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TMC Amendments re: Part 13 - Building Code
Building and Code Compliance
J. Molnar (x1532)/Carl Cochenour (x1220)
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Thirteen - Building Code by: (1) repealing Sections 1301.02, 1301.06, 1301.13, 1303.01, 1303.02, 1303.03, 1303.04, 1303.07, 1303.08, 1303.09, 1305.02, 1305.09, 1309.04, 1309.08, 1313.04, 1361.03, and 1361.10 and enacting new versions of the aforementioned Sections; (2) repealing Section 1309.09 Fire Prevention Bureau approval; and (3) enacting Section 1367.04 titled Heat Supply; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance updates, repeals and enacts new sections of the Toledo Municipal Code ("TMC") to better align with the most current Ohio Building Code and associated standards. The changes focus on improving administrative clarity, updating code references, eliminating duplicative language, and modernizing the permitting and licensing processes. These updates are intended to ensure consistency with state requirements while streamlining local enforcement and review procedures.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Toledo Municipal Code, Part Thirteen, ?1301.02 which states as follows:
?1301.02 Administration and enforcement; scope.
(a) This Part Thirteen-Building Code shall be administered and enforced by Building Inspection, a division in the City's Department of Economic and Business Development, and as provided by Chapter 1303. The Division of Building Inspection shall be a state-certified building inspection department as defined by the Ohio Board of Building Standards through its Ohio Building Code. The Director of the Department of Economic and Business Development and the Commissioner of Building Inspection shall direct, supervise and manage all administrative and fiscal operations and matters relating to this Part Thirteen-Building Code as well as those other sections of the Mu...
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