In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, the following may engage in the stated limited acts or practices without being licensed under this chapter:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-3a-304
Architect: means a person licensed under this chapter as an architect. See Utah Code 58-3a-102
Building: means a structure which has human occupancy or habitation as its principal purpose, and includes the structural, mechanical, and electrical systems, utility services, and other facilities required for the building, and is otherwise governed by the State Construction Code or an approved code under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act. See Utah Code 58-3a-102
Practice of architecture: means rendering or offering to render the following services in connection with the design, construction, enlargement, or alteration of a building or group of buildings, and the space within and surrounding such buildings:
(i)
planning;
(ii)
facility programming;
(iii)
preliminary studies;
(iv)
preparation of designs, drawings, and specifications;
(v)
preparation of technical submissions and coordination of any element of technical submissions prepared by others including, as appropriate and without limitation, professional engineers, and landscape architects; and
Principal: means a licensed architect having responsible charge of an organization's architectural practice. See Utah Code 58-3a-102
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
unlicensed employees, subordinates, associates, or drafters of a person licensed under this chapter while preparing plans and specifications under the supervision of an architect;
(e)
a person preparing a plan or specification for, or supervising the alteration of or repair to, an existing building affecting an area not exceeding 3,000 square feet when structural elements of a building are not changed, such as foundations, beams, columns, and structural slabs, joists, bearing walls, and trusses; and
(f)
an organization engaged in the practice of architecture, provided that:
(i)
the organization employs a principal; and
(ii)
all individuals employed by the organization, who are engaged in the practice of architecture, are licensed or exempt from licensure under this chapter.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict a person from preparing plans for a client under the exemption provided in Subsection (1)(b) or taking those plans to a licensed architect for review, approval, and subsequent fixing of the architect’s seal to that set of plans.
