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							Rule 4101:13-1-01 | Official address of the board of building appeals.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			
				Effective: September 1, 2000 
				Promulgated Under: Ch 119. The board of building appeals shall maintain its official office in
		the department of commerce, division of industrial compliance, at its official
		address. 
					
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					12/29/1978, 3/1/1996
 
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							Rule 4101:13-1-02 | Quorum.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			
				Effective: September 1, 2000 
				Promulgated Under: Ch 119. A majority of the members of the board of building appeals
		constitutes a quorum to transact business, and any vacancy shall not impair the
		right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the board so
		long as a majority remains. 
					
						Last updated September 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM Supplemental Information
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					12/29/1978
 
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							Rule 4101:13-1-03 | Filing of documents.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			
				Each notice of appeal, application, or other
		document shall be filed with the official office of the board. 
					
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							Rule 4101:13-1-04 | Appeal from orders enforcing the Ohio building code, the Ohio elevator code, the Ohio boiler pressure and vessel code, and the Ohio fire code.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			
				Every notice of appeal must be filed by the
		aggrieved party within thirty days of the mailing date of the adjudication
		order or thirty days from the receiving date of a citation issued pursuant to
		section 3737.41 or 3737.42 of the Revised Code. The notice of appeal must be
		legible and include the following information: (A) The name and address of the applicant or
		  appellant; (B) The name of the officer or body issuing the adjudication
		  order or citation that is being appealed; (C) A
		  copy of the adjudication order or citation that is being appealed;
		  and (D) The reason for the appeal, the relief sought, and any
		  supporting documents or other pertinent information. 
					
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							Rule 4101:13-1-05 | Motions, applications, and requests.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			
				Effective: September 1, 2000 
				Promulgated Under: Ch 119. After the docketing of an appeal, and at any time prior to its final
		adjudication, any motion, application, or request addressed to the board of
		building appeals in such proceeding must be submitted in writing. When any such
		motion, application, or request draws in question any fact not apparent from
		the original papers, transcript, or record, such motion, application, or
		request must be accompanied by a memorandum displaying such fact. 
					
						Last updated September 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM Supplemental Information
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							Rule 4101:13-1-08 | Continuances.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			
				Continuances and adjournments may be ordered by the
		board on its own motion or may be granted by it on motion or application of
		either party filed in writing and showing good and sufficient cause therefor.
		Any such motion must be directed to the board and may be acted upon by the
		board or by the executive secretary of the board. 
					
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							Rule 4101:13-1-10 | Stipulations.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			
				The parties may, by stipulation, agree on any facts
		involved in the proceedings by filing a written stipulation with the board or
		by orally presenting such stipulation at the hearing, but the board may
		thereafter require development of any fact necessary to a proper determination
		of a controversy. 
					
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							Rule 4101:13-1-11 | Exhibits.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			
				Effective: September 1, 2000 
				Promulgated Under: Ch 119. The parties may present any exhibits deemed necessary as part of
		their testimony. 
					
						Last updated September 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM Supplemental Information
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							Rule 4101:13-1-12 | Procedure for notice of public meetings.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			
				(A) The board of building appeals shall
		  give notice of all public meetings as provided for in division (F) of section
		  121.22 of the Revised Code. (B) This notice shall be filed with the
		  superintendent of the department of commerce, division of industrial
		  compliance, stating the time, place, and purpose of each regularly scheduled
		  meeting and the time, place, and purpose of each special meeting called by the
		  board of building appeals. The time and place of all regularly scheduled
		  meetings, and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings shall be
		  published by the board on its website. (C) Any person may obtain advance
		  notification of all meetings at which any specific type of public business is
		  to be discussed or may request to be placed upon a general subscription mailing
		  list. The executive secretary of the board of building appeals shall maintain a
		  list of all persons who have requested such notification. Such notice shall be
		  mailed no later than seven calendar days prior to the day of the
		  meeting. (D) The board of building appeals,
		  through the department of commerce, shall maintain a list of news media that
		  have requested in writing to be given advance notice of all public meetings.
		  This advance notice shall be given at least seven days prior to the public
		  meeting. In the event of a special meeting by the board, the news media shall
		  be given at least twenty-four hours advance notice. If there is an emergency,
		  the board shall give the news media who have requested it immediate
		  notification. 
					
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							Rule 4101:13-1-13 | Fees for filing and processing of appeals.
						
					
					  
						
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			
				(A) An administrative fee of two hundred
		  dollars shall be charged for the filing and processing of all appeals on
		  adjudication orders and citations issued pursuant to Chapters 3781., 3791., and
		  sections 3737.41, 3737.42, 4104.02, 4104.06, 4104.43, 4104.44, 4104.45,
		  4105.011, and 4105.11 of the Revised Code. (B) The board, at its own discretion, may waive the
		  administrative fee and order a refund. 
					
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