Ohio Board of Building Standards Stakeholder Meeting

Board of Building Standards Stakeholder Meeting:

At its meeting on January 26, 2024, the Board of Building Standards adopted amendments to the Residential Code of Ohio effective March 1, 2024.

The Board initiated the rule change process in March 2023 and the rules have been available in draft form on the Board’s website.  The final adopted rules with rule development history can be found at the following link:

2019 Residential Code of Ohio Amendments | Ohio Department of Commerce

The amendments include the following:

• 4101:8-4-01:   Brings back exceptions for frost protection; and
• 4101:8-34-01: Adopts by reference 2023 NFPA 70 with Ohio modifications; and
• 4101:8-44-01: Adopts updated referenced editions of selected standards.

If you have questions related to these amendments, please contact the Board Office at: (614) 644-2613 or BBS@com.ohio.gov.

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