Section R277-471-2 - Definitions(1) "Certified plans examiner" means a professional who has current applicable commercial certification through the "International Code Council" or "ICC".(2) "Charter school" means a school acknowledged as a charter school by a charter school authorizer consistent with Title 53G, Chapter 5, Part 3, Charter School Authorization.(3) "Charter school responsible person or local charter school board building officer or designee" or "CSBBO" means the individual or authority designated by a charter school governing board who: (a) has direct administrative and operational control of charter school construction or renovation; and(b) has responsibility for a charter school's compliance with Utah law on behalf of the charter school governing board.(4) "Certificate of inspection verification" means a form, available on the Board website, certifying that the entity responsible for providing inspection services has complied with the provisions of:(e) Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Code Act;(5) "Certificate of occupancy" means the document issued upon receipt of the final inspection from the inspector of record and the 'Certificate of Fire Clearance' issued by the Utah State Fire Marshal, verifying compliance with all minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare of occupants, which authorizes permanent usage or occupancy of: (a) any new building or occupiable structure;(b) any existing occupiable building or structure alteration; or(c) a change of occupancy in an existing structure, building, or space.(6) "General plan" means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth general guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality, consistent with Subsection 10-9a-103(13).(7) "Inspector" means a professional who holds current applicable commercial certification through the International Code Council and is currently licensed in the in Utah in the applicable trades for which the inspector is performing inspections.(8) "Manual" means the School Construction Resource Manual incorporated by reference in Section R277-471-3.(9) "New school building project" means the construction of a school that did not previously exist in an LEA.(10) "Public school construction" means construction work on a new or existing public school building.(11) "School District Building Official or "SDBO" means the individual or authority designated by a school district who has direct administrative and operational control of school district construction or renovation and is responsible for the school district's compliance with Utah law.(12) "Significant school remodel" means the upgrading, changing, alteration, refurbishment, modification, or complete substitution or replacement of an existing school in an LEA with a project cost equal to or in excess of $2,000,000.(13) "Temporary certificate of occupancy" means the document, valid for a limited time period, issued upon receipt of the temporary final inspection report from the inspector of record and the 'Temporary Certificate of Fire Clearance' issued by the Utah State Fire Marshal, verifying minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare of occupants, which authorizes temporary usage or occupancy of:(a) any new building or occupiable structure;(b) any existing occupiable building or structure alteration; or change of occupancy in an existing structure or building or space.Utah Admin. Code R277-471-2
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2014-23, effective 11/10/2014Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-02, effective 1/11/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-08, effective 4/9/2024