City of Eastlake v. Ohio Board of Building Standards

The issue to be decided is whether approval of the use of an industrialized unit1 by the board pur*365suant to R. C. Chapter 3781 precludes local authorities from imposing higher standards of construction on these units. After careful examination of the provisions of R. C. Chapters 3781 and 3791, we conclude that the General Assembly intended approval by the board of a particular industrialized unit to authorize use of the units throughout Ohio. To the extent the approved industrialized unit conflicts with local building ordinances, those ordinances are superseded and are invalid.

The relationship…