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130105 BUILDING C4DE 6 1301.05 ExISTING STRUCTtJRES. The provisions of Chapter 34 of the Ohio Building Code shall control the alteration, repair, addition, and change of occupancy of any existing structure. The occupancy of any structure currently existing on the date of adoption of this Code shall be permitted to continue without change provided the alleged occupancy can be shown to have existed for more than two years and there are no orders of the Building Official pending, no evidence of fraud, or no serious safety or sanitation hazard. Buildings constructed in accordance with plans which have been approved prior to the effective date of this Code are existing buildings. (OBC 102.6) 1301.06 VIOLATTONS. (a) Adjudicarion Orders Required Before Legal Proceedings Before the Municipality attempts to enforce Chapters 3781 and 3791 of the Ohio Revised Code or any rules adopted pursuant thereto, by any remedy, civil or criminal, it shall issue an adjudication order within the meaning of Sections 119.06 to 119.13 of the Ohio Revised Code or a stop work order as provided in Section 1301.07. Every adjudication order shall: (1) Cite the Iaw or rules directty involved and shall specify what appliances, site preparations, additions, or alterations to structures, plans, materials, assemblages or procedures are necessary for the same to comply with Chapters 3781 and 3791 of the Ohio Revised Code. (2) Include norice to the party of the procedure for appeal and right to a hearing if requested within thirry days of the mailing of the notice. The notice sha11 also inform the party that at the hearing he maq be represented by counsel, present his arguments or contentions orally or in writing and present evidence and examine wimesses appearing for or against him. (b) Notice of Violation. The Building Official is authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the erection, construction, alteration, extension, repair, moving, removal, demolition or occupancy of a building or structure. When the Buiiding Official finds that work or equipment is contrary to approved construction documents and the rules of the Board of Building Standards, the Building Official shall send a notice in writing to the owner of said building or the owner's agent which shall state where and in what respect the work or equipment does not conform to the approved plans for same and the rules of the Board. The. notice shall specify a reasonable period of time in which to conform to said plans or the rules of the Board. Before any work may continue on the construction, erection, alteration, or equipment of any building for which the approval is invalid, the owner of the building shall resubmit the plans or drawings and specifications for approval as required under Section 105.3 of the Ohio Buil<iing Code. (c) Prosecution of Violation. Upon the issuance of any order provided for in this section or Section 1301.07, the person receiving an order sha11 cease work upon the site preparations or structure to be constructed, or in the case of an industrialized unit, the installation of the unit, or shall cease using the appliance, materials, assemblages or manufactured product identified in the order until such time as the appeal provided for in accordance with the provisions of Section 3781.19 of the Ohio Revised Code and all appeals from such hearing have been completeci, or the order has been released. (OBC 113)