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H.B. 289

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FIREWORKS AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the State Fire Code and Public Safety Code regarding the sale and
             10      discharge of fireworks regarding the conditions and process for a municipality or
             11      county to prohibit the discharge of fireworks.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides that the legislative body of a municipality may prohibit the discharge of
             15      fireworks in specified areas if the local fire code official determines that hazardous
             16      environmental conditions exist;
             17          .    provides that a county or municipality may not prohibit the lawful discharge of class
             18      C common state approved explosives, except as provided; and
             19          .    clarifies that Utah Code Section 53-7-225 supercedes any other code provision
             20      regarding the sale and discharge of fireworks.
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          None
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      AMENDS:
             27          15A-5-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 148


             28          53-7-225, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 26
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             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 15A-5-202 is amended to read:
             32           15A-5-202. Amendments and additions to IFC related to administration, permits,
             33      definitions, general, and emergency planning.
             34          (1) For IFC, Scope and Administration:
             35          (a) IFC, Chapter 1, Section 105.6.16, Flammable and combustible liquids, is amended
             36      to add the following section: "12. The owner of an underground tank that is out of service for
             37      longer than one year shall receive a Temporary Closure Notice from the Department of
             38      Environmental Quality and a copy shall be given to the AHJ."
             39          (b) IFC, Chapter 1, Section 109.2, Notice of violation, is amended as follows: On line
             40      three, after the words "is in violation of this code," insert in the section the phrase "or other
             41      pertinent laws or ordinances."[.]
             42          (2) For IFC, Definitions:
             43          (a) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification,
             44      Educational Group E, Day care, is amended as follows: On line three delete the word "five"
             45      and replace it with the word "four."[.]
             46          (b) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification,
             47      Institutional Group I, Group I-1, is amended as follows: On line 10 add "Type I" in front of the
             48      words "Assisted living facilities."[.]
             49          (c) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification,
             50      Institutional Group I, Group I-2, is amended as follows:
             51          (i) On line three delete the word "for" and insert the following into the sentence "on a
             52      24-hour basis of more than three."[.]
             53          (ii) On line 10, after the words "Nursing homes,"[,] add the following: "both
             54      intermediate nursing care and skilled nursing care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers with
             55      five or more operating rooms where care is less than 24 hours, and Type II assisted living
             56      facilities. Type II assisted living facilities with five or fewer persons shall be classified as a
             57      Group R-4. Type II assisted living facilities with at least six and not more than 16 residents
             58      shall be classified as a Group I-1 facility."[.]


             59          (d) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification,
             60      Institutional Group I, Group I-4, Day care facilities, Child care facility, is amended as follows:
             61          (i) On line three delete the word "five" and replace it with the word "four."[.]
             62          (ii) On line two of the exception delete the word "five" and replace it with the word
             63      "four."[.]
             64          (e) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification,
             65      Residential Group R, R-2, is amended to add the following: "Exception: Boarding houses
             66      accommodating 10 persons or less shall be classified as Residential Group R-3."
             67          (3) For IFC, General Requirements:
             68          (a) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 304.1.2, Vegetation, is amended as follows: Delete line six
             69      and replace it with: "the Utah Administrative Code, R652-122-200, Minimum Standards for
             70      Wildland Fire Ordinance."[.]
             71          (b) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 310.8, Hazardous Environmental Conditions, is deleted and
             72      rewritten as follows: "When the fire code official determines that hazardous environmental
             73      conditions necessitate controlled use of any ignition source, including fireworks, lighters,
             74      matches, and smoking materials, the [ignition or use of the source in mountainous,
             75      brush-covered, or forest-covered areas is prohibited] legislative body of a municipality within
             76      which the hazardous environmental conditions exist may prohibit only the ignition or use of the
             77      ignition source in the line, area, or zone where structures or other human development meet or
             78      intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuel, except in approved areas as allowed
             79      by the AHJ."
             80          (c) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 311.1.1, Abandoned premises, is amended as follows: On
             81      line 10 delete the words "International Property Maintenance Code and the."[.]
             82          (d) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 311.5, Placards, is amended as follows: On line three delete
             83      the word "shall" and replace it with the word "may."[.]
             84          (e) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 315.2.1, Ceiling clearance, is amended to add the
             85      following: "Exception: Where storage is not directly below the sprinkler heads, storage is
             86      allowed to be placed to the ceiling on wall-mounted shelves that are protected by fire sprinkler
             87      heads in occupancies meeting classification as light or ordinary hazard."
             88          Section 2. Section 53-7-225 is amended to read:
             89           53-7-225. Times for sale and discharge of fireworks.


             90          (1) This section supercedes any other code provision regarding the sale or discharge of
             91      fireworks.
             92          [(1)] (2) A person may sell class C common state approved explosives in the state as
             93      follows:
             94          (a) beginning on June 23 and ending on July 27;
             95          (b) beginning on December 29 and ending on December 31; and
             96          (c) two days before and on the Chinese New Year's eve.
             97          [(2) A person may discharge]
             98          (3) Except as provided in Subsection 15A-5-202 (3)(b), a county or municipality may
             99      not prohibit any person from discharging class C common state approved explosives in the
             100      state as follows:
             101          (a) between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., except that on July 4 and July 24, the
             102      hours are 11 a.m. to midnight:
             103          (i) beginning on July 1 and ending on July 7; and
             104          (ii) beginning on July 21 and ending on July 27;
             105          (b) (i) beginning at 11 a.m. on December 31 and ending at 1 a.m. on the following day;
             106      or
             107          (ii) if New Year's eve is on a Sunday and the local governmental jurisdiction
             108      determines to celebrate New Year's eve on the prior Saturday, then it is lawful to discharge
             109      Class C common state approved explosives on that prior Saturday; and
             110          (c) beginning at 11 a.m. on the Chinese New Year's eve and ending at 1 a.m. on the
             111      following day.
             112          [(3)] (4) A person who violates the time restrictions stated in Subsection [(2)] (3)(a),
             113      (b), or (c) is guilty of an infraction.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-28-13 10:14 AM


Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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