(1) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall approve a modular manufacturer before modular building units produced by or sold by the modular manufacturer may be used for human occupancy within the state.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-1-308

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Code: means :
         (5)(a) the State Construction Code; or
         (5)(b) an approved code. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
  • Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103, except as provided in:
  • Local regulator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-202. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Manufacturing plant: means the same as that term is defined by Modular Building Institute Standards 1200. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Modular manufacturer: means the entity responsible for manufacturing a panelized system or module. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Module: means a three-dimensional, volumetric section of a modular building unit designed and approved to be transported as a single section, independent of other sections, to a location for onsite construction. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Panelized system: means a closed wall, roof, or floor component that is constructed at a manufacturing plant or by a modular manufacturer in a manner that prevents the construction from being fully inspected at an onsite location without disassembly, damage, or destruction. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • 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
  • Third party inspection agency: means an entity approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to be qualified to inspect a module or panelized system for compliance with the construction documents, compliance control, and applicable code. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Third party inspector: means a person who:
         (19)(a) is qualified to inspect a modular building unit for compliance with construction documents, compliance control, and applicable building code;
         (19)(b) works under the direction of a third party inspection agency;
         (19)(c) has been licensed by the division under Section 15A-1-307; and
         (19)(d) is approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to conduct third party inspections, as described in Section 15A-1-307. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
(2) A modular manufacturer, or an employee of a modular manufacturer, shall meet each requirement of Modular Building Institute 1200 Standard, Chapter 5 and 1205 Standard, Chapters 4 and 5.
(3) The quality assurance and control plan, as required in Modular Building Institute 1200 Standard, Chapter 5, and further defined per Modular Building Institute 1205 Standard, Chapter 5, shall include a conflict of interest form developed by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
(4) Quality assurance personnel at the manufacturing plant shall:

     (4)(a) demonstrate to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and an applicable third party inspection agency that the quality assurance personnel have adequate knowledge of the product, factory operations, and the codes and standards for the product being manufactured;
     (4)(b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management the ability of the quality assurance personnel to perform required duties, as outlined by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management by rule; and
     (4)(c) inspect each module and panelized system for quality control.
(5)

     (5)(a) After local building permit issuance, a modular manufacturer, third party agency, or third party inspector may not amend a construction document without approval from a local regulator.
     (5)(b) A local regulator shall approve an amendment to a construction document unless it violates a site-specific provision of municipal code or affects the safety or the habitability of a modular unit.
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