Utah Code § 15A-4-201 General provision.
15A-4-201. General provision.
The amendments in this part are adopted as amendments to the IRC to be applicable to specified jurisdiction.
Amended by Chapter 341, 2017 General Session
Local Amendments to International Residential Code
Utah Code tit. 15A, ch. 15A-4, pt. 15A-4-P2
in effectUtah Code § 15A-4-206 Amendments to IRC applicable to Park City Corporation or Park City Fire District.
15A-4-206. Amendments to IRC applicable to Park City Corporation or Park City Fire District.
(1) The following amendment is adopted as an amendment to the IRC for the Park City Corporation, Appendix P, of the 2006 IRC is adopted.
(2) The following amendments are adopted as amendments to the IRC for Park City Corporation and Park City Fire District:
(a) IRC, Section R905.7, is deleted and replaced with the following: "R905.7 Wood shingles. The installation of wood shingles shall comply with the provisions of this section.
Wood roof covering is prohibited in areas with a combined rating of more than 11 using the following tables with a score of 9 for weather factors.TABLEWILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY SCALERATINGSLOPEVEGETATION1less than or equal to 10%Pinion-juniper210.1 - 20%Grass-sagebrush3greater than 20%Mountain brush or softwoodsPROHIBITION/EXEMPTION TABLERATINGWOOD ROOF PROHIBITIONless than or equal to 11wood roofs are allowedgreater than or equal to 12wood roofs are prohibited"
(b) IRC, Section R905.8, is deleted and replaced with the following: "R905.8 Wood Shakes. The installation of wood shakes shall comply with the provisions of this section. Wood roof covering is prohibited in areas with a combined rating of more than 11 using the following tables with a score of 9 for weather factors.TABLEWILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY SCALERATINGSLOPEVEGETATION1less than or equal to 10%Pinion-juniper210.1 - 20%Grass-sagebrush3greater than 20%Mountain brush or softwoodsPROHIBITION/EXEMPTION TABLERATINGWOOD ROOF PROHIBITIONless than or equal to 11wood roofs are allowedgreater than or equal to 12wood roofs are prohibited"
(c) Appendix K is adopted.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2011 General Session
Utah Code § 15A-4-207 Amendments to IRC applicable to Sandy City.
15A-4-207. Amendments to IRC applicable to Sandy City.
The following amendment is adopted as an amendment to the IRC for Sandy City, a new IRC, Section R324, is added as follows: "Section R324 IGNITION RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
R324.1 General. Buildings and structures constructed in areas designated as Wildland-Urban Interface Areas by Sandy City shall be constructed using ignition resistant construction as determined by the Fire Marshal. Section 502 of the 2006 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC), as promulgated by the International Code Council, shall be used to determine Fire Hazard Severity. The provisions listed in Chapter 5 of the 2006 IWUIC, as modified herein, shall be used to determine the requirements for Ignition Resistant Construction.
(i) In Section 504 of the IWUIC Class I IGNITION-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION a new Section 504.1.1 is added as follows:
504.1.1 General. Subsections 504.5, 504.6, and 504.7 shall only be required on the exposure side of the structure, as determined by the Fire Marshal, where defensible space is less than 50 feet as defined in Section 603 of the 2006 IWUIC.
(ii) In Section 505 of the IWUIC Class 2 IGNITION-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION Subsections 505.5 and 505.7 are deleted."
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2011 General Session
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