Lorain County Building Department

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Lorain County Building Department

• Organizational Plan

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Proposed Organization
Administrative and Oversight
Technical / Code Interpretation
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Proposed Organization

• Pursue and implement full time Building
  Department
• Hire a full time CBO capable of residential plan
  review and inspections
• Maintain existing Admin Assistant position and
  increase hours as needed (Currently 20 hrs per
  week)
• Maintain existing contract inspectors
• Direct Administrative Oversight to Senior Planner
• Integrate NPDES Plan Review and inspections into
  Building Department structure
• Inspectors can conduct site visits on new
  construction (already doing inspections)
• Part-time or contractor can conduct plan review

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Communities to be in the District

• Existing/Original
• Amherst Twp
• Columbia Station
• Elyria Twp
• Grafton Twp
• Penfield Twp
• Sheffield Twp
• LaGrange Twp
• Eaton Twp
• Announced withdrawal

• To Be Included
• Brighton Twp
• Brownhelm Twp
• Camden Twp
• Carlisle Twp
• Henrietta Twp
• Huntington Twp
• New Russia Twp
• Pittsfield Twp
• Rochester Twp
• Wellington Twp

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Budget Estimate

• It is estimated that Residential Building Fee
  Revenue will increase by approximately 40 by
  including all non-member townships
• Estimated 2011 Budget is approximately 120,000
• Estimated 2012 Budget with new expanded boundary
  - 200,000

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Revenue 2009 through 2012
2009 2010 2011(est) 2012 (est)
Misc Fees 72 473 1,212 2,020
Permit Fees 48,311 67,425 83,261 138,768
Inspection Fees 4,349 742 1,400 2,333
Application Fees 30,261 31,505 34,098 56,830
Total Revenue 82,994 100,146 119,970 199,951
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Expenses 2009 -2012
2009 2010 2011 (est) 2012 (est)
Salaries Benefits 81,647 94,949 104,636 187,000
Supplies 467 306 0 5,000
Equipment 0 344 0 5,000
Contract Services 290 370 480 800
Other Expenses 1,390 1,176 650 1,083
Travel/Staff Training 145 635 150 1,000
Advertising/Printing 0 0 0 0

Total Expenses 83,939 97,780 105,916 199,883
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Costs for Expanded DepartmentDiscussion Only

• Full time CBO SalaryFringes 75,000
• Full Time Clerical 37,000
• Inspectors Contract 75,000
• Other Costs 13,000
• Car, Fuel, Maximus, Capital Equipment, Training,
  Etc
• Total 200,000

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Process for Expanding Area and Scope of Building
Department

• Lorain County Commissioners through ORC 307.37
  (B) adopt a Building Code and (C) assign duties
  to administer and enforce to a qualified county
  officer or employee
• ORC 307.37 (F)(1) The board may create a building
  department and employ the personnel it determines
  necessary to administer and enforce any local
  residential building regulations or existing
  structures code the board adopts pursuant to this
  section. The building department may enforce the
  state residential and nonresidential building
  codes adopted pursuant to Chapter 3781. of the
  Revised Code if the building department is
  certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the
  Revised Code to enforce those codes.

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Process Continued

• 307.37(C)(1) Any regulation, code, or amendment
  may be adopted under this section only after a
  public hearing at not fewer than two regular or
  special sessions of the board. The board shall
  cause notice of any public hearing to be
  published in a newspaper of general circulation
  in the county once a week for the two consecutive
  weeks immediately preceding the hearing, except
  that if the board posts the hearing notice on the
  boards internet site on the world wide web, the
  board need publish only one notice of the hearing
  in a newspaper of general circulation if that
  newspaper notice includes the boards internet
  site and a statement that the notice is also
  posted on the internet site. Any notice of a
  public hearing shall include the time, date, and
  place of the hearing.
• (2) Any proposed regulation, code, or amendment
  shall be made available to the public at the
  board office. The regulations or amendments shall
  take effect on the thirty-first day following the
  date of their adoption.

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Non Residential CertificationORC 3781.10

• 9) Certification shall be granted upon
  application by the municipal corporation, the
  board of township trustees, or the board of
  county commissioners and approval of that
  application by the board of building standards.
  The application shall set forth
• (a) Whether the certification is requested for
  residential or nonresidential buildings, or both
• (b) The number and qualifications of the staff
  composing the building department
• (c) The names, addresses, and qualifications of
  persons, firms, or corporations contracting to
  furnish work or services pursuant to division
  (E)(7)(b) of this section
• (d) The names of any other municipal corporation,
  township, county, health district, or political
  subdivision under contract to furnish work or
  services pursuant to division (E)(7) of this
  section
• (e) The proposed budget for the operation of the
  building department.

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Ohio Administrative Code 41011-1-103

• Lays out the Requirements of applying for
  certification for non residential Building
  Department (Commercial)
• Board of Building Standards Certification
  Committee will make a recommendation to Board of
  Building Standards (OAC 4101 1-1-103.2.4
• Board of Building Standards will then hold a
  hearing and approve or deny request (OAC 4101
  1-1-103.2.4.1