§ 4113.27. Information on plans and specifications.  


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  • Except as noted, plans and specifications shall be prepared, or their preparation shall be supervised, and shall bear the seal of a registered design professional in the state. Plans shall be drawn to scale upon a substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this Building Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. The first sheet of each set of plans shall give the house and street address of the work and the name of the owner or agent and the person who prepared them. Plans shall include a plot plan showing the location of the proposed building and of every existing building adjacent on the property. Plans shall include a complete description of the mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems of the building where required. These shall include, but not be limited to, plumbing schematics, HVAC, duct and piping layouts and lighting and power equipment layouts and how these systems will be installed

    In lieu of detailed specifications the Chief Building Official may approve references on the plans to a specific section or part of this Building Code or other ordinances or laws. Computations, stress diagrams, and other data sufficient to show the correctness of the plans shall be submitted when required by the chief building official Construction documents required to be submitted by the Ohio Building Code (OBC) shall comply with all provisions of that code.

    One-, Two- and Three-Family Dwellings. The requirement that plans must be prepared or supervised by a licensed architect or engineer may be waived by the Chief Building Official.

    Plans and specifications submitted for structures to be located in the flood plain as determined by the flood profile and the flood boundary and floodway map on file in the office of the Department shall include a certificate by a registered professional engineer stating that the design and methods of construction of proposed structures comply with the anchoring and floodproofing procedures as outlined in the Building Code and that the floodproofing methods are adequate to withstand the flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces and other factors associated with the base flood.

    The Department shall maintain such certificates on file which shall be open for inspection.

(Ord. 1483-97 § 2 (part); Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1669-01 § 7; Ord. No. 1443-2009, § 5, 11-16-2009)