Ohio Board of Building Standards adopts the 2024 Ohio Plumbing Codes
At its meeting on August 11, 2023, the Ohio Board of Building Standards adopted the 2024 Ohio Building (OBC), Mechanical (OMC) & Plumbing Codes (OPC) rules by incorporating by reference the 2021 edition of the International Codes (I-Codes) published by the International Code Council (ICC) with Ohio amendments with an effective date of March 1, 2024.
In previous code cycles, the Board would duplicate model code language from the I-Codes into the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). However, as part of Governor DeWine’s and Lt Governor Husted’s initiative to reform the OAC by targeting duplicative provisions, outdated sections and unnecessary requirements, the Board will no longer duplicate model code language unchanged by Ohio in the OBC, OMC & OPC rules. This means that the adopted rules look different than they have in the past, but the published OBC, OMC, OPC code books – both online and in print – will look the same as previous editions integrating both the model code and Ohio modifications into cohesive documents.
