The Ohio Common Sense Initiative sent this bulletin at 04/14/2025 09:25 AM EDT
April 14, 2025
Request for Public Comment: Proposed 2024 OBC, OMC & OPC Amendments
The Board of Building Standards is proposing rule amendments to the 2024 Ohio, Mechanical & Plumbing Codes to add provisions for modular rooms, add provisions for alarm notification priorities based upon emergency response plan, exclude institutions of higher education from exception for separate facilities, add provisions for use of GRFP, adopt 2024 IMC Chapter 11, add language from 2024 IPC for use of plastic pan for water heaters, and to make other editorial corrections and clarifications.
OBC Rules – OAC 4101:1-1-01, 4101:1-2-01, 4101:1-3-01, 4101:1-4-01, 4101:1-5-01, 4101:1-9-01, 4101:1-10-01, 4101:1-11-01, 4101:1-13-01, 4101:1-17-01, 4101:1-19-02, 4101:1-29-01, 4101:1-30-01, 4101:1-31-01, 4101:1-34-01, 4101:1-35-01
OMC Rules – 4101:2-1-01, 4101:2-4-01, 4101:2-6-01, 4101:2-9-01, 4101:2-11-01, 4101:2-13-01, 4101:2-15-01
OPC Rules – 4101:3-1-01, 4101:3-3-01, 4101:3-4-01, 4101:3-5-01, 4101:3-6-01, 4101:3-7-01, 4101:3-15-01
View Business Impact Analysis and Proposed Rules
These rules are open for comment between April 14, 2025 and May 9, 2025.
Please send your written comments on these rules to BBS@com.ohio.gov and CSIPublicComments@governor.ohio.gov