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Adopted code
Ashtabula County - Building Department
The Ashtabula County Building Department, in the Old Courthouse at 25 W. Jefferson Street in Jefferson, issues residential building permits and states that it "is responsible for the enforcement of Ohio Building Codes for residential and commercial construction in Ashtabula County"; the City of Ashtabula's own zoning page says "Our office does not issue Building Permits" and that the city's zoning permit goes to "the County Building Department in Jefferson where they will issue you a building permit". Its residential permit application states "All Contractors must be registered with the County", and its page says permits cannot be issued until "Contractors are named and registered". The Residential Code of Ohio applies to one-, two- and three-family dwellings in the areas it serves as it does statewide. This listing covers the office's contact details and the rules state law sets for every Ohio jurisdiction; it does not cover any jurisdiction's own codified building ordinances.
Jurisdiction
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Address
25 W. Jefferson Street, Jefferson, OH 44047
Contact
- url: https://www.ashtabulacounty.gov/181/Building
- phone: 440-576-3737
Contractor registration required
Required
Adopted code
The Residential Code of Ohio (RCO), Ohio Administrative Code Division 4101:8, adopted by the Ohio Board of Building Standards, governs one-, two- and three-family dwellings statewide; its roof assemblies rule (OAC 4101:8-9-01) and administration rule (OAC 4101:8-1-01) carry an effective date of July 1, 2019. Ohio Rev. Code 3781.01(B) provides that the state residential building code "does not prevent a local governing authority from adopting additional regulations governing residential structures that do not conflict with the state residential building code". Under RCO 101.5, where no building department certified by the Board of Building Standards for residential buildings has jurisdiction, "the owner is not required to make submission of construction documents, seek approvals, request inspections, or obtain certificates of occupancy". In Ashtabula County, the Building Department enforces the Ohio building codes for residential and commercial construction and issues residential building permits. This record did not read Ashtabula County's own codified ordinances, so any additional local building regulation is not reflected here.
Ice & water shield
Required — SET BY STATE RULE. Table 301.2(1) of the Residential Code of Ohio (OAC 4101:8-3-01) marks ice barrier underlayment as required, and its footnote h states that "all jurisdictions in Ohio have a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming". RCO 905.1.2 then requires the ice barrier for asphalt shingles and the other listed coverings, consisting of "not fewer than two layers of underlayment cemented together, or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet", extending from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces "to a point not less than 24 inches (610 mm) inside the exterior wall line of the building", and on slopes of 8 in 12 or steeper not less than 36 inches measured along the slope from the eave edge. The section's own exception covers "Detached accessory structures and roof assemblies terminating at a vertical wall over unconditioned floor areas". Ohio Rev. Code 3781.01(B) lets a city add regulations that do not conflict with the state code; this record did not read Ashtabula County's own ordinances.
About ice & water barrierDeck & sheathing requirements
SET BY STATE RULE. RCO 905.2.1 (OAC 4101:8-9-01) provides: "Asphalt shingles shall be fastened to solidly sheathed decks." RCO 905.6.1 sets the same rule for slate: "Slate shingles shall be fastened to solidly sheathed roofs." Ohio Rev. Code 3781.01(B) lets a city add regulations that do not conflict with the state code; this record did not read Ashtabula County's own ordinances.
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