2010 Utah Code
Title 58 - Occupations and Professions
Chapter 56 - Utah Uniform Building Standards Act
58-56-3 - Definitions.

58-56-3. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
(1) "Agricultural use" means a use that relates to the tilling of soil and raising of crops, or keeping or raising domestic animals.
(2) (a) "Approved code" means a code, including the standards and specifications contained in the code, approved by the division under Section 58-56-4 for use by a compliance agency.
(b) "Approved code" does not include a state construction code.
(3) "Building" means a structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and any improvements attached to it.
(4) "Code" means:
(a) a state construction code; or
(b) an approved code.
(5) "Commission" means the Uniform Building Code Commission created under this chapter.
(6) "Compliance agency" means:
(a) an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions which issues permits for construction regulated under the codes;
(b) any other agency of the state or its political subdivisions specifically empowered to enforce compliance with the codes; or
(c) any other state agency which chooses to enforce codes adopted under this chapter by authority given the agency under a title other than Title 58, Occupations and Professions.
(7) "Construction code" means standards and specifications published by a nationally recognized code authority for use in circumstances described in Subsection 58-56-4(1), including:
(a) a building code;
(b) an electrical code;
(c) a residential one and two family dwelling code;
(d) a plumbing code;
(e) a mechanical code;
(f) a fuel gas code;
(g) an energy conservation code; and
(h) a manufactured housing installation standard code.
(8) "Factory built housing" means manufactured homes or mobile homes.
(9) (a) "Factory built housing set-up contractor" means an individual licensed by the division to set up or install factory built housing on a temporary or permanent basis.
(b) The scope of the work included under the license includes the placement or securing, or both placement and securing, of the factory built housing on a permanent or temporary foundation, securing the units together if required, and connection of the utilities to the factory built housing unit, but does not include site preparation, construction of a permanent foundation, and construction of utility services to the near proximity of the factory built housing unit.
(c) If a dealer is not licensed as a factory built housing set-up contractor, that individual must subcontract the connection services to individuals who are licensed by the division to perform those specific functions under Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.

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(10) "HUD code" means the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401 et seq.
(11) "Legislative action" includes legislation that:
(a) adopts a new state construction code;
(b) amends a state construction code; or
(c) repeals one or more provisions of a state construction code.
(12) "Local regulator" means a political subdivision of the state that is empowered to engage in the regulation of construction, alteration, remodeling, building, repair, and other activities subject to the codes.
(13) (a) "Manufactured home" means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the HUD Code, in one or more sections, which:
(i) in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet; and
(ii) is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(b) Manufactured homes constructed on or after June 15, 1976, shall be identifiable by the manufacturer's data plate bearing the date the unit was manufactured and a HUD label attached to the exterior of the home certifying the home was manufactured to HUD standards.
(14) "Mobile home" means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior to June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the HUD Code.
(15) "Modular unit" means a structure built from sections which are manufactured in accordance with the state construction code adopted pursuant to Section 58-56-4 and transported to a building site, the purpose of which is for human habitation, occupancy, or use.
(16) "Not for human occupancy" means use of a structure for purposes other than protection or comfort of human beings, but allows people to enter the structure for:
(a) maintenance and repair; and
(b) the care of livestock, crops, or equipment intended for agricultural use which are kept there.
(17) "Opinion" means a written, nonbinding, and advisory statement issued by the commission concerning an interpretation of the meaning of the codes or the application of the codes in a specific circumstance issued in response to a specific request by a party to the issue.
(18) "State construction code" means a construction code adopted by the Legislature in accordance with Section 58-56-4.
(19) "State regulator" means an agency of the state which is empowered to engage in the regulation of construction, alteration, remodeling, building, repair, and other activities subject to the codes adopted pursuant to this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 76, 2010 General Session
Amended by Chapter 310, 2010 General Session
Amended by Chapter 372, 2010 General Session