Dublin, OH Frost Depth & Snow Load: Ground Snow Load (2026)

Ohio leaves the ground snow load column of its design criteria table empty and directs each jurisdiction to fill it in, and Dublin's residential permit packet does so with 20 psf. That is a genuinely low figure by national standards, Massachusetts towns run from 25 to 60 psf and Indiana's northern counties are 30 psf, which reflects central Ohio's comparatively modest snowfall rather than a lighter standard. The same amendment block records an ice shield underlayment requirement of yes, which matters for roofing regardless of how light the design load is. One caveat to carry: the block completes the table of the 2013 Residential Code of Ohio, a superseded edition, and its companion wind speed of 90 mph uses the older allowable-stress convention rather than the ultimate wind speeds the current code works in. The snow figure should therefore be confirmed with the city before it drives a design.