2011 Utah Code
Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 3 Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code
Section 102 Amendments to Chapters 1 through 3 of IBC.

15A-3-102. Amendments to Chapters 1 through 3 of IBC.
(1) IBC, Section 106, is deleted.
(2) (a) In IBC, Section 110, a new section is added as follows: "110.3.5, Weather-resistant exterior wall envelope. An inspection shall be made of the weather-resistant exterior wall envelope as required by Section 1403.2, and flashing as required by Section 1405.4 to prevent water from entering the weather-resistive barrier."
(b) The remaining sections of IBC, Section 110, are renumbered as follows: 110.3.6, Lath or gypsum board inspection; 110.3.7, Fire- and smoke-resistant penetrations; 110.3.8 Energy efficiency inspections; 110.3.9, Other inspections; 110.3.10, Special inspections; and 110.3.11, Final inspection.
(3) IBC, Section 115.1, is deleted and replaced with the following: "115.1 Authority. Whenever the building official finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of this code or other pertinent laws or ordinances or is dangerous or unsafe, the building official is authorized to stop work."
(4) In IBC, Section 202, the definition for "Assisted Living Facility" is deleted and replaced with the following: "ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. See Section 308.1.1."
(5) In IBC, Section 202, the definition for "Child Care Facilities" is deleted and replaced with the following: "CHILD CARE FACILITIES. See Section 308.3.1."
(6) In the list in IBC, Section 304.1, "Ambulatory health care facilities" is deleted and replaced with "Ambulatory health care facilities with four or fewer surgical operating rooms."
(7) IBC, Section 305.2, is deleted and replaced with the following: "305.2 Day care. The use of a building or structure, or portion thereof, for educational, supervision, child day care centers, or personal care services of more than four children shall be classified as a Group E occupancy. See Section 424 for special requirements for Group E child day care centers.
Exception: Areas used for child day care purposes with a Residential Certificate or a Family License, as defined in Utah Administrative Code, R430-90, Licensed Family Child Care, may be located in a Group R-2 or R-3 occupancy as provided in Section 310.1 or shall comply with the International Residential Code in accordance with Section 101.2. Areas used for Hourly Child Care Centers, as defined in Utah Administrative Code, R430-60, or Out of School Time Programs, as defined in Utah Administrative Code, R430-70, may be classified as accessory occupancies."
(8) In IBC, Section 308, the following definitions are added: "308.1.1 Definitions. The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this section and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown herein.
TYPE I ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A residential facility licensed by the Utah Department of Health that provides a protected living arrangement for ambulatory, non-restrained persons who are capable of achieving mobility sufficient to exit the facility without the assistance of another person.
TYPE II ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A residential facility licensed by the Utah Department of Health that provides an array of coordinated supportive personal and health care services to residents who meet the definition of semi-independent.
SEMI-INDEPENDENT. A person who is:
A. Physically disabled but able to direct his or her own care; or
B. Cognitively impaired or physically disabled but able to evacuate from the facility with the physical assistance of one person.

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT/SUPPORT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. A residential treatment/support assisted living facility which creates a group living environment for four or more residents licensed by the Utah Department of Human Services, and provides a protected living arrangement for ambulatory, non-restrained persons who are capable of achieving mobility sufficient to exit the facility without the physical assistance of another person."
(9) In IBC, Section 308.2, the words "Assisted living facilities" are deleted and replaced with "Type I Assisted living facilities."
(10) IBC, Section 308.3, is deleted and replaced with the following: "308.3 Group I-2. This occupancy shall include buildings and structures used for medical, surgical, psychiatric, nursing, or custodial care on a 24-hour basis of more than three persons who are not capable of self-preservation. This group shall include, but not be limited to the following: hospitals, nursing homes (both intermediate care facilities and skilled nursing facilities), mental hospitals, detoxification facilities, ambulatory surgical centers with five or more operating rooms where care is less than 24 hours, and type II assisted living facilities. Type II assisted living facilities with five or fewer persons shall be classified as a Group R-4. Type II assisted living facilities as defined in 308.1.1 with at least six and not more than sixteen residents shall be classified as a Group I-1 facility."
(11) In IBC, Section 308.3.1, the definition for "CHILD CARE FACILITIES" is deleted and replaced with the following: "CHILD CARE FACILITIES. A child care facility, as licensed by the Utah Department of Human Services in Utah Administrative Code, R501, that provides care on a 24-hour basis to more than four children 2 1/2 years of age or less shall be classified as Group I-2."
(12) IBC, Section 308.5, is deleted and replaced with the following: "308.5 Group I-4, day care facilities. This group shall include buildings and structures occupied by persons of any age who receive custodial care less than 24 hours by individuals other than parents or guardians, relatives by blood, marriage, or adoption, and in a place other than the home of the person cared for. A facility such as the above with four or fewer persons shall be classified as an R-3 or shall comply with the International Residential Code in accordance with Section 101.2. Places of worship during religious functions and Group E child day care centers are not included."
(13) IBC, Section 308.5.2, is deleted.
(14) In IBC, Section 310.1, in the subsection designated as R-1, at the end of the sentence beginning with "Congregate living facilities" the following is added: "or shall comply with the International Residential Code."
(15) In IBC, Section 310.1, in the subsection designated as R-2, at the end of the sentence beginning with "Congregate living facilities" the following is added: "or shall comply with the International Residential Code."
(16) In IBC, Section 310.1, the following is added at the end of the subsection designated as R-3: "Areas used for day care purposes may be located in a residential dwelling unit under all of the following conditions:
1. Compliance with the Utah Administrative Code, R710-8, Day Care Rules, as enacted under the authority of the Utah Fire Prevention Board.
2. Use is approved by the Utah Department of Health, as enacted under the authority of the Utah Code, Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act, and in any of the following categories:
a. Utah Administrative Code, R430-50, Residential Certificate Child Care.

b. Utah Administrative Code, R430-90, Licensed Family Child Care.
3. Compliance with all zoning regulations of the local regulator."
(17) In IBC, Section 310.1, the subsection designated as R-4 is deleted and replaced with the following: "R-4: Residential occupancies shall include buildings arranged for occupancy as Type I Assisted Living Facilities or Residential Treatment/Support Assisted Living Facilities including more than five but not more than 16 residents, excluding staff.
Group R-4 occupancies shall meet the requirements for construction as defined for Group R-3 except as otherwise provided for in this code."
(18) In IBC, Section 310.2, the definition for "Residential Care/Assisted Living Facilities" is deleted and replaced with the following: "Assisted Living Facilities, see Section 308.1.1".