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RI Gen L § 23-27.3-113.6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-113.6.1 - Approval of an individual sewage disposal system.

§ 23-27.3-113.6.1. Approval of an individual sewage disposal system.No person shall install, construct, alter, or repair or cause to be installed, constructed, altered, or repaired any individual sewage disposal system, nor shall he or she begin construction of any improvement to his or her property from which sewage will have to be disposed of by means of an individual sewage disposal system, including additions which will result in increased sewage flow, until he or she has obtained the written approval of the director of the department of environmental management of the plans and specifications for the work. Repairs or alterations shall, insofar as possible, comply in every respect with the standards set forth in subject regulations. A municipality may only grant a building permit pursuant to the State Building Code where the person applying for the building permit presents to the municipality the written approval of the director as required by departmental regulations on the individual sewage disposal systems. Upon completion of the installation, construction, alteration, or repair of the individual sewage disposal system, the owner shall submit a copy of the certificate of conformance from the department of environmental management to the building official prior to the issuance of a certificate of use and occupancy as required by §§ 23-27.3-120.0 — 23-27.3-120.6.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 176, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-113.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-113.7 - Engineering details.

§ 23-27.3-113.7. Engineering details.The building official may require adequate details of structural, mechanical, and electrical work including computations, stress diagrams, and other essential technical data to be filed. All engineering plans and computations shall bear data to be filed. All engineering plans and computations shall bear the signature of the engineer or architect responsible for the design. Plans for buildings more than two (2) stories in height shall indicate how required structural and if fire-resistance rating integrity will be maintained, and where a penetration will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and communication conduits, pipes, and systems.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-113.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-113.8 - Amendments to application.

§ 23-27.3-113.8. Amendments to application.Subject to the limitations of § 23-27.3-113.9, no amendments or revisions to a plan or other records accompanying the plan may be made until the proposed changes have been filed with and approved by the building official and fire official; and the approved amendments shall be filed therewith.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 377, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-113.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-113.9 - Time limitation on application.

§ 23-27.3-113.9. Time limitation on application.An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned six months after the date of filing, unless the application has been diligently prosecuted or a permit shall have been issued; except that for reasonable cause, the building official may grant one or more extensions for additional periods of time not exceeding ninety (90) days each.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.0 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.0 - Permits.

§ 23-27.3-114.0. Permits.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.1.1 - Reports to assessors.

§ 23-27.3-114.1.1. Reports to assessors.The building official shall give to the tax assessors of the municipality written notice of the granting of permits for the construction of any buildings, or for the removal or demolition or for any substantial alteration thereto. The notice shall be given within thirty (30) days after the granting of each permit and shall state the name of the person to whom the permit was granted and the location of the building to be constructed, altered, demolished, or removed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.2 - Expiration of permit.

§ 23-27.3-114.2. Expiration of permit.Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within six (6) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned, for a period of six (6) months after the time the work is commenced; provided, that, for cause, an extension of time for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days has not been granted. All extensions must be in writing and signed by the building official. For purposes of this section, any permit issued shall not be considered invalid if the suspension or abandonment is due to a court order prohibiting the work as authorized by the permit.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.3 - Previous approvals.

§ 23-27.3-114.3. Previous approvals.Nothing in this code or the rules and regulations pursuant thereto shall affect any building permit lawfully issued, or construction on any building or structure lawfully begun in conformance with the permit, before July 1, 1977, in any city or town. Provided, that work under the permit is commenced within six (6) months after its issuance, and that the work, whether under the permit or otherwise lawfully begun, proceeds in good faith continuously to completion so far as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.3.1 - Drawings and specifications.

§ 23-27.3-114.3.1. Drawings and specifications.Within three (3) months after the adoption of any amendment to this code, the owner or the owner's agent shall notify the building official that the drawings and specifications for a project are based upon the provisions of the code in effect prior to the latest amendment. The building official may require submission of the drawings and specifications, although incomplete. The owner shall then be allowed to obtain a permit when the drawings and specifications are completed, based upon the prior code provisions.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 162, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.4 - Building official to sign permit.

§ 23-27.3-114.4. Building official to sign permit.The building official shall affix his or her signature to every permit.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.5 - Approved plans.

§ 23-27.3-114.5. Approved plans.The building official or state building commissioner shall stamp and endorse in writing the plans submitted in accordance with § 23-27.3-113.5; one set of the stamped and endorsed plans shall be retained and shall not leave from the department except in the sole discretion of the building officials for the purposes of examination by another municipal or state department; one set of plans shall be kept at the building site, open to inspection of the building official, state building commissioner, or their authorized representative, at all reasonable times; one set shall be retained by the owner, architect, or engineer.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.6 - Revocation of permits.

§ 23-27.3-114.6. Revocation of permits.The building official may revoke any permit or approval issued under the provisions of this code in the event that the granting of the permit or approval was based upon statements which prove to be false or based on misrepresentations of fact. Any aggrieved party shall have the right to appeal any revocations by any building official, and the appeal shall be made within fifteen (15) days of the decision to the local board of appeals as set forth in § 23-27.3-127.2.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.7 - Approval in part.

§ 23-27.3-114.7. Approval in part.When an application and all documents necessary for the issuance of a permit to erect or add to a building or other structure have been filed, as required in § 23-27.3-113.5, and prior to the issuance of the permit, the building official shall issue a special permit for the erection of the foundation of a building or structure upon the request of the owner, provided satisfactory documentation is provided the building official for that work. The holder of the special permit may proceed at his or her own risk without assurance that a permit for the entire structure will be granted.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 430, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.8 - Posting of permit.

§ 23-27.3-114.8. Posting of permit.A copy of the building permit shall be kept in view and protected from the weather at the site of operations, and shall be open to public inspection during the entire time of prosecution of the work and until such time as the certificate of occupancy shall have been issued. The building permit shall serve as an inspection record card to allow the building official to make entries thereon regarding inspection of the work.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-114.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-114.9 - Notice of building start.

§ 23-27.3-114.9. Notice of building start.At least twenty-four (24) hours notice prior to the start of work under a building permit shall be given to the building official.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-115.0 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-115.0 - Conditions of permit.

§ 23-27.3-115.0. Conditions of permit.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-115.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-115.1 - Compliance with code.

§ 23-27.3-115.1. Compliance with code.The permit shall be a license to proceed with the work and shall not be constructed as authority to violate, cancel, or set aside any provisions of this code, except as specifically stipulated by modification or legally granted variation in accordance with §§ 23-27.3-127.1 — 23-27.3-127.2.6.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 526, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-115.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-115.2 - Compliance with permit.

§ 23-27.3-115.2. Compliance with permit.All work shall conform to the stamped or endorsed application and plans for which the permit has been issued and any approved amendments thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-115.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-115.3 - Compliance with plot plan.

§ 23-27.3-115.3. Compliance with plot plan.All new work shall be located strictly in accordance with the approved plot plan.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-115.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-115.4 - Change in plot plan.

§ 23-27.3-115.4. Change in plot plan.No lot or plot shall be changed, increased, or diminished in area from that shown on the official plot plan, as specified in § 23-27.3-113.6, unless a revised plan, not inconsistent with zoning or other municipal ordinances, indicating the changes accompanied by the necessary affidavit of owner or applicant shall have been filed and approved; except that the revised plot plan will not be required if the change is caused by reason of an official street opening, street widening, or other public improvement.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-115.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-115.5 - Dismissal of contractor or subcontractor.

§ 23-27.3-115.5. Dismissal of contractor or subcontractor.Should an owner dismiss either a contractor or subcontractor for any reason:(1) Upon hiring a new contractor or subcontractor, the owner shall, at no additional fee, file an application for an amended permit which shall include the names, addresses and any licenses or registrations required of the new contractor or subcontractor; as well as any changes needed to complete the work in accordance with the approved plans and specifications or to remedy any outstanding code violations; and(2) Upon receipt of an application for an amended permit the building officials shall conduct an inspection to determine the extent of the work done to date and whether any corrective work is necessary to complete the project in accordance with the approved plans and specifications or to remedy any code violations.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 376, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.0 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.0 - Moving, raising, shoring, or demolition of buildings.

§ 23-27.3-116.0. Moving, raising, shoring, or demolition of buildings.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.1 - Service connections.

§ 23-27.3-116.1. Service connections.Before a building may be demolished, razed, shored, or removed, the owner or the owner's agent shall notify all utilities or agencies having service connections within the building, including, but not limited to, water, electric, gas, sewer, and other connections. A permit to demolish or remove a building shall not be issued until a written release is obtained from all utilities or agencies, stating that their respective service connections and appurtenant equipment, such as meters and regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged in a safe manner.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.2 - Buildings to be rodent-eradicated prior to demolition.

§ 23-27.3-116.2. Buildings to be rodent-eradicated prior to demolition.No buildings or structures shall hereafter be razed or demolished unless, and until, provisions are made for the rodent eradication of the buildings or structures.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.3 - Description and inspection of buildings - Travel route.

§ 23-27.3-116.3. Description and inspection of buildings — Travel route.The application for the permit, as delineated in § 23-27.3-116.1, shall comply with all the applicable requirements of §§ 23-27.3-113.0, 23-27.3-114.0, and 23-27.3-115.0, and shall clearly state the length, width, and height of the building and shall include the type of material comprising the exterior walls and roofs, and if moved, the route by which it is to be so moved, and the time required for moving the building. The building official shall thereupon examine the building, and if the building official finds there is no danger to adjoining property or that the public will not be endangered or unduly inconvenienced if the building is to be transported on or across a public street or highway, the building official shall issue a permit for its removal subject to the prior written approval of other appropriate municipal officials such as the traffic engineer, the director of public works, and the chief of the fire department.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.4 - Agreement condition to moving.

§ 23-27.3-116.4. Agreement condition to moving.No building shall be moved from one location to another and no permits shall be issued for its removal until the owner or owners of the buildings shall sign an agreement to make the building conform to the requirements of this code for new buildings in its new location.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.5 - Public utilities, wires, poles, trees, and shrubs.

§ 23-27.3-116.5. Public utilities, wires, poles, trees, and shrubs.During the course of moving, demolishing, or shoring, of any building or structure no electrical light, trolley, telephone, or telegraph wires or poles shall be removed, moved, or disturbed without the written consent of the municipal authority and no tree or shrub shall be cut or disturbed except with the written consent of the owners of the premises upon which the tree or shrub stands, and no tree or shrub located on or over any part of a public street or highway, whether accepted or not shall be cut or disturbed, excepted by written consent of the municipal authority, and of the owners of the premises abutting on the part of the street or highway in which the tree or shrub stands.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.6 - Moving to be continuous.

§ 23-27.3-116.6. Moving to be continuous.When a building is moved on or across a public street or highway, the work and labor of moving the building shall continue twenty-four (24) hours each day, including Sunday, without interruption, while the building is in or upon the street or highway, unless the person moving the building is specially exempted from so doing by the building official.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.7 - Watchperson and lights during moving.

§ 23-27.3-116.7. Watchperson and lights during moving.Whenever and as long as a building or part of a building shall remain in or upon a public street or highway, the person moving the building, shall maintain a red light or lights burning at each end of the building during all periods of darkness, and at all times shall keep a watchperson on duty.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.8 - Bonds and liability insurance.

§ 23-27.3-116.8. Bonds and liability insurance.Prior to the issuance of a permit to move or demolish a building, a certificate of insurance and a one hundred percent (100%) performance bond shall be filed with the local building official or, in the case of a state project, with the state building commissioner. The amount of paid certificate shall be determined by the municipality or the state building commission respectively.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-116.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-116.9 - Shoring.

§ 23-27.3-116.9. Shoring.Every person desiring to shore up a building may be required by the building official to comply with all the pertinent requirements of moving and razing a building as provided in this code.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-117.0 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-117.0 - Removal of structures.

§ 23-27.3-117.0. Removal of structures.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-117.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-117.1 - Lot regulation.

§ 23-27.3-117.1. Lot regulation.When a building or structure has been demolished or removed and no building operation has been projected or approved, the vacant lot shall be filled with nonorganic fill, graded and maintained in conformity with adjacent grades. The lot shall be maintained free from the accumulation of rubbish and all other unsafe and hazardous conditions which endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public; provisions shall be made to prevent the accumulation of water or damage to any foundations on the premises or the adjoining property; and necessary retaining walls and fences shall be erected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 430, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-118.0 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-118.0 - Fees.

§ 23-27.3-118.0. Fees.No permit shall be issued for new construction, alteration, removal, demolition, or other building operation until the fees prescribed in accordance with § 23-27.3-119.0 shall have been paid to the city or town collector or other municipal agency authorized to collect the fees.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-118.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-118.1 - Special fees.

§ 23-27.3-118.1. Special fees.The payment of the fee for construction, alteration, removal, or demolition, and for all work done in connection with, or concurrently with, the work contemplated by a building permit, shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that may be prescribed in accordance with § 23-27.3-119.0 for water taps, sewer connections, electrical and plumbing permits, erection of signs and display structures, marquees, or other appurtenant structures, or fees for inspections, certificates of use and occupancy for other privileges or requirements, both within and without the jurisdiction of the state building office.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 4.