(1) As used in this section, “International Residential Code” means the International Residential Code as adopted under the State Construction Code.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-1-210

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Code: means :
         (5)(a) the State Construction Code; or
         (5)(b) an approved code. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
  • Construction code: means standards and specifications published by a nationally recognized code authority for use in circumstances described in Subsection 15A-1-204(1), including:
         (8)(a) a building code;
         (8)(b) an electrical code;
         (8)(c) a residential one and two family dwelling code;
         (8)(d) a plumbing code;
         (8)(e) a mechanical code;
         (8)(f) a fuel gas code;
         (8)(g) an energy conservation code;
         (8)(h) a swimming pool and spa code;
         (8)(i) a manufactured housing installation standard code; and
         (8)(j) Modular Building Institute Standards 1200 and 1205, issued by the International Code Council, except as specifically modified by provisions of this title governing modular units. 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. 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;
(2) Subject to Subsection (3), a city or county shall, by ordinance, provide for review of an inspection conducted by the city’s or county’s building inspector for a single-family residential building permit.
(3) Upon request by a person seeking a single-family residential building permit, a chief executive officer of the municipality or county issuing the single-family residential building permit, or the chief executive officer’s designee, shall, with reasonable diligence, review an inspection described in Subsection (2) to determine whether the inspection constitutes a fair administration of the State Construction Code.
(4) A review described in this section:

     (4)(a) is separate and unrelated to an appeal under the International Residential Code;
     (4)(b) may not be used to review a matter that may be brought by appeal under the International Residential Code;
     (4)(c) may not result in the waiver or modification of an International Residential Code requirement or standard;
     (4)(d) may not conflict with an appeal, or the result of an appeal, under the International Residential Code; and
     (4)(e) does not prohibit a person from bringing an appeal under the International Residential Code.
(5) A person who seeks a review described in this section may not be prohibited by preclusion, estoppel, or otherwise from raising an issue or bringing a claim in an appeal under the International Residential Code on the grounds that the person raised the issue or brought the claim in the review described in this section.