Ohio § 504.13

§ 504.13.

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees

of a township that adopts a limited home rule government may adopt, by resolution,

building codes and other standard codes promulgated by the state, or any department,

board, or other agency of the state, or any code prepared and promulgated by a public

or private organization that publishes a model or standard code, including, but not

limited to, a plumbing code, electrical code, refrigeration machinery code, piping

code, boiler code, heating code, air conditioning code, or any code pertaining to

fire, fire hazards, and fire prevention.  Any codes adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted in the manner provided

for in section 505.75 of the Revised Code and shall be made available as required in section 505.76 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) No township that adopts the limited home rule form of government shall adopt a code

described in division (A) of this section in any county that has adopted a code dealing

with the same matter to be regulated. (2) If a board of township trustees in a township that adopts a limited home rule government

adopts a code described in division (A) of this section and the board of county commissioners

of the county in which the township is located subsequently adopts a code dealing

with the same matter to be regulated, the code adopted by the board of township trustees

shall be of no effect one year after the effective date of the code adopted by the

board of county commissioners or at an earlier date, as determined by the board of

township trustees.