Our
code committee was formed to help provide an unofficial interpretation of the
Ohio Plumbing Code. If you have a plumbing question you would like to ask the
code committee, please submit it on the attached
form. They will do their best to provide you with an opinion.
Mission
Statement
“Promote
uniform application of the plumbing code and closer cooperation among
inspectors,
building
departments, health departments, design consultants, plumbing and mechanical
contractors.”
Committee
Members
Chair - Lisa Humble
John
Baumgartner,
Brien
Bellous, Bill
Brown, Tom Carlton,
David
Dexter, David
Hudson,
Kevin Jester, David Kaminski, Pat Kelly, Dan Miller, Glen Morgan, Tim Narker,
Ron Schmitt, Dana Williams
Guidelines for Code Committee
1.0 Interpretations Committees
1.1
Purpose: The purpose of the OAPI Code Advisory Committee is to provide
technical support by processing an unofficial interpretation for the various
sections of the Ohio Plumbing Code. Committee Interpretations represent the
opinion of OAPI . The final authority of code interpretations is the
responsibility of the code official. This policy is not intended to obligate
the final decision made by the code official.
1.2
Membership: The Code Advisory Committee is appointed by the OAPI
Board.
1.3
Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the Code Advisory Committee are
to review and ballot the interpretations in accordance with the procedures
herein.
1.4
Secretariat: The Code Advisory Committee shall have a single Secretariat
appointed by the OAPI Board. All correspondence relating to committee
interpretation of codes shall be directed to the Secretariat. The Secretariat
shall be responsible for the processing of interpretation request,
distribution of interpretations, posting to web site and any other related
tasks as necessary.
2.0
Submittal of Committee Interpretation Requests
2.1
Intent: Any interested person or group may submit a request for a
committee interpretation, which will be duly considered when in conformance
with these rules of procedure.
2.2
Form and Content: Interpretation requests shall be submitted in writing by
US
mail, email or fax to the Secretariat. Questions should be written on our form
in such a manor that they can be answered, either yes or no. Each request
shall be clearly identified with name, mailing address and telephone number of
the requesting party. Questions not clearly phrased will be rewritten by the
Secretariat for accuracy and conciseness, subject to review by the party
requesting the interpretation.
2.3
Code Reference: Interpretation requests shall identify the publication
year of the International Code in question. The two most recent editions of an
International Code are eligible for interpretation. Questions shall address
one or more specific code sections. Questions addressing separate topics shall
be clearly identified as such.
2.4
Limitations: Committee interpretations are intended to clarify issues
which are not addressed directly by the literal text of the Code and are
interpretive in nature. A request for a Committee Interpretation will not be
processed if it involves:
1.
A determination of compliance of a specific product, design or installation;
2.
A determination of compliance of an equivalency of protection;
3.
A specific construction project;
4.
Judgment or knowledge not readily available in the written request or which
can only be acquired as a result of an on-site inspection, or
5.
Code text that clearly provides the requested information.
3.0
Processing of Committee Interpretation Requests
3.1
Intent: Processing of interpretation requests is intended to provide that
each request complies with these procedures, that the interpretation reflects
the intent of the code, and that the interpretation is processed in a timely
manner.
3.2
Preparation: The Secretariat processes each request, providing answers and
reasons for the answers to the interpretation questions, and distributes the
request to the Code Advisory Committee for review and comment. The
Secretariat shall include any written comments with the draft response and
submit to the committee for their deliberation and ballot.
3.3
Ballot Return: Committee members must vote approval or disapproval and
return the ballot within 10 calendar days from time of receipt. A disapproval
vote of the interpretation must be accompanied by the reason for disapproval.
4.0
Committee Voting
4.1
First Ballot: A unanimous approval vote by the committee is required for
the interpretation to be approved on the first ballot. If one or more
committee member votes for disapproval on the first ballot, the interpretation
request is returned to the committee for re-balloting, with the reasons as
given by the members voting for disapproval.
4.2
Second Ballot: Ten or more approval votes (2/3) are required on the second
ballot for acceptance. If there are less than ten approval votes, the
interpretation request shall be considered unresolved pending action in 4.3.
4.3
Unresolved Interpretations: Unresolved requests for interpretations shall
be rewritten by the Secretariat, after due consideration of negative comments,
and resubmitted for voting in accordance with 4.1 and 4.2. Should this
re-voting fail to gain the necessary ten positive votes, the Secretariat shall
notify the requesting party, citing the negative comments as reason for
failure to reach a committee consensus, and a committee interpretation shall
not be issued.
5.0
Publication
5.1
Interpretation Publication: Committee interpretations shall be compiled by
the Secretariat and submitted to the OAPI Board for their approval to release
for publication.
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