S.B. 21

This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:47 PM by lpoole. -->              1     

STATE CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENTS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor: Keith Grover

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill amends the State Construction Code.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    exempts from the permit requirements of the State Construction Code a structure
             15      that is solely used to sell certain seasonal crops.
             16      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          15A-1-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 14
             23     

             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 15A-1-204 is amended to read:
             26           15A-1-204. Adoption of State Construction Code -- Amendments by commission--
             27      Approved codes -- Exemptions.



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          S. (1)    (a)    As used in this section:
             28a      (i)    "Interior sales floor space" means an interior area of a structure:
             28b      (A)    that is generally open to the public during business hours; and
             28c      (B)    where a person displays products for sale to the public.
             28d      (ii)    "Interior sales floor space" does not include:
             28e      (A)    a porch;
             28f      (B)    a covered exterior space; or
             28g      (C)    space that is used exclusively for storage.
             28h      [ (1) (a) ] (b) .S The State Construction Code is the construction codes adopted with any
             29      modifications in accordance with this section that the state and each political subdivision of the
             30      state shall follow.
             31           S. [ (b) ] (c) .S A person shall comply with the applicable provisions of the State
             31a      Construction
             32      Code when:
             33          (i) new construction is involved; and
             34          (ii) the owner of an existing building, or the owner's agent, is voluntarily engaged in:
             35          (A) the repair, renovation, remodeling, alteration, enlargement, rehabilitation,
             36      conservation, or reconstruction of the building; or
             37          (B) changing the character or use of the building in a manner that increases the
             38      occupancy loads, other demands, or safety risks of the building.
             39           S. [ (c) ] (d) .S On and after July 1, 2010, the State Construction Code is the State
             39a      Construction
             40      Code in effect on July 1, 2010, until in accordance with this section:
             41          (i) a new State Construction Code is adopted; or
             42          (ii) one or more provisions of the State Construction Code are amended or repealed in
             43      accordance with this section.
             44           S. [ (d) ] (e) .S A provision of the State Construction Code may be applicable:
             45          (i) to the entire state; or
             46          (ii) within a county, city, or town.
             47          (2) (a) The Legislature shall adopt a State Construction Code by enacting legislation
             48      that adopts a construction code with any modifications.
             49          (b) Legislation enacted under this Subsection (2) shall state that it takes effect on the
             50      July 1 after the day on which the legislation is enacted, unless otherwise stated in the
             51      legislation.


            
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         (c) Subject to Subsection (5), a State Construction Code adopted by the Legislature is
             53      the State Construction Code until, in accordance with this section, the Legislature adopts a new
             54      State Construction Code by:
             55          (i) adopting a new State Construction Code in its entirety; or
             56          (ii) amending or repealing one or more provisions of the State Construction Code.
             57          (3) (a) The commission shall by no later than November 30 of each year recommend to
             58      the Business and Labor Interim Committee whether the Legislature should:



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         (i) amend or repeal one or more provisions of a State Construction Code; or
             60          (ii) in a year of a regularly scheduled update of a nationally recognized code, adopt a
             61      construction code with any modifications.
             62          (b) The commission may recommend legislative action related to the State
             63      Construction Code:
             64          (i) on its own initiative;
             65          (ii) upon the recommendation of the division; or
             66          (iii) upon the receipt of a request by one of the following that the commission
             67      recommend legislative action related to the State Construction Code:
             68          (A) a local regulator;
             69          (B) a state regulator;
             70          (C) a state agency involved with the construction and design of a building;
             71          (D) the Construction Services Commission;
             72          (E) the Electrician Licensing Board;
             73          (F) the Plumbers Licensing Board; or
             74          (G) a recognized construction-related association.
             75          (4) If the Business and Labor Interim Committee decides to recommend legislative
             76      action to the Legislature, the Business and Labor Interim Committee shall prepare legislation
             77      for consideration by the Legislature in the next general session that, if passed by the
             78      Legislature, would:
             79          (a) adopt a new State Construction Code in its entirety; or
             80          (b) amend or repeal one or more provisions of the State Construction Code.
             81          (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), the commission may, in accordance with Title
             82      63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, amend the State Construction Code if
             83      the commission determines that waiting for legislative action in the next general legislative
             84      session would:
             85          (i) cause an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare; or
             86          (ii) place a person in violation of federal or other state law.
             87          (b) If the commission amends the State Construction Code in accordance with this
             88      Subsection (5), the commission shall file with the division:
             89          (i) the text of the amendment to the State Construction Code; and



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         (ii) an analysis that includes the specific reasons and justifications for the commission's
             91      findings.
             92          (c) If the State Construction Code is amended under this Subsection (5), the division
             93      shall:
             94          (i) publish the amendment to the State Construction Code in accordance with Section
             95      15A-1-205 ; and
             96          (ii) notify the Business and Labor Interim Committee of the amendment to the State
             97      Construction Code, including a copy of the commission's analysis described in Subsection
             98      (5)(b).
             99          (d) If not formally adopted by the Legislature at its next annual general session, an
             100      amendment to the State Construction Code under this Subsection (5) is repealed on the July 1
             101      immediately following the next annual general session that follows the adoption of the
             102      amendment.
             103          (6) (a) The division, in consultation with the commission, may approve, without
             104      adopting, one or more approved codes, including a specific edition of a construction code, for
             105      use by a compliance agency.
             106          (b) If the code adopted by a compliance agency is an approved code described in
             107      Subsection (6)(a), the compliance agency may:
             108          (i) adopt an ordinance requiring removal, demolition, or repair of a building;
             109          (ii) adopt, by ordinance or rule, a dangerous building code; or
             110          (iii) adopt, by ordinance or rule, a building rehabilitation code.
             111          (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), a structure used solely in conjunction
             112      with agriculture use, and not for human occupancy, is exempt from the permit requirements of
             113      the State Construction Code.
             114          (b) (i) Unless exempted by a provision other than Subsection (7)(a), a plumbing,
             115      electrical, and mechanical permit may be required when that work is included in a structure
             116      described in Subsection (7)(a).
             117          (ii) Unless located in whole or in part in an agricultural protection area created under
             118      Title 17, Chapter 41, Agriculture and Industrial Protection [Area] Areas, a structure described
             119      in Subsection (7)(a) is not exempt from a permit requirement if the structure is located on land
             120      that is:



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         (A) within the boundaries of a city or town, and less than five contiguous acres; or
             122          (B) within a subdivision for which the county has approved a subdivision plat under
             123      Title 17, Chapter 27a, Part 6, Subdivisions, and less than two contiguous acres.
             124          (8) A structure S. that contains no more than 300 square feet of interior sales floor
             124a      space and is .S used solely for the type of sales described in Subsection 59-12-104 (20)
             125      is exempt from the permit requirements of the State Construction Code.
             126          Section 2. Effective date.
             127          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.





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