Document Catalogue Using Technology to Support the Enforcement and Building Communities You may browse the list below, or: Forms (numbered documents from 100 to 299) Residential Personnel Applications Certified Building Department Forms/Miscellaneous Forms Certified Residential Building Department Forms/Miscellaneous Forms Building Department Support Documents BBS Memos Code Cases & Legal Opinions Industrialized Units  A free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print the following .PDF forms. Personnel Applications 100 Certified Building Department Personnel Experience & Exam Requirements Matrix 102 Building Department Personnel and ESI Certification Application 112 Fire Protection System Component Designer Application 114 Trainee Sponsor and Supervisor Forms – Use With Form 102 Above 116 Application for Certification Renewal 122 Automatic Fire Protection System Designer Renewal Application Back to the top of the page Residential Personnel Applications 150 Certified Residential Building Department Personnel Experience & Exam Reqmnts. Matrix 152 Residential Building Department Personnel Application 154 Residential Trainee Sponsor and Supervisor Forms – Use With Form 152 Above 156 Residential Certification Renewal Application 158 Residential Certification Simplified – A Guide to the Process   Back to the top of the page Certified Building Department Forms/Miscellaneous Forms 200 Appendix Z - Listing of Ohio Certified Building Departments 204 Application for Building Department Certification 208 Prescribed Three Percent Assessment Report Form 210 Application for Testing Laboratory Accreditation 212 Application for Industrialized Unit Manufacturer Authorization 213 Industrialized Unit Insignia Request Form 214 Industrialized Unit Shipping Report Form 216 Application for Continuing Education Course Approval 218 BBS Approved Continuing Education Courses 220 Appendix O -Accredited Authoritative Agencies 222 Appendix P - Approved National Evaluation and Accreditation Services 226 Code Change Petition Rules/Procedure 228 Sample Certificate of Occupancy 230 Duties of the Board of Building Standards - Chart 232 Yearly Operational Report Back to the top of the page Certified Residential Building Department Forms/Miscellaneous Forms 250 Application for Residential Building Department Certification 252 Sample Contract Agreement for Residential Building Department 254 Prescribed One Percent Residential Assessment Report Form 256 Sample Resolution/Ordinance adopting the Residential Code of Ohio 260 RCO Section 106 Commentary 262 Residential Yearly Operational Report   Back to the top of the page BBS Memos    (Caution, these documents may be obsolete; they were issued at a particular point in time. The codes have since changed, legislation has been adopted, etc.) 301 Handicapped Parking 09/91 302 Middleburg Heights vs. BBS - Info. 09/91 303 Childcare Facilities Approval 01/92 304 Introduction of ADA and FHAA 07/92 305 Middleburg Heights Results 01/93 306 General Update and Intro of Three Percent Assessment 06/93 307 Three Percent Assessment Questions and Answers 06/93 308 Child and Adult Care Facilities 10/93 311 Municipal Document Retention Schedules 05/95 313 Floor Drains in Elevator Pits 07/95 314 Relocated Buildings and Industrialized Units 07/95 315 New HVAC Venting Requirements 07/95 316 Seal Law Update I 07/95 317 Seal Law Update II 11/95 318 Commercial Exhaust Hoods 11/95 319 Industrialized Unit Approved Plans 12/95 320 Seal Law Update III 01/96 321 Seal Law Update IV 02/96 322 Drywall Product Alert 03/96 323 Seal Law Update V 04/96 325 BOCA-ES Information 08/96 326 LULA Elevator Information 12/96 327 Egress Doorways 12/96 328 NICET Certification for Fire Protection System Designers 02/97 329 Seal Law Update VI 03/97 332 Clarification of Types of Systems ASSDs Design 10/97 335 Use Group I-2 and Corridors Used for Movement of Beds 01/98 336 Ohio Building/Mechanical/Plumbing Codes Effective Dates 03/98 337 Fireworks Facilities Construction Document Review/Approv 04/98 338 Accessibility and the OBBC-Common Questions & Answers 05/98 339 OBBC Changes Effecting Projects Using Industrialized Units 05/98 340 Electrical Service Utilities and the Certified Building Dept. 06/98 341 Issuing a Certificate of Occupancy For an Existing Building 07/98 342 Acceptance Testing of Smoke Control Systems 07/98 344 Addendum Letters, Correction Letters & Adjudication Orders 11/98 345 Addendum Letters, Correction Letters & Adjudication-Part 2 12/98 346 Omega Sprinkler Recall Information 03/99 347 BBS 1999 Mandatory Education Course Registration Info 04/99 348 OBBC 1017.4.1.2 Special Locking Arrangements 12/99 349 Construction In and Around Airports 12/99 350 Visual Alarms: advisory for proper installation and operation 07/00 351 Building Service Equipment Platforms versus Mezzanines 08/00 352 Architect’s Seal and Certified Building Departments 08/01 353 Update on Ohio’s Industrialized Unit Program 10/01 354 Certified Building Departments and Contractor Licensing 11/01 355 Preparing for the 2002 Codes 11/01 356 Sample Optional Ordinance for Local Adoption of OBC, OMC, OPC 358 Industrialized Unit Document Review Process - Summer 2002 359 Hotel/Motel Licensure & 2002 OBC 360 Factory-Built/Industrialized Unit 2004 02/04 361 Use of Current Code as an Alternate Compliance Method Until 9/05 02/05 363 Ohio's Industrialized Unit Program   364 Residential Building System Descriptions   365 Residential Energy Code 07/07 366 the RCO, the Emergency Order, and the National Electric Code and the Int. Energy Conservation Code 04/08 Back to the top of the page Building Department Support Documents 400 OBC Appendix E-Energy Conservation Compliance Methods 403 Self-Certification Form for On-Line Energy Course – 3hrs. – BO, MPE, BI, MI, RIUI 404 Local Boards of Appeals - Organization and Operation 405 Pre-Engineered Kitchen Hood Fire Suppression Systems - Recommended Submission Checklist 407 Report on Building Codes and Fire Safety 410 Required Information for eCodes Subscription 412 User Instructions for The Ohio Online Library of Codes 414 OBC Chapter 1 Commentary 416 Board of Building Appeals Application Back to the top of the page Archived Legal Opinions/Attorney General Opinions 600 Agricultural Exemption - AG Opinion 3440, 28 Nov 1962-Owner’s Residence Not Part of 601 Agricultural Exemption-AG Opinion 69-078, 3 July 1969-Raising & Care of Dogs Not Agricultural 602 Agricultural Exemption - AG Opinion 89-025, 15 May 1989-Charter Counties Can Regulate 603 Agricultural Exemption - Mentor Lagoons vs. Zoning Bd of Appeals, 18 June 1958 - Polo Club 604 Accessibility-AG Opinion 82-048, 2 July 1982-BBS May Adopt Rules Including Exceptions (3781.111) 606 Certification-AG Opinion 78-008, 3 March 1978-Cnty. Bldg. Dept. & Variances, Authority in Contract Jurisdictions 607 Certification-AG Informal Opinion, 7 May 1978-Bldg. Dept. Authority Outside Its Jurisdiction 608 Certification-AG Opinion 4489, 1 August 1935-City Building Outside City Limits: Elevators Are Inspected By State 609 Certification-AG Informal Opinion, 10 March 198 -Fees For Exams For Certification Administered By Third Parties 610 Certification - Legal Opinion, 25 March 1981-Procedure Required To Be Followed To Deny Application 611 Certification-AG Opinion, 97-023, 17 April 1997-Township Bldg. Dept. Status When County Becomes Certified 612 Certification-AG Opinion, 81-078, 4 December 1981-Township Trustee W/ ESI Certification Performing Inspections 613 Conflict - Dept. Of Commerce Memorandum of Law-Conflicts Between The OBBC and the OFC 614 Construction Documents -AG Opinion, 93-010, 14 May 1993-When Submitted To A Dept. Are Public Records 615 Decertification-AG Opinion, 86-076, 13 November 1986-Board Of Building Appeals May Not Petition To Decertify 616 Ethics - Medina County Prosecuting Attorney Opinion, 28 July 1997- County ESI Conducting ESI Education Classes 617 Federal Preemption-Carlie Smith vs. County of Santa Barbara, 12 October 1988-OBBC & Bldgs. Leased To Fed. Gov. 618 Federal Preemption-Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, 21 March 1973-Jurisdiction Over Federal Areas within States 619 Flood Plain Requirements-AG Informal Opinion, 26 February 1998 - BBS Authority To Enforce Flood Plain Regs. 620 Gas Piping-AG Opinion, 94-030, 20 May 1994-Board of Health or Health Dept. Cannot Contract W/ Dept. To Inspect 621 Industrialized Units/Manufactured (HUD) Units-AG Opinion, 93-002, 8 January 1993-Local Rules & Regs. Involving 622 Industrialized Units - AG Informal Opinion, 30 October 1979 - BBS Can Not Waive Its Rules For IU Approval 623 Manufactured Home Parks-AG Opinion, 91-020, 15 April 1991-Sale & Ownership of Parcels In Manuf. Home Parks 624 Plumbing - AG Opinion, 92-043, 22 September 1992 - County Commissioners No Authority to Adopt Plumbing Regs. 625 Plumbing - AG Opinion, 66-172, 27 October 1966-One-, Two-Family Dwellings and County Health District Regs. 626 Plumbing-AG Opinion, 1245, 11 April 1960-County Commissioners No Reg. Of 1-, 2-, 3-Family Plumbing 627 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 65-70, 28 April 1965-Quorum Must Be Present 628 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 78-047, 14 July 1978-Quorum Must Be Present To Conduct Business 629 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 639, 14 July 1957-Quorum Must Be Present, Can’t Act Through Quorum Maj. 630 Quorum Of Boards, Etc.-AG Opinion, 85-095, 27 December 1985-Quorum Must Be Present 631 Retroactivity-AG Opinion, 84-037, 28 June 1984-Vested Rights Doctrine Prevents Retroactive Application Of Codes 633 Signs-AG Opinion, 87-081, 30 October 1987-Free-Standing Billboards Are regulated By OBBC & Other Regulations 634 State Preemption-AG Opinion, 5110, 26 April 1955-County Bldg. Depts. Without Jurisdiction Over State Buildings 635 State Preemption-AG Opinion, 3528, Municipal Building Depts. Without Jurisdiction Over State Buildings 636 State Preemption-AG Opinion, 86-026, 6 May 1986-State Has Jurisdiction For Adjutant General’s Facilities 637 Plumbing-AG Opinion, 99-009, 2 February 1999-Cnty. Bds. of Health Cannot License Plumbing Contractors 638 Plumbing-AG Opinion, 99-048, 2 Sept. 1999-Gen. Hlth. Dist. Cannot Set Ed. Req. For Registering Plmbg Contr. 639 Municipality- Elevator inspection ordinance non-effective beyond territorial limits (no extraterritorial jurisdiction) 640 City of Cuyahoga Falls Legal Opinion - 6 Feb 1997-Agricultural Buildings 641 Existing Buildings and Current Requirements - Common Pleas Court, Columbiana County 642 Plumbing-AG Opinion 643 Agricultural Uses Within Municipal Corporations - 3rd District Court of Appeals, Hardin County 644 Denying Certification - Franklin County Court of Common Pleas - Vargo vs. Ohio Board of Building Standards 645 Nuclear Power Plants - AG Opinion, 82-092 - Board Has No Jurisdiction 646 Private Business Activities of Code Enforcement Officials – AG Opinion 2004-03 Back to the top of the page