Ohio Dept. of Commerce public meetings this week

The Board of Building Appeals will meet on Monday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m., and on Tuesday, May 15, at 8 a.m.  Both sessions will be held at the Division of Industrial Compliance & Labor, 6606 Tussing Road, Training Room 1, Reynoldsburg.

The Board of Building Appeals reviews appeals to adjudication orders issued by the Division of Industrial Compliance & Labor’s bureaus of Building Code Compliance and Operations and Maintenance, or by any certified local or county enforcement agency. The Board also reviews appeals made to fire citations issued by the State Fire Marshal or any local fire department with a certified fire safety inspector.  The Board can reverse or modify orders of the enforcing agencies and can also grant variances and exemptions to certain code requirements.