As Passed by the Senate

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

S. B. No. 151

Senators Grendell, Harris, Kearney, Sawyer 

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A BILL

To enact section 1545.073 of the Revised Code to

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authorize a park district's board of park

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commissioners to create a building department for

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building code enforcement purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 1545.073 of the Revised Code be	5
enacted to read as follows:	6

Sec. 1545.073. (A) A board of park commissioners of a park	7
district may create a building department and employ the personnel	8
it determines necessary to administer and enforce this section.	9
The building department may enforce the state nonresidential	10
building code adopted pursuant to Chapter 3781. of the Revised	11
Code regarding any building existing or constructed on the park	12
district's property if the building department is certified	13
pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to enforce that	14
code.	15

(B) The board may direct the building department, upon	16
certification, to exercise enforcement authority and to accept and	17
approve plans regarding any building existing or constructed on	18
the park district's property pursuant to sections 3781.10 and	19
3791.04 of the Revised Code for the class of building for which	20
the department and personnel are certified.	21

(C) Where a municipal, township, or county building	22
department is located within the same jurisdiction of a park	23
district building department certified to exercise enforcement	24
authority pursuant to sections 3781.10 and 3791.04 of the Revised	25
Code, the municipal, township, or county building department shall	26
not exercise its enforcement authority regarding any buildings	27
existing or constructed on the park district's property.	28