Ohio Admin. Code 4101:1-3-01 - Occupancy classification and use
Chapter 3 of the International Building Code, 2021 edition, as incorporated by reference and modified in Section 101.1.1 of this code, is further modified as follows:
Change the word "kitchens" to "food service establishments"
Change the word "kitchens" to "food service establishments"
Change the word "kitchen" to "food service establishment"
In the row titled "Explosives", Class Division 1.4G, add superscript "s" to the Group "H-3", change the value of maximum allowed quantity of stored solid pounds from "125" pounds to "0" pounds, add superscript "r" to the "0", and add footnotes "r" and "s" that read:
Exception: Ambulatory care facilities and outpatient clinics are classified as Group B.
Alcohol and drug centers
Assisted living facilities
Congregate care facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
Foster care facilities
Detoxification facilities
Hospitals
Nursing homes
Psychiatric hospitals
Correctional centers
Detention centers
Jails
Prerelease centers
Prisons
Reformatories
Adult day care
Child day care
Boarding houses ( transient ) with more than 10 occupants
Congregate living facilities ( transient ) with more than 10 occupants
Hotels ( transient )
Motels ( transient )
SRO (Single room occupancy) facility (transient)
Transient lodging structures
Exception: If the owner provides documentation that the structure is not a place of public accommodation as defined in 28 C.F.R. 36.104;
Hotel licensure requirements of Chapter 3731 of the Revised Code may apply to the occupancy of a transient lodging structure but are outside the scope of this code.
Exception: If the owner provides documentation that the structure is not a place of public accommodation as defined in 28 C.F.R. 36.104;
Exceptions : Semi-primitive transient lodging structures are not required to comply with the following provisions of the Residential Code of Ohio:
Exception: If the owner provides documentation that the structure is not a place of public accommodation as defined in 28 C.F.R. 36.104;
Exceptions : Primitive or semi-primitive transient lodging structures greater than 400 sq. ft. in area are not required to comply with the following provisions of the Residential Code of Ohio:
Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with more than 16 occupants where occupants share an exit
Boarding houses (nontransient)
Convents
Dormitories
Fraternities and sororities
Monasteries
Hotels (nontransient)
Live/work units
Motels (nontransient)
SRO (Single room occupancy) facility (nontransient)
Vacation timeshare properties
Care facilities that provide accommodations for five or fewer persons receiving care
Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with 16 or fewer occupants per dwelling unit
Boarding houses (nontransient)
Convents
Dormitories
Fraternities and sororities
Monasteries
Congregate living facilities (transient) with 10 or fewer occupants Boarding houses (transient)
Lodging houses (transient) with five or fewer guest rooms and 10 or fewer occupants
Vacation timeshare properties
A Group R-3 one-, two- or three-family dwelling used exclusively as care facilities for an aggregate of five or fewer persons receiving care and are incapable of self-preservation is permitted to comply with the construction requirements of the "Residential Code of Ohio for One-, Two-, or Three- Family Dwellings" provided an automatic sprinkler system is installed in all of the dwelling units in accordance with Sections 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2, 903.3.1.3 or Section 2904 of the "Residential Code of Ohio for One-, Two-, or Three- Family Dwellings."
TABLE 310.4.5.2 Appliance efficiency
|
Type of appliance |
Minimum Efficiency |
|
Gas forced-air central furnace |
96% AFUE |
|
Electric central air conditioner |
14 SEER |
|
Electric heat pump (air-source, heating mode) |
8.8 HSPF |
|
Electric heat pump (air-source, cooling mode) |
14 SEER |
|
Gas-fired storage water heater |
0.57 EF |
|
Electric storage water heater |
0.95 EF |
Alcohol and drug centers
Assisted living facilities
Congregate care facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
Where Group R-4 design criteria is not provided in this code, the construction requirements for Group R-3 apply.
Agricultural buildings *
Barns*
Carports
Communication equipment structures with a gross floor area of less than 1,500 square feet (139 m2)
Fences more than 7 feet (2.134 m) in height
Grain silos, accessory to a residential occupancy*
Livestock shelters*
Private garages
Retaining walls (see exceptions in Section 101.2)
Sheds*
Stables*
Tanks associated with building services equipment
Towers (see exceptions in Section 101.2)
* Not used for agricultural purposes as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code.
Replaces: 4101:1-3-01
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3781.10(A)(1)
Rule Amplifies: 3781.10, 3781.11, 3791.04
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/1979, 01/01/1981, 07/01/1982, 03/01/1985, 07/01/1985, 03/01/1986, 09/01/1986, 01/01/1989, 01/01/1990, 08/01/1990, 08/02/1991, 09/01/1992, 07/05/1993, 09/01/1994, 07/01/1995, 03/01/1998, 04/01/1999, 01/01/2002, 07/01/2002, 08/15/2003, 03/01/2005, 09/06/2005, 07/01/2007, 01/01/2009, 11/01/2011, 07/01/2014, 01/01/2015, 01/01/2016, 11/01/2017, 08/01/2018
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