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H.B. 187

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:09 AM by jeyring. -->              1     

STATE FIRE CODE APPEALS

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Michael T. Morley

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Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Fire Prevention and Fireworks Act to address appeals of
             10      inspections.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires a notice of appeal rights on the application for a permit;
             14          .    requires a county, city, or town to establish appeal processes;
             15          .    establishes requirements related to an appeal process; and
             16          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          53-7-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 310
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 53-7-209 is amended to read:
             27           53-7-209. Inspection of buildings by officials -- Review of residential inspections.


             28          (1) As used in this section, "International Fire Code" means the edition of the
             29      International Fire Code adopted by Legislature with the amendments and additions in the State
             30      Fire Code.
             31          [(1)] (2) A fire chief or officer may enter a building or premises not used as a private
             32      dwelling at any reasonable hour to inspect the building or premises and enforce the rules made
             33      under this part and the state fire code.
             34          [(2)] (3) The owner, lessee, manager, or operator of a building or premises not used as
             35      a private dwelling shall permit inspections under this section.
             36          (4) H. [ (a) At the time or before a fire chief or officer inspects a single-family residence,
             37      the fire chief or officer shall provide the owner or builder of the single-family residence a
             38      written notice that states in at least 14-point font: "Decisions relative to this inspection are
             39      subject to review by the chief executive officer of the county, city, or town in which this
             40      single-family residence is located and appeal under the International Fire Code."
             41          (b)
] (a) .H
Subject to Subsection (4) H. [ (c) ] (b) .H , a county, city, or town shall, by
             41a      ordinance, provide for
             42      review of an inspection conducted by the county's, city's, or town's fire chief or officer for a
             43      single-family residence H. within 30 days of the notice of the fire code compliance
             43a      inspection .H .
             44           H. [ (c) ] (b) .H Upon request by a person who owns or is building a single-family
             44a      residence, a chief
             45      executive officer of the county, city, or town in which is located the single-family residence, or
             46      the chief executive officer's designee, shall, with reasonable diligence, review an inspection
             47      described in Subsection (4) H. [ (b) ] (a) .H to determine whether the inspection constitutes a fair
             48      administration of the State Fire Code.
             49           H. [ (d) ] (c) .H A review described in this section:
             50          (i) is separate and unrelated to an appeal under the International Fire Code;
             51          (ii) may not be used to review a matter that may be brought by appeal under the
             52      International Fire Code;
             53          (iii) may not result in the waiver or modification of a State Fire Code requirement or
             54      standard; and
             55          (iv) does not prohibit a person from bringing an appeal under the International Fire
             56      Code.
             57           H. [ (e) ] (d) .H A person who seeks a review described in this Subsection (4) may
             57a      not be prohibited
             58      by preclusion, estoppel, or otherwise from raising an issue or bringing a claim in an appeal


             59      under the International Fire Code on the grounds that the person raised the issue or brought the
             60      claim in the review described in this section.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-11-11 11:27 AM


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