2011 Utah Code
Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 5 State Fire Code Act
Section 202 Amendments and additions to IFC related to administration, permits, definitions, general, and emergency planning.

15A-5-202. Amendments and additions to IFC related to administration, permits, definitions, general, and emergency planning.
(1) For IFC, Scope and Administration:
(a) IFC, Chapter 1, Section 105.6.16, Flammable and combustible liquids, is amended to add the following section: "12. The owner of an underground tank that is out of service for longer than one year shall receive a Temporary Closure Notice from the Department of Environmental Quality and a copy shall be given to the AHJ."
(b) IFC, Chapter 1, Section 109.2, Notice of violation, is amended as follows: On line three, after the words "is in violation of this code," insert in the section the phrase "or other pertinent laws or ordinances".
(2) For IFC, Definitions:
(a) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification, Educational Group E, Day care, is amended as follows: On line three delete the word "five" and replace it with the word "four".
(b) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification, Institutional Group I, Group I-1, is amended as follows: On line 10 add "Type I" in front of the words "Assisted living facilities".
(c) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification, Institutional Group I, Group I-2, is amended as follows:
(i) On line three delete the word "for" and insert the following into the sentence "on a 24-hour basis of more than three".
(ii) On line 10, after the words "Nursing homes", add the following: "both intermediate nursing care and skilled nursing care 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 with at least six and not more than 16 residents shall be classified as a Group I-1 facility".
(d) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification, Institutional Group I, Group I-4, Day care facilities, Child care facility, is amended as follows:
(i) On line three delete the word "five" and replace it with the word "four".
(ii) On line two of the exception delete the word "five" and replace it with the word "four".
(e) IFC, Chapter 2, Section 202, General Definitions, Occupancy Classification, Residential Group R, R-2, is amended to add the following: "Exception: Boarding houses accommodating 10 persons or less shall be classified as Residential Group R-3."
(3) For IFC, General Requirements:
(a) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 304.1.2, Vegetation, is amended as follows: Delete line six and replace it with: "the Utah Administrative Code, R652-122-200, Minimum Standards for Wildland Fire Ordinance".
(b) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 311.1.1, Abandoned premises, is amended as follows: On line 10 delete the words "International Property Maintenance Code and the".
(c) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 311.5, Placards, is amended as follows: On line three delete the word "shall" and replace it with the word "may".
(d) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 315.2.1, Ceiling clearance, is amended to add the following: "Exception: Where storage is not directly below the sprinkler heads, storage is allowed to be

placed to the ceiling on wall-mounted shelves that are protected by fire sprinkler heads in occupancies meeting classification as light or ordinary hazard."