Chapter 8-1
BUILDING AND RELATED CODES; REGULATIONS
SECTION:
8-1-1 PURPOSE AND INTENT:
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish the regulatory codes and guidelines to govern construction within the city in a thorough and concise manner while also providing for the adoption of changes to the codes and guidelines without the necessity of adopting new ordinances for each change or amendment to said codes and guidelines. (2007 Code)
8-1-2 CODES ADOPTED:
A. Building Code: The international building code (IBC), as adopted by the state, is hereby adopted as the official building code for the city, subject to section 8-1-3 of this chapter.
B. Fire Code: The international fire code (IFC), as adopted by the state, is hereby adopted as the official fire code for the city, subject to section 8-1-3 of this chapter.
C. Other Codes As Approved: All other building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, energy and/or natural gas codes, including, but not limited to: Utah Code Annotated Title 58, chapter 55, the Utah construction trades licensing act; Utah Code Annotated Title 58, chapter 56, the Utah uniform building standards act; Utah administrative rules R156-1, general rules of the division of occupational and professional licensing; R156-55a, the Utah construction trades licensing act rules; and R156-56, the Utah uniform building standards act rules, established and adopted as standard by the state at the time of adoption of the ordinance codified herein, including their amendments, shall hereby become established as the adopted codes of the city, subject to section 8-1-3 of this chapter. (2007 Code)
8-1-3 SUCCESSOR CODES:
The adoption of any and all codes, as established herein, as the adopted codes of the city, shall also adopt any replacement or successor codes as they become adopted by the state and shall become effective by the city immediately upon passage by the state. (2007 Code)