15A-1-210. Review of building inspection.
(1) As used in this section, "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code as adopted under the State Construction Code.
(2) Subject to Subsection, a city or county shall, by ordinance, provide for review of an inspection conducted by the city's or county's building inspector for a single-family residential building permit. (3)
(3) Upon request by a person seeking a single-family residential building permit, a chief executive officer of the municipality or county issuing the single-family residential building permit, or the chief executive officer's designee, shall, with reasonable diligence, review an inspection described in Subsectionto determine whether the inspection constitutes a fair administration of the State Construction Code. (2)
(4) A review described in this section: is separate and unrelated to an appeal under the International Residential Code; may not be used to review a matter that may be brought by appeal under the International Residential Code; may not result in the waiver or modification of an International Residential Code requirement or standard; may not conflict with an appeal, or the result of an appeal, under the International Residential Code; and does not prohibit a person from bringing an appeal under the International Residential Code.
(5) A person who seeks a review described in this section may not be prohibited by preclusion, estoppel, or otherwise from raising an issue or bringing a claim in an appeal under the International Residential Code on the grounds that the person raised the issue or brought the claim in the review described in this section.