§ 15A-1-210 — Review of building inspection.

Utah § 15A-1-210

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 15A: State Construction and Fire Codes Act
• Ch. 15A-1: General Chapter
• Part 15A-1-2: State Construction Code Administration Act

Text

(1) As used in this section, "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code as adopted under the State Construction Code.
(2) 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 State Construction Code.
(4) A review described in this section:

(4)(a) is separate and unrelated to an appeal under the International Residential Code;
(4)(b) may not be used to review a matter that may be brought by appeal under the International Residential Code;
(4)(c) may not result in the waiver or modification of an International Residential Code requirement or standard;
(4)(d) may not conflict with an appeal, or the result of an appeal, under the International Residential Code; and
(4)(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.

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 14, 2011 General Session