To maintain and ensure high-quality and safe standards in building
construction by enforcing the Ohio Basic Building Code, the Cleveland
Building Code, and the Cleveland Rehabilitation Code.
The five-member board meets weekly to hear appeals and product
approvals in the areas of building, housing, fire prevention,
air pollution, and state code violations. Its work is divided
into four major areas: Permits and Cases; Ohio Basic Building
Code Review; Appeals Review; and Record Maintenance.
PERMITS AND
CASES
Permits and Cases concentrates on fairly and objectively hearing
and deciding on cases involving the issuance of violation notices,
condemnation orders, adjudication orders, notices of nonconformance,
and similar administrative actions issued against City codes.
Its activities include:
conducting bimonthly meetings;
hearing testimony by applicants, City officials, and members
of the public regarding the appeal of administrative action;
interpreting the relevant codes; and
adjudicating each case before the board.
OHIO BASIC
BUILDING CODE REVIEW
Ohio Basic Building Code Review focuses its work on fairly and
objectively hearing and deciding cases involving the Ohio Basic
Building Code. Its activities include hearing testimony, interpreting
the OBBC, and adjudicate each case before the Board at its bimonthly
meeting.
APPEALS REVIEW
Appeals Review maintains high standards of code interpretation
and administration of the City’s Building and Rehabilitation
Codes. Its activities include:
conducting weekly interdepartmental staff review of all code-related
cases;
meeting with applicants and affected City officials; and
recommending actions to the Board.
RECORD MAINTENANCE
Record Maintenance keeps detailed records of Proceedings
of the Board of Building Standards and Appeals as required by
City Charter and the laws of the state of Ohio. It maintains
minutes and case files for all appeals and has begun converting
records to digital format.
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