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...Every hotel shall have available at least one operational single station automatic fire warning device approved by the fire official of jurisdiction, that produces a visible warning signal when activated by every product of combustion. The device, at the discretion of the owner, may also be activated by an early warning fire protection system. Hotels having fewer than seventy-five rooms shall have at least one warnin...

...(A) Every building constructed on or after the effective date of this section with floors used for human occupancy located more than seventy-five feet in height above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, shall have a fire suppression system installed and in operation in conformity with the rules of the board of building standards adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B) As used in ...

...(A) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B...

...(A) No rule of the board of building standards for the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings adopted under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require the installation of a storm shelter in any school building operated by a public or private school or in any such school building undergoing or about to undergo construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance. (B) Any rule ado...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Alarm system" means a device or system that transmits a signal intended to summon law enforcement to a county, township, or municipal corporation in response to an alleged violation of an offense under Chapter 2911. of the Revised Code occurring in a nonresidential zone of the applicable county, township, or municipal corporation. The term includes an alarm that emits an audible si...

... (1) For nonresidential buildings, provide uniform minimum standards and requirements, and for residential buildings, provide standards and requirements that are uniform throughout the state, for construction and construction materials, including construction of industrialized units, to make residential and nonresidential buildings safe and sanitary as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Formula...

...effect. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the standards and rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C.A. 12101, as amended, and the "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988," 102 Stat. 1619, 42 U.S.C.A. 3601, as amended. (2) For purposes of enforcement by the Ohio civil rights commission on...

...sed Code in which specialized care is provided to residents of the nursing home who have physical or mental conditions that require a resident to be restricted in the resident's freedom of movement for the health and safety of the resident, the staff attending the resident, or the general public. (B) A secured facility may take reasonable steps in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under ...

...me and place of a public hearing as provided by section 119.03 of the Revised Code. No rule shall be adopted, amended, or annulled or the use of materials or assemblages authorized until after the public hearing. A copy of every rule, amendment, or annulment, and a copy of every approved material or assembly authorization signed by the chairperson of the board of building standards and sealed with the ...

...or equipment, the use of which is not provided for by any rule, may petition for a hearing on the reasonableness and lawfulness of any action of the board of building standards, adopting, amending, or annulling or refusing to adopt, amend, or annul the rule, in the manner provided in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code. Any petition for hearing shall be by verified petition filed with ...

...rmed by determination of the board as provided in said section, may commence an action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county against the board as defendant to set aside, vacate, or amend any such provision on the ground that the provision is unreasonable or unlawful and the said court is hereby authorized and vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine such action. The board shall be served wit...

...The construction, use, or occupation of any building which is declared by sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, section 3781.031, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, to be a public nuisance may be enjoined in a proceeding instituted in the name of any department or officer mentioned in section 3781.03 of the Revised Code in the court of common pleas of the county in which said building is or will be situated.

... fire marshal, except as specifically provided in those sections, nor exempt any officer or department from the obligation of enforcing all laws. Those sections do not limit any of the powers conferred upon municipal corporations by the constitution or the laws of this state.

...The board of building standards may require the department of commerce to make such investigations, reports, and tests and submit such information as it deems necessary to assist it in the determination of any question coming before it, and may utilize for such purpose the services of the engineering experiment station at the Ohio state university.

...Wherever Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted pursuant to those chapters describe particular fixtures, devices, materials, systems, method of manufacture, product of a manufacturing process, or methods or manners of construction or installation pertaining to nonresidential buildings, those descriptions prescribe minimum standards of safety and sanitary conditions that a particular fix...

...(A) Every manufactured home, as defined in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, shall be constructed in accordance with the federal construction and safety standards established by the secretary of housing and urban development pursuant to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 700, 42 U.S.C.A. 5401, 5403. The federal standards shall be the exclusive cons...

...d Code per diem. The department shall provide and assign to the board such employees as are required by the board to perform its functions. The board may adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and 3791.04 of the Revised Code, and may change them in its discretion. The board may establish reasonable fees, based on actual costs for administration of filing and processing, not...

...The Ohio board of building appeals has no authority to hear any case based on the Ohio residential building code or to grant any variance to the Ohio residential building code.

... Chapter 3791. of the Revised Code to provide for appeals from adjudication orders arising from the certified municipal corporation or county. (B) A certified local board of building appeals has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide all adjudication hearings arising from rulings of the local chief enforcement official concerning the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 3791. of the Revised Code and any rules a...

...tion equipment. (X) "Cable service provider" has the same meaning as in section 1332.01 of the Revised Code. (Y) "Electric cooperative" and "electric utility" have the same meanings as in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code.

...excavation site, the notifications it provided regarding a proposed excavation site, and the date and time of each notification. (D) Each utility fully participating in a protection service pursuant to this section shall also participate in its affiliated positive response system. Each utility participating in a protection service on a limited basis shall directly communicate to the excavator the presence or a...

...ities and the service or association provides that training. An excavator, contractor, or utility also may obtain the training from such a service or association without becoming a member.

...cipants, the protection service shall provide notice of the proposed excavation to each participant in the service that has underground utility facilities in the area of the proposed excavation site. Except as provided in section 3781.271 of the Revised Code, in the case of limited basis participants, the protection service shall notify the developer or the designer employed by the developer of the name of each limit...

...articipants, shall be responsible for providing current contact information to the protection service.

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C), (D), (E), and (F) of this section, at least forty-eight hours but not more than ten working days before commencing excavation, the excavator shall notify a protection service of the location of the excavation site and the date on which excavation is planned to commence. (B) On receipt of notice under division (A) of this section, the protection service shall ...