- (1) The department shall accept for examination and approval or disapproval all model construction plans for single-family dwellings submitted to the department.
(2) Once a model construction plan has been approved, the department shall indicate in writing on the approved plan that the plan is acceptable on a statewide basis and that no further examination is warranted except with respect to:
- (a) zoning;
- (b) footings, foundations, and basements;
- (c) curbs;
- (d) gutters;
- (e) landscaping;
- (f) utility connections;
- (g) street requirements;
- (h) sidewalks; and
- (i) other requirements specifically related to the exterior of the building.
- (3) Local building departments shall reduce plan examination fees commensurate with the reduced time and effort expended resulting from the department's examination provided for in subsection (1).
- (4) This section may not be construed to reduce the requirements for obtaining permits for onsite inspection of the residence under construction pursuant to 50-60-106.
(5)
- (a) The department shall devise a checklist for the examination of single-family dwelling construction plans by the department and by the building code enforcement officials of counties, cities, and towns.
- (b) The checklist must be based upon the most recently adopted edition of the council of American building officials One and Two Family Dwelling Code, as amended.
- (c) The checklist is subject to review and amendment by the building codes council provided for in 50-60-115.
- (d) The checklist must be made available to building contractors at a price that is commensurate with reproduction costs, and a building contractor who uses the checklist and attaches it to the plans that the contractor submits to the department or a county, city, or town for examination is entitled to receive the relevant building permit or notice of disapproval within 10 days of submission of the completed checklist.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 473, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 443, L. 2003.