15A-1-104. Permit approval required — Certificate of occupancy valid.
(1)
As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-1-104
Building: means a structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and any improvements attached to it. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
Compliance agency: means :
(a)
an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions which issues permits for construction regulated under the codes;
(b)
any other agency of the state or its political subdivisions specifically empowered to enforce compliance with the codes; or
(c)
any other state agency which chooses to enforce codes adopted under this chapter by authority given the agency under a title other than this part and 3. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
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.
(a)
“Compliance agency” is as defined in Section 15A-1-202.
A compliance agency for a political subdivision may not reject a permit, or otherwise withhold approval of a project whenever approval is required, for failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this title unless the compliance agency:
(a)
cites with specificity the applicable provision with which the project has failed to comply; and
(b)
describes how the project has failed to comply.
(3)
If a compliance agency or a representative of a compliance agency issues a certificate of occupancy, the compliance agency may not withdraw the certificate of occupancy or exert additional jurisdiction over the elements of the project for which the certificate was issued unless additional changes or modifications requiring a building permit are made to elements of the project after the certificate was issued.
