Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-5-202.5

• AHJ: means "authority having jurisdiction" which is:
       (2)(a) the State Fire Marshal;
       (2)(b) an authorized deputy of the State Fire Marshal; or
       (2)(c) the local fire enforcement authority. See Utah Code 15A-5-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• IFC: means the edition of the International Fire Code adopted under Section 15A-5-103. See Utah Code 15A-5-102
• 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.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. 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

     1.1. If the existing or historical hazardous environmental conditions exist in a municipality, the legislative body of the municipality may prohibit the ignition or use of an ignition source in:

     1.1.1. mountainous, brush-covered, forest-covered, or dry grass-covered areas;

     1.1.2. within 200 feet of waterways, trails, canyons, washes, ravines, or similar areas;

     1.1.3. the wildland urban interface area, which means the line, area, or zone where structures or other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or land being used for an agricultural purpose; or

     1.1.4. a limited area outside the hazardous areas described in this paragraph 1.1 to facilitate a readily identifiable closed area, in accordance with paragraph 2.

     1.2. If the existing or historical hazardous environmental conditions exist in an unincorporated area, the state forester may prohibit the ignition or use of an ignition source in all or part of the areas described in paragraph 1.1 that are within the unincorporated area, after consulting with the county fire code official who has jurisdiction over that area.

     2. If a municipal legislative body or the state forester closes an area to the discharge of fireworks under paragraph 1, the legislative body or state forester shall:

     2.1. designate the closed area along readily identifiable features like major roadways, waterways, or geographic features;

     2.2. ensure that the boundary of the designated closed area is as close as is practical to the defined hazardous area, provided that the closed area may include areas outside of the hazardous area to facilitate a readily identifiable line; and

     2.3. identify the closed area through a written description or map that is readily available to the public.

     3. A municipal legislative body or the state forester may close a defined area to the discharge of fireworks due to a historical hazardous environmental condition under paragraph 1 if the legislative body or state forester:

     3.1. makes a finding that the historical hazardous environmental condition has existed in the defined area before July 1 of at least two of the preceding five years;

     3.2. produces a map indicating the boundaries, in accordance with paragraph 2, of the defined area described; and

     3.3. before May 1 of each year the defined area is closed, provides the map described in paragraph 3.2 to the county in which the defined area is located.

     4. A municipal legislative body or the state forester may not close an area to the discharge of fireworks due to a historical hazardous environmental condition unless the legislative body or state forester provides a map, in accordance with paragraph 3.”

     “401.3.1.1 Special Education Classrooms. Special education classrooms may shelter in place, or delay evacuation when all of the following conditions are met:

     401.3.1.1.1 There is no visible flame or evidence of products of combustion (smoke).

     401.3.1.1.2 The building is completely protected by an approved fire sprinkler system.

     401.3.1.1.3 The building is completely protected by an approved fire alarm system.

     401.3.1.1.4 The classroom has a minimum of one approved exit that discharges directly to the exterior.

     401.3.1.1.5 The classroom has been approved to shelter in place by the fire code official.”

     “Exception: Group E Occupancies. Teachers may delay evacuation upon fire alarm activation for up to 60 seconds when all of the following conditions are met:

     A. There is no visible flame or evidence of products of combustion (smoke).

     B. The building is protected throughout by an approved fire sprinkler system.

     C. The building is protected throughout by an approved fire alarm system.

     D. Students are in the safe zone of the room lined up and prepared for immediate evacuation.”

     “403.9.2.1 College and university buildings and fraternity and sorority houses.