Utah Code 15A-3-801. General provisions
The following are adopted as amendments to the IEBC and are applicable statewide:
Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-3-801
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
“CODE OFFICIAL. The officer or other designated authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) charged with the administration and enforcement of this code.”
“EXISTING BUILDING. A building that is not a dangerous building and that was either lawfully erected under a prior adopted code, or deemed a legal non-conforming building by the code official.”
“503.6 Bracing for unreinforced masonry parapets and other appendages upon reroofing.
Where the intended alteration requires a permit for reroofing and involves removal of roofing materials from more than 25% of the roof area of a building assigned to Seismic Design Category D, E, or F that has parapets constructed of unreinforced masonry or appendages such as cornices, spires, towers, tanks, signs, statuary, etc., the work shall include installation of bracing to resist out-of-plane seismic forces, unless an evaluation demonstrates compliance of such items. Reduced seismic forces are permitted for design purposes.”
“706.3.1 Bracing for unreinforced masonry bearing wall parapets and other appendages.
Where a permit is issued for reroofing more than 25 percent of the roof area of a building assigned to Seismic Design Category D, E, or F that has parapets constructed of unreinforced masonry or appendages such as cornices, spires, towers, tanks, signs, statuary, etc., the work shall include installation of bracing to resist the reduced International Building Code level seismic forces as specified in Section 303 of this code unless an evaluation demonstrates compliance of such items.”
“906.6 Bracing for unreinforced masonry parapets and other appendages upon reroofing.
Where the intended alteration requires a permit for reroofing and involves removal of roofing materials from more than 25% of the roof area of a building assigned to Seismic Design Category D, E, or F that has parapets constructed of unreinforced masonry or appendages such as cornices, spires, towers, tanks, signs, statuary, etc., the work shall include installation of bracing to resist out-of-plane seismic forces, unless an evaluation demonstrates compliance with such items. Reduced seismic forces are permitted for design purposes.”
“1006.3 Seismic loads. Where a change of occupancy results in a building being assigned to a higher risk category, or when a change of occupancy results in a design occupant load increase of 100% or more, the building shall satisfy the requirements of Section 1613 of the International Building Code using full seismic forces.”
“5. Where the design occupant load increase is less than 25 occupants and the occupancy category does not change.”