Utah Code 15A-1-105. Third-party inspection firms
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-1-105
- Building: means a structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and any improvements attached to it. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
- Building permit applicant: means the same as that term is defined in Section
15A-1-105 . See Utah Code 15A-1-202 - City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Local regulator: means a political subdivision of the state that is empowered to engage in the regulation of construction, alteration, remodeling, building, repair, installation, inspection, or other activities subject to the codes. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State Construction Code: means the State Construction Code adopted by:
(3)(b) Chapter 2a, Tall Wood Buildings of Mass Timber Construction Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code;(1)(a) “Building permit applicant” means a person who applies to a local regulator for a building permit.(1)(b) “Inspection” means a physical examination of all aspects of a structure to ensure compliance with the State Construction Code.(1)(c) “Local regulator” means the same as that terms is defined in Section15A-1-102 .(1)(d) “Third-party inspection firm” means an entity that is:(1)(d)(i) licensed under Title 58, Chapter 56, Building Inspector and Factory Built Housing Licensing;(1)(d)(ii) independent, but may include a building inspector for an adjacent city or county; and(1)(d)(iii) included on the local regulator’s third-party inspection firm list.(1)(e) “Third-party inspection firm list” means a list of:(1)(e)(i) for a first, second, third, or fourth class county, or a municipality located within a first, second, third, or fourth class county, three or more third-party inspection firms approved by the local regulator; or(1)(e)(ii) for a fifth or sixth class county, or a municipality located within a fifth or sixth class county, one or more third-party inspection firms approved by the local regulator.(2)(2)(a) Subject to the provisions of this section and Subsections10-6-160 (2) and17-36-55 (2), after submitting a request for inspection, a building permit applicant may engage a third-party inspection firm from the local regulator’s third-party inspection firm list to conduct or complete an inspection for the scope of work identified under the original request for inspection.(2)(b) If a building permit applicant wishes to engage a third-party inspection firm in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), the building permit applicant shall first notify the local regulator of the third-party inspection firm the building permit applicant intends to engage.(2)(c) Upon completing the inspection, the third-party inspection firm shall submit the inspection report to the local regulator.(2)(d)(2)(d)(i) The local regulator shall pay the cost of the inspection to the third-party inspection firm after the local regulator receives the third-party inspection report indicating the third-party inspection firm completed the inspection.(2)(d)(ii) This section does not require a local regulator to pay for an inspection that exceeds the scope of work identified under the original request for inspection.(3)(3)(a) The local regulator shall issue a certificate of occupancy to the building permit applicant if the third-party inspection firm:(3)(a)(i) completes the inspection; and(3)(a)(ii) submits the inspection report to the local regulator.(3)(b) The local regulator shall promptly issue the certificate of occupancy or letter of completion after the third-party inspection firm submits the final inspection report to the local regulator as described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).(4) A local regulator is not liable for any inspection performed by a third-party inspection firm. - State Construction Code: means the State Construction Code adopted by: