As used in this section, “International Residential Code” means the International Residential Code as adopted under the State Construction Code.
Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-1-210
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
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
City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Construction code: means standards and specifications published by a nationally recognized code authority for use in circumstances described in Subsection 15A-1-204(1), including:
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State Construction Code: means the State Construction Code adopted by:
Subject to Subsection (3), a city or county shall, by ordinance, provide for review of an inspection conducted by the city’s or county’s building inspector for a single-family residential building permit.
(3)
Upon request by a person seeking a single-family residential building permit, a chief executive officer of the municipality or county issuing the single-family residential building permit, or the chief executive officer’s designee, shall, with reasonable diligence, review an inspection described in Subsection (2) to determine whether the inspection constitutes a fair administration of the StateConstruction Code.
(4)
A review described in this section:
(a)
is separate and unrelated to an appeal under the International Residential Code;
(b)
may not be used to review a matter that may be brought by appeal under the International Residential Code;
(c)
may not result in the waiver or modification of an International Residential Code requirement or standard;
(d)
may not conflict with an appeal, or the result of an appeal, under the International Residential Code; and
(e)
does not prohibit a person from bringing an appeal under the International Residential Code.
(5)
A person who seeks a review described in this section may not be prohibited by preclusion, estoppel, or otherwise from raising an issue or bringing a claim in an appeal under the International Residential Code on the grounds that the person raised the issue or brought the claim in the review described in this section.
