BUILDING OCCUPANCY RESUMPTION PROGRAM

Salt Lake City Code tit. 22, ch. 22.06

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.010 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUILDING OCCUPANCY RESUMPTION PROGRAM

22.06.010: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUILDING OCCUPANCY RESUMPTION PROGRAM: There is hereby established a voluntary building occupancy resumption program ("BORP") through which participants who satisfy the requirements set forth in this chapter can provide for the accelerated inspection and reoccupancy of their building after a significant earthquake that results in damage to buildings. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.020 DEFINITIONS

22.06.020: DEFINITIONS: The terms below have the following meanings when used in this chapter: APPROVED INSPECTOR: An inspector who has been approved by the city for the roles of: a) reviewing and signing off on those portions of the applicant's BORP plan pertinent to the inspector's area of expertise, and b) performing inspections of appropriate qualifying buildings subsequent to a triggering event. BORP: Building occupancy resumption program. BORP CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL: A certificate issued by the city to the building owner upon approval of the BORP plan pertaining to that particular building. BORP LIST: The city's list of buildings that have a current BORP certificate of approval and are eligible for inspection by approved inspectors subsequent to a triggering event. BORP PLAN: A package of information pertaining to a particular building that has been prepared for the purpose of determining whether that building will be included on the city's BORP list. TRIGGERING EVENT: An earthquake large enough to create a declared state of emergency within the city. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.030 ADMINISTRATION

22.06.030: ADMINISTRATION: The BORP program will be administered by the city's building official or by the building official's designee. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.040 ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

22.06.040: ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS: The building official or designee may adopt rules and regulations approved by the mayor to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall not conflict with this chapter or any other law effective within the boundaries of Salt Lake City. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.050 PARTICIPATION IN THE BORP PLAN

22.06.050: PARTICIPATION IN THE BORP PLAN: Applicants desiring to add a particular building to the city's BORP list may petition for the inclusion of the building by submitting a BORP plan to the city's building official or designee for review and approval. The building will only be added to the city's BORP list if the building official or designee determines the submitted BORP plan satisfies all requirements set forth in this chapter and in any rules or regulations adopted by the building official or designee in accordance with section 22.06.040 of this chapter. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.060 IMPLEMENTATION OF BORP INSPECTIONS

22.06.060: IMPLEMENTATION OF BORP INSPECTIONS: Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, any building that is included on the city's BORP list may be inspected by the appropriate approved inspectors pursuant to the approved procedures as set forth in this chapter and in any rules and regulations adopted by the building official or designee in accordance with section 22.06.040 of this chapter. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Salt Lake City Code § 22.06.070 TERMINATION OF BORP PLAN ELIGIBILITY

22.06.070: TERMINATION OF BORP PLAN ELIGIBILITY: A building may be removed from the city's BORP list for one or more of the following reasons: A. The period of BORP list eligibility specified in the rules and regulations adopted by the building official or designee in accordance with section 22.06.040 of this chapter has expired, and the applicant has not submitted any requisite renewal form required by such rules and regulations; or B. The approved inspectors who participated in the review and preparation of the BORP plan are no longer available to provide necessary inspections. (Ord. 46-13, 2013)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-72900Fetched: 11/1/2026