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As used in this section, “International Fire Code” means the edition of the International Fire Code adopted by the Legislature with the amendments and additions in the State Fire Code. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-7-209
- 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.
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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 fire code: means the code adopted under Section 15A-1-403. See Utah Code 53-7-102
- Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
A fire chief or officer may enter a building or premises not used as a private dwelling at any reasonable hour to inspect the building or premises and enforce the rules made under this part and the state fire code. |
| (3) |
The owner, lessee, manager, or operator of a building or premises not used as a private dwelling shall permit inspections under this section. |
| (4) |
| (a) |
Subject to Subsection (4)(b), a county, city, or town shall, by ordinance, provide for review of an inspection conducted by the county’s, city’s, or town’s fire chief or officer for a single-family residence within 30 days of the notice of the fire code compliance inspection. |
| (b) |
Upon request by a person who owns or is building a single-family residence, a chief executive officer of the county, city, or town in which is located the single-family residence, or the chief executive officer’s designee, shall, with reasonable diligence, review an inspection described in Subsection (4)(a) to determine whether the inspection constitutes a fair administration of the State Fire Code. |
| (c) |
A review described in this section:
| (i) |
is separate and unrelated to an appeal under the International Fire Code; |
| (ii) |
may not be used to review a matter that may be brought by appeal under the International Fire Code; |
| (iii) |
may not result in the waiver or modification of a State Fire Code requirement or standard; and |
| (iv) |
does not prohibit a person from bringing an appeal under the International Fire Code. |
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| (d) |
A person who seeks a review described in this Subsection (4) may not be prohibited by preclusion, estoppel, or otherwise from raising an issue or bringing a claim in an appeal under the International Fire Code on the grounds that the person raised the issue or brought the claim in the review described in this section. |
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Amended by Chapter 260, 2011 General Session
