Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

The committee may require tests to be repeated, if at any time there is reason to believe that the material or construction no longer conforms to the requirements on which its approval was based.

The building official shall make all of the required inspections, or he or she may accept reports of inspections from a qualified registered professional engineer or architect or others certified by the committee and all reports of the inspections shall be in writing, or the buil…

The building official shall have the authority to formulate administrative procedures necessary to uniformly administer and enforce this code; provided, that the procedures do not conflict with the rules and regulations promulgated by the committee or pursuant thereto.

(a) The building official shall keep in a public place and open to public inspection during normal working hours official records of applications received, permits, and certificates issued, fees collected, reports of inspections, variances granted, and notices and orders issued. …

The building official shall submit the following reports: (1) To the state building commissioner, a copy of the building permits activity for each month. (2) To the chief administrative officer of the municipality, a written statement of all permits and certificates issued, fees …

(a) The state building code commissioner shall have the authority to enforce and perform the duties required by the state building code, chapter 27.3 of this title, and all codes referenced therein and adopted thereunder, and all other provisions of the general laws and public la…

The committee may review any order or decision of the building official. It shall supervise the enforcement of this code, make periodic reviews of all building inspection practices of the local building department, make recommendations for improvements of the practices, and repor…

The members of the committee shall not be compensated for their service on the board.

In the event of a declaration by the governor of an extreme emergency, the committee may issue special emergency directives, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, which may temporarily suspend or modify any requirement of …

(a) There is created and established a “municipal advisory council on statewide permitting,” hereinafter referred to as the “council.” (b) The advisory council shall be composed of five (5) members appointed to the council by the governor. Each member of the council shall be an a…

(a) There shall be a building code education and training program within the state building code office, which shall be overseen by the state building code commissioner or the commissioner’s designee. (b) The training program shall be responsible for implementing uniform building…

(a) The committee is empowered to adopt codes and standards, subject to approval pursuant to subsection (c), which shall, in general, conform with nationally reorganized model building codes, model 1 and 2 family dwelling codes, model plumbing codes, model mechanical codes, model…

The committee may issue rules and regulations for the licensing of individuals, laboratories, agencies, corporations, and firms responsible for the testing of materials, devices, and methods of construction, as provided in § 23-27.3-129.1.

The committee shall issue rules and regulations governing manufactured buildings and building components.

The provisions of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., (hereinafter referred to as the federal act), title 6 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act…

The staff of the commissioner, upon showing proper credentials and in the discharge of their duties pursuant to this section, or the federal act, is authorized at reasonable hours and without advance notice to enter and inspect all factories, warehouses, or establishments in the …

Whoever violates any provision of the federal act, including § 610 (42 U.S.C. § 5409), §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4, or any federal or state regulation or final order issued thereunder shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount set forth in the federal act, for each…

(a) The commissioner may establish a monitoring inspection fee in an amount established by the secretary of housing and urban development (HUD). This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid by each manufactured home manufacturer in that state. (b) The monitoring inspect…

Each manufacturer, distributor, and dealer of manufactured homes shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the commissioner or the secretary of housing and urban development (HUD) may reasonably require to be able to determine w…

A temporary greenhouse means specialized agricultural equipment having a framework covered with demountable polyurethane materials or materials of polyurethane nature and lacking a permanent and continuous foundation, which is specifically designed, constructed and used for the c…

In the absence of provisions not specifically contained in this code or approved rules, the regulations, specifications, and standards listed in the Appendices of the state building code are deemed to represent engineering practice in respect to the material, equipment, system, o…

Any person may propose amendments of the regulations to this code at any time by using the proper forms. Public hearings shall be held or at times and places that the committee may determine to consider petitions for the amendments. Amendments to the regulations adopted by the co…

When there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the provisions of this code, the state board of appeals or the local board of appeals may allow a variance or a modification from such provisions as applied for by the owner as provided in § 23-27.3-127.0; provided, t…

Before issuing a permit, the building official may examine or cause to be examined all buildings, structures, and sites for which an application has been filed for a permit to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, demolish, or change the use thereof.

(a) The building official shall make all required inspections as specified in the provisions of this code and the building official shall conduct the inspections from time to time during and upon completion of the work for which the building official has issued a permit; and the …

Inspection of all manufactured buildings, building components, and manufactured homes at the place of manufacture shall be performed by a third party who shall be certified and approved by the committee and monitored by the commission as specified in the rules and regulations pur…

Inspection of all manufactured buildings, building components, and mobile homes at the installation site shall be made by the building official as specified in the rules and regulations pursuant thereto.

The building official may develop plans for the systematic periodic inspection of all existing buildings and structures within his or her jurisdiction, and may cause the buildings and structures to be periodically or otherwise inspected, as specified in § 23-27.3-121.4, for compl…

The owner or his or her authorized representative shall notify the building official upon the completion of a building or structure or part thereof. Prior to the issuance of the certificate of use and occupancy required in § 23-27.3-120.0, a final inspection shall be made and all…

The building official may accept the written report of inspections from a professional engineer or registered architect licensed by the state; and the inspection shall designate all violations of the requirements of this code.

Whenever in the enforcement of this code or another code or ordinance, the responsibility of more than one code official of the jurisdiction is involved, it shall be the duty of the code officials involved to coordinate their inspections and administrative orders as fully as prac…

The building official or his or her assistant shall have the right of entry to the buildings or structures for the proper performance of his or her duties during normal business hours, except that in the case of an emergency the building official shall have the right of entry at …

The committee may adopt an identification card and/or badge of office for building officials and their assistants which shall be displayed for the purpose of identification.

The assistance and cooperation of police, fire, and health departments and all other municipal officials shall be available to the building official as required in the performance of his or her duties.

It shall be unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter, remove, or demolish a building, or change the occupancy of a building from one use group as defined in this code to another; or to install or alter any equipment for which provision is made or the installation of which is regulat…

A building official shall issue a permit for the installation of siding only in conjunction with a notice that it is illegal to remove or reattach an electrical meter without an electrician’s license and that removal or reattachment of an electrical meter without an electrician’s…

The application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the building official may prescribe and shall be accomplished by the required fee as prescribed in § 23-27.3-118.0.

Application for a permit shall be made by the owner or lessee of the building or structure, or agent of either, or by the licensed engineer or architect employed in connection with the proposed work. If the application is made by a person other than the owner in fee, it shall be …

(a) Prior to the approval of a permit for which a state law requires licensed persons to be responsible for the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm work, the licensed person(s) shall show the building official a recognized form of identification from the state licens…

(a) Prior to the approval of a permit issued to any contractor for work which state law requires that said contractor be registered, the registered contractor shall show the building official a recognized form of identification from the contractors’ registration board and sign th…

The application shall contain a general description of the proposed work, its location, the use and occupancy of all parts of the building or structure and of all portions of the site or lot not covered by the building; and shall state whether fire extinguishing equipment, plumbi…

The application for the permit shall be accompanied by not less than three (3) copies of specifications and plans drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed. The plans and specifications shall have pr…