy of a BUILDING , residential BUILDING , or structure, or portion thereof, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing system the installation of which is regulated by State of Ohio rules, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the BUILDING official or residential BUILDING official as appropriate and obtain the required approval.

9 In addition to the approvals required above, owners or authorized agents shall make application to the BUILDING department for an additional instrument, which is a BUILDING permit. Approval of a permit requires compliance with: (A) MEDINA COUNTY Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Rules and REGULATIONS (Highway Engineering Department). (B) MEDINA COUNTY Flood Damage Reduction REGULATIONS (Highway Engineering Department). (C) MEDINA COUNTY Commissioners' Highway Use Manual (Highway Engineering Department). (D) MEDINA COUNTY Sanitary Engineering Department REGULATIONS . (E) MEDINA COUNTY Health Department REGULATIONS . (F) MEDINA COUNTY Auditor REGULATIONS regarding tax map parcel documentation. (G) Requirements in this regulation regarding heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor registration and electric contractor registration.

10 (H) Zoning REGULATIONS as enforced by the township, village, or city zoning authority. (I) State of Ohio rules adopted by the Board of BUILDING Standards and the Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission as applicable. Expiration of plan approvals under these rules causes the COUNTY permit(s) to be invalid. RELATION TO TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE, AND CITY FIRE CODES. In addition to complying with the MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING REGULATIONS it is the responsibility of the applicant to comply with all local fire codes in a township, village, or city that has enacted such codes. 5. CHAPTER 2 - BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND PERMITS. SECTION : MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT. CREATION. The MEDINA COUNTY BUILDING Department hereinafter the BUILDING Department is hereby created to administer and enforce these REGULATIONS .