Alaska Administrative Code › Title 15 - Revenue › Chapter 150 - Alaska Housing Finance Corporation › Article 6 - Definitions › 15 AAC 150.910 - Definitions for Chapter 150

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				the definitions provided in
				15 AAC 150.900, the following
				terms have the following meanings for purposes of
				15 AAC 150.030 -
				15 AAC 150.045:
(1) "approved municipal building code" means
				the construction codes adopted and enforced by a municipality which the
				executive director has determined meet or exceed the standards established for
				residential housing by the state building code;
(2) "authorized inspector" means a person who
				is not hired by, and has no relationship to, the Corporation; has no
				relationship to the builder, developer, owner, or realtor that is a party to
				the transaction and who is:
(A) an individual
				who is registered under AS 08.18 to perform home inspections for new
				construction;
(B) an architect
				licensed under AS 08.48, an engineer licensed under AS 08.48, or such other
				person acceptable to the Corporation and who has received prior approval in
				writing from the Corporation; or
(C) an inspector from any governmental agency
				outside the state whose function is the inspection of prefabricated units which
				may be transported to the state and who inspects prefabricated units for
				compliance with the state building code.
(3) "completion of electrical installation,
				plumbing, and framing" means completion to the rough-in stage of the building's
				framing prior to covering so that the mechanical, electrical, heating,
				ventilation, and air conditioning systems are sufficiently exposed for
				inspection to determine compliance with the state building code;
(4) "completion of footings and foundations"
				means:
(A) for footings, the state of
				construction at which footing forms have been erected and all reinforcing steel
				is in place;
(B) for poured
				concrete wall foundations, the stage of construction at which foundation forms
				have been erected and all reinforcing steel is in place;
(C) for concrete masonry unit foundations,
				the stage of construction at which all units have been laid and reinforcing
				steel is in place;
(D) for
				all-weather wood foundations, the stage of construction at which foundation
				walls have been sheathed and bolted to footings and before dampproofing and
				backfill is done; and
(E) for pile
				foundations, before placement to inspect for size, grade and condition and then
				after the piles are in place.
(5) "completion of installation of
				insulation" means the stage of construction at which insulation and vapor
				retarders have been installed in the walls and ceilings and there is adequate
				access for inspection to determine compliance with the state building
				code;
(6) "construction codes"
				means, with reference to a municipality, the building, mechanical, plumbing,
				and electrical codes that have been adopted and are enforced by the
				municipality;
(7) "energy
				efficiency standard" means the building energy efficiency standard adopted by
				the Corporation in
				15 AAC 155.010;
(8) "final approval" means certification by
				an authorized inspector after a residential unit is complete that it complies
				with the provisions of the state building code;
(9) "inspection" means an on-site inspection
				or inspections of the construction project. In the case of a project located in
				a rural area of the state, the inspection may be conducted by video tape,
				representative stationary photos, or other acceptable methods, if prior
				approval in writing has been obtained from the Corporation;
(10) "plan approval" means a review of
				drawings by an authorized inspector and the inspector's written acknowledgement
				that the drawings comply with the provisions of the state building
				code;
(11) "prefabricated unit"
				means a structural unit the integral parts of which have been built or
				assembled in manufacturing facilities on or off the building site for
				installation or incorporation on the building site;
(12) "residential housing" and "residential
				unit" have the meaning given to the term "residential housing" at
				AS
				18.56.390(11), except they
				do not include mobile homes which have been placed on an impermanent
				foundation;
(13) "rural area" means
				a community with a population of 5,500 or less that is not connected by road or
				rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks;
(14) "state building code" means:
(A) for building standards, the code for all
				residential buildings, including those for buildings with fewer than four
				dwellings, set out in the version of the
International Building
				Code
adopted by the Department of Public Safety under
				AS
				18.70.080, even though the Department of
				Public Safety does not apply that code to buildings with fewer than four
				dwellings;
(B) for mechanical
				standards, the code for all residential buildings, including those for
				buildings with fewer than four dwellings, set out in the version of the
International Mechanical Code
adopted by the Department of
				Public Safety under
				AS
				18.70.080, even though the Department of
				Public Safety does not apply that code to buildings with fewer than four
				dwellings;
(C) for plumbing
				standards, the code adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce
				Development under
				AS
				18.60.705 except where such code conflicts
				with requirements for residential wastewater disposal established by the
				Department of Environmental Conservation in which case the requirements of the
				Department of Environmental Conservation shall be the standard; and
(D) for electrical standards, the minimum
				electrical code prescribed by
				AS
				18.60.580.