S.B. 143

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STATE BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS
2 2014 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
5 House Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies statewide amendments to the International Mechanical Code.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . repeals a requirement that each nail salon be equipped with a ventilation system
13 that:
14 . captures contaminants and odors at the source of the contaminants and odors;
15 and
16 . is capable of exhausting a minimum of 50 cubic feet per minute, per station; and
17 . makes technical changes.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 15A-3-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 297
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 15A-3-401 is amended to read:

28 15A-3-401. General provisions.
29 The following are adopted as amendments to the IMC to be applicable statewide:
30 (1) In IMC, Section 202, the definition for "CONDITIONED SPACE" is deleted and
31 replaced with the following: "CONDITIONED SPACE. An area, room, or space enclosed
32 within the building thermal envelope that is directly heated or cooled, or indirectly heated or
33 cooled by any of the following means:
34 1. Openings directly into an adjacent conditioned space.
35 2. An un-insulated floor, ceiling or wall adjacent to a conditioned space.
36 3. Un-insulated duct, piping or other heat or cooling source within the space."
37 (2) In IMC, Table 403.3, footnote h is deleted.
38 [(2)] (3) In IMC, Section 403, a new Section 403.8 is added as follows: "Retrospective
39 effect. Removal, alteration, or abandonment shall not be required, and continued use and
40 maintenance shall be allowed, for a ventilation system within an existing installation that
41 complies with the requirements of this Section 403 regardless of whether the ventilation system
42 satisfied the minimum ventilation rate requirements of prior law."
43 [(3)] (4) In IMC, Table 603.4, in the section "Round ducts and enclosed rectangular
44 ducts", the word "enclosed" is deleted; the words "14 inches or less" are deleted and replaced
45 with "over 8 inches but less than 15 inches"; the wording "8 inches or less" under duct size,
46 "0.013" under minimum thickness (in.), "30" under equivalent gage no., and "0.0159" under
47 aluminum minimum thickness (in.), are added; and the section "Exposed rectangular ducts" is
48 deleted.
49 [(4)] (5) In IMC, Section 1004.2, the first sentence is deleted and replaced with the
50 following: "Boilers and pressure vessels in Utah are regulated by the Utah Labor Commission,
51 Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety, except those located in private residences
52 or in apartment houses of less than five family units. Boilers shall be installed in accordance
53 with their listing and labeling, with minimum clearances as prescribed by the manufacturer's
54 installation instructions."
55 [(5)] (6) In IMC, Section 1004.3.1, the word "unlisted" is inserted before the word
56 "boilers".
57 [(6)] (7) IMC, Section 1101.10, is deleted.
58 Section 2. Effective date.

59 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.




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