2018 Utah Code
Title 15A - State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 5 - State Fire Code Act
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 102 - Definitions.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 15A-5-102 (2018)
Effective 5/12/2015
15A-5-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
  • (1) "Appreciable depth" means a depth greater than 1/4 inch.
  • (2) "AHJ" means "authority having jurisdiction," which is:
    • (a) the State Fire Marshal;
    • (b) an authorized deputy of the State Fire Marshal; or
    • (c) the local fire enforcement authority.
  • (3) "Division" means the State Fire Marshal Division created in Section 53-7-103.
  • (4)
    • (a) "Dwelling Unit" means one or more rooms arranged for the use of one or more individuals living together, as in a single housekeeping unit normally having cooking, living, sanitary, and sleeping facilities.
    • (b) "Dwelling unit" includes a hotel room, dormitory room, apartment, condominium, sleeping room in a nursing home, or similar living unit.
  • (5) "Fire jurisdiction" means a contiguous geographic area for which there is a single authority having jurisdiction.
  • (6) "IFC" means the edition of the International Fire Code adopted under Section 15A-5-103.
  • (7) "NFPA" means the edition of the National Fire Protection Association adopted under Section 15A-5-103.
  • (8) "Premixed" means the state of an antifreeze and water solution that results from the solution being prepared by the manufacturer with a quality control procedure that ensures that the antifreeze and water solution does not separate.
  • (9) "UL" means Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.


Amended by Chapter 158, 2015 General Session
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