Construction documents · Ohio
An Ohio review should identify the certified building department responsible for plan approval. Keep the building set and separately prepared fire-system documents coordinated while preserving each designer’s and reviewer’s role.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
We read the state and local codes and amendments that governments publish online, the way a human reviewer does. Our AI opens it in a web browser, goes to the section or table, and cites it in the finding with a link to the source. The model codes most states adopt, such as the International Building Code, are licensed; we use their text only where a license allows it, and you can upload a copy you’re licensed to use. We reference the section. We never copy or distribute code text.
We detect the codes your drawings cite in the code analysis, cover sheet, and general notes. Add or remove codes, and note the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file. If you upload a code, such as a standard you’re licensed to use or an unpublished amendment, set it to Code and Use as reference.
Follow the linked drawing and code section, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of codes that can apply in Ohio. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority.
Include the Ohio rules and incorporated building reference for the applicable nonresidential work.
Use the residential reference where applicable and confirm the certified department’s submission requirements.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. We detect the codes your drawings cite, and you can add or remove codes.
Ohio reference guide
Ohio’s administrative rules establish Board of Building Standards certification for building departments and personnel. Confirm the certified department and its scope before relying on a municipal or county submission route.
Ohio Administrative Code: certification ruleThe certification rule also addresses fire-protection-system designers. Confirm the required professional submissions for sprinklers, alarms, and special-hazard systems alongside the department’s current plan-approval checklist.
Ohio Administrative Code: certification ruleSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist. Name the codes that apply.
Identify the responsible certified department, building use, and applicable Ohio code and amendments, and provide the current submission checklist.
Supply fire-protection drawings, architectural life-safety plans, reflected ceilings, and mechanical/electrical interfaces. Label deferred systems and responsible designers.
Bring the department’s review comments and response log with the current consultant issue. Check whether a correction appears everywhere it is referenced.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the adopted code and local amendments. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
No. Groundbook reviews supplied documents and flags potential issues. Department certification, professional design responsibilities, plan approval, and inspections remain part of the official process.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. We read the state and local amendments that governments publish online. The base model codes, such as the International Building Code, are licensed; we use their text only where a license allows it. You can upload a code you’re licensed to use, or an amendment that isn’t online.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Projects in more than one state
For another project's location, start with its own authority and reference list. Requirements and adopted editions can differ across state lines.
Official source directory
Building-department/personnel certification and fire-system designer requirements.
Bring your drawings. We read the local codes and amendments that governments publish online.
Check your Ohio permit set before you submit
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