Utah Code 15A-3-102. Amendments to Chapters 1 through 3 of IBC

Superseded 7/1/2023)

Superseded 7/1/2023
15A-3-102. Amendments to Chapters 1 through 3 of IBC.

(1)	IBC, Section 106, is deleted.

Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-3-102

Board: means the Utah Fire Prevention Board created in Section 53-7-203. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103, except as provided in:

(a)

4; and

(b)	Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)	In IBC, Section 110, a new section is added as follows: ” 110.3.5.1, Weather-resistant exterior wall envelope. An inspection shall be made of the weather-resistant exterior wall envelope as required by Section 1404.2, and flashing as required by Section 1404.4 to prevent water from entering the weather-resistive barrier.”

(3)

IBC, Section 115.1, is deleted and replaced with the following: “115.1 Authority. Whenever the building official finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of this code or other pertinent laws or ordinances or is dangerous or unsafe, the building official is authorized to stop work.”

(4)

In IBC, Section 202, the following definition is added for Ambulatory Surgical Center: “AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER. A building or portion of a building licensed by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services where procedures are performed that may render patients incapable of self preservation where care is less than 24 hours. See Utah Administrative Code R432-13.”

(5)	In IBC, Section 202, the following definition is added for Assisted Living Facility: “ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. See Residential Treatment/Support Assisted Living Facility, Type I Assisted Living Facility, and Type II Assisted Living Facility.”

(6)	In IBC, Section 202, the definition for Foster Care Facilities is modified by deleting the word “Foster” and replacing it with the word “Child.”

(7)	In IBC, Section 202, the definition for “[F]Record Drawings” is modified by deleting the words “a fire alarm system” and replacing them with “any fire protection system.”

(8)

In IBC, Section 202, the following definition is added for Residential Treatment/Support Assisted Living Facility: “RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT/SUPPORT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A residential facility that provides a group living environment for four or more residents licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services, and provides a protected living arrangement for ambulatory, non-restrained persons who are capable of achieving mobility sufficient to exit the facility without the physical assistance of another person.”

(9)

In IBC, Section 202, the following definition is added for Type I Assisted Living Facility: “TYPE I ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A residential facility licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services that provides a protected living arrangement, assistance with activities of daily living and social care to two or more ambulatory, non-restrained persons who are capable of mobility sufficient to exit the facility without the assistance of another person. Subcategories are:
     Limited Capacity: two to five residents;
     Small: six to sixteen residents; and
     Large: over sixteen residents.”

(10)

In IBC, Section 202, the following definition is added for Type II Assisted Living Facility: “TYPE II ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A residential facility licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services that provides an array of coordinated supportive personal and health care services to two or more residents who are:
     A. Physically disabled but able to direct his or her own care; or
     B. Cognitively impaired or physically disabled but able to evacuate from the facility, or to a zone or area of safety, with the physical assistance of one person. Subcategories are:
     Limited Capacity: two to five residents;
     Small: six to sixteen residents; and
     Large: over sixteen residents.”

(11)

In IBC, Section 305.2, the following changes are made:

(a)	delete the words “more than five children older than 2 1/2 years of age” and replace with the words “five or more children 2 years of age or older”;

(b)	after the word “supervision” insert the words “child care services”; and

(c)	add the following sentence at the end of the paragraph: “See Section 429, Day Care, for special requirements for day care.”

(12)	In IBC, Section 305.2.2 and 305.2.3, the word “five” is deleted and replaced with the word “four” in all places.

(13)

A new IBC Section 305.2.4 is added as follows: “305.2.4 Child day care — residential child care certificate or a license. Areas used for child day care purposes with a residential child care certificate, as described in Utah Administrative Code, R430-50, Residential Certificate Child Care, or a residential child care license, as described in Utah Administrative Code, R430-90, Licensed Family Child Care, may be located in a Group R-2 or R-3 occupancy as provided in Sections 310.3 and 310.4 comply with the International Residential Code in accordance with Section R101.2.”

(14)

A new IBC Section 305.2.5 is added as follows: “305.2.5 Child care centers. Each of the following areas may be classified as accessory occupancies, if the area complies with Section 508.2:
     1. Hourly child care centers, as described in Utah Administrative Code, R381-60, Hourly Child Care Centers;
     2. Child care centers, as described in Utah Administrative Code, R381-100, Child Care Centers; and
     3. Out-of-school-time programs, as described in Utah Administrative Code, R381-70, Out of School Time Child Care Programs.”

(15)	In IBC, Table 307.1(1), footnote “d” is added to the row for Explosives, Division 1.4G in the column titled STORAGE – Solid Pounds (cubic feet).

(16)	In IBC, Section 308.2, in the list of items under “This group shall include,” the words “Type-I Large and Type-II Small, see Section 308.2.5” are added after “Assisted living facilities.”

(17)	In IBC, Section 308.2.4, all of the words after the first International Residential Code are deleted.

(18)

A new IBC, Section 308.2.5 is added as follows:
     “308.2.5 Group I-1 assisted living facility occupancy groups. The following occupancy groups shall apply to assisted living facilities:
     Type I assisted living facilities with seventeen or more residents are Large Facilities classified as an Institutional Group I-1, Condition 1 occupancy.
     Type II assisted living facilities with six to sixteen residents are Small Facilities classified as an Institutional Group I-1, Condition 2 occupancy. See Section 202 for definitions.”

(19)

In IBC, Section 308.3 Institutional Group I-2, the following changes are made:

(a)	The words “more than five” are deleted and replaced with “four or more”;

(b)	The group “Assisted living facilities, Type-II Large” is added to the list of groups;

(c)	The words “Foster care facilities” are deleted and replaced with the words “Child care facilities”; and

(d)	The words “(both intermediate care facilities and skilled nursing facilities)” are added after “Nursing homes.”

(20)	In IBC, Section 308.3.2, the number “five” is deleted and replaced with the number “four” in each location.

(21)	A new IBC, Section 308.3.3 is added as follows: “308.3.3 Group I-2 assisted living facilities. Type II assisted living facilities with seventeen or more residents are Large Facilities classified as an Institutional Group I-2, Condition 1 occupancy. See Section 202 for definitions.”

(22)	In IBC, Section 308.5, the words “more than five” are deleted and replaced with the words “five or more.”

(23)

In IBC, Section 308.5.1, the following changes are made:

(a)	The words “more than five” are deleted and replaced with the words “five or more.”

(b)	The words “2-1/2 years or less of age” are deleted and replaced with “under the age of two.”

(c)	The following sentence is added at the end: “See Section 429 for special requirements for Day Care.”

(24)	In IBC, Sections 308.5.3 and 308.5.4, the words “five or fewer” are deleted and replaced with the words “four or fewer” in both places and the following sentence is added at the end: “See Section 429 for special requirements for Day Care.”

(25)

In IBC, Section 310.4, the following changes are made:

(a)	The words “and single family dwellings complying with the IRC” are added after “Residential Group-3 occupancies.”

(b)	The words “Assisted Living Facilities, limited capacity” are added to the list of occupancies.

(26)

In IBC, Section 310.4.1, the following changes are made:

(a)	The words “other than Child Care” are inserted after the words “Care facilities” in the first sentence.

(b)	All of the words after the first “International Residential Code” are deleted.

(c)	The following sentence is added at the end of the last sentence: “See Section 429 for special requirements for Child Day Care.”

(27)

A new IBC Section 310.4.3 is added as follows: “310.4.3 Child Care. Areas used for child care purposes may be located in a residential dwelling unit under all of the following conditions and Section 429:
     1. Compliance with Utah Administrative Code, R710-8, Day Care Rules, as enacted under the authority of the Utah Fire Prevention Board.
     2. Use is approved by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, as enacted under the authority of the Utah Code, 4, and in any of the following categories:
     a. Utah Administrative Code, R430-50, Residential Certificate Child Care.
     b. Utah Administrative Code, R430-90, Licensed Family Child Care.
     3. Compliance with all zoning regulations of the local regulator.”

(28)

A new IBC, Section 310.4.4 is added as follows: “310.4.4 Assisted living facilities. Type I assisted living facilities with two to five residents are Limited Capacity facilities classified as a Residential Group R-3 occupancy or are permitted to comply with the International Residential Code. See Section 202 for definitions.”

(29)	In IBC, Section 310.5, the words “Type II Limited Capacity and Type I Small, see Section 310.5.3” are added after the words “assisted living facilities.”

(30)

A new IBC, Section 310.5.3, is added as follows: “310.5.3 Group R-4 Assisted living facility occupancy groups. The following occupancy groups shall apply to Assisted Living Facilities: Type II Assisted Living Facilities with two to five residents are Limited Capacity Facilities classified as a Residential Group R-4, Condition 2 occupancy. Type I assisted living facilities with six to sixteen residents are Small Facilities classified as Residential Group R-4, Condition 1 occupancies. See Section 202 for definitions.”

Amended by Chapter 327, 2023 General Session

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