Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 301 - State Building Code-general Provisions › Rule 661-301.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to 661-Chapters 300, 301, 302,
				303, 310, 315, 322 and 350.
"Appropriated by the state of Iowa "
means
				funds which are included in a bill enacted by the Iowa general assembly and
				signed by the governor or which are appropriated in a provision of the Iowa
				Code.
"Board of appeals "
means the local board of
				appeals as created by local ordinance.
"Board of review"
or
"board"
means the state building code board of review created by Iowa Code section
				103A.15. The
				three members of the board of review are appointed by the building code
				commissioner from among the membership of the building code advisory
				council.
"Building"
means a combination of materials,
				whether portable or fixed, to form a structure affording facilities or shelter
				for persons, animals or property. The word "building" includes any part of a
				building unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. This
				definition does not apply to 661-Chapter 302.
"Building code advisory council"
or
"council"
means the seven-member council appointed by the
				governor, pursuant to Iowa Code section 103 A. 14, to advise and confer with
				the commissioner on matters relating to the state building code and to approve
				provisions of the state building code adopted by the commissioner.
"Building component"
means any part,
				subsystem, subassembly, or other system designed for use in, or as a part of, a
				structure, including but not limited to: structural, electrical, mechanical,
				fire protection, or plumbing systems, and including such variations thereof as
				are specifically permitted by regulation, and which variations are submitted as
				part of the building system or amendment thereof.
"Building department"
means an agency of any
				governmental subdivision charged with the administration, supervision, or
				enforcement of building regulations, prescribed or required by state or local
				building regulations.
"Building system "
means plans, specifications
				and documentation for a system of manufactured factory-built structures or
				buildings or for a type or a system of building components, including but not
				limited to: structural, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, or plumbing
				systems, and including such variations thereof as are specifically permitted by
				regulation, and which variations are submitted as part of the building system
				or amendment thereof.
"Bureau "
means the building code bureau of
				the fire marshal division of the department of public safety.
"Commissioner "
means the state building code
				commissioner appointed by the commissioner of public safety pursuant to Iowa
				Code section
				103A.4.
"Construction"
means the construction,
				erection, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, repair, equipping of
				buildings, structures or facilities, and requirements or standards relating to
				or affecting materials used in connection therewith, including provisions for
				safety and sanitary conditions.
"Construction cost"
means the total cost of
				the work to the owner of all elements of the project designed or specified by
				the design professional including the cost at current market rates of labor and
				materials furnished by the owner and equipment designed, specified or
				specifically provided by the design professional. Construction costs shall
				include the costs of management or supervision of construction or installation
				provided by a separate construction manager or contractor, plus a reasonable
				allowance for each construction manager's or contractor's overhead and
				profit.
"Division "
means the fire marshal division of
				the department of public safety.
"Enforcement authority"
means any state agency
				or political subdivision of the state that has the authority to enforce the
				state building code.
"Equipment"
means plumbing, heating,
				electrical, ventilating, conditioning, refrigeration equipment, and other
				mechanical facilities or installations.
"Governmental subdivision "
means any state,
				city, town, county or combination thereof.
"Label"
means an approved device affixed to a
				factory- built structure or building, or building component, by an approved
				agency, evidencing code compliance.
"Listing agency "
means an agency approved by
				the commissioner which is in the business of listing or labeling and which
				maintains a periodic inspection program on current production of listed models,
				and which makes available timely reports of such listing including specific
				information verifying that the product has been tested to approved standards
				and found acceptable for use in a specified manner.
"Responsible design professional"
means a
				registered architect or licensed professional engineer who stamps and signs the
				documents submitted, pursuant to Iowa Code chapters 542B and 544A.
"State fire code "
means administrative rules
				adopted by the state fire marshal, pursuant to Iowa Code section
				100.1, subsection
				5.
"State mechanical code"
means the state
				mechanical code adopted by the state plumbing and mechanical systems board,
				pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 105.
"Stateplumbing code "
means the state plumbing
				code adopted by the state plumbing and mechanical systems board, pursuant to
				Iowa Code chapter 105.
"Structure "
means that which is built or
				constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work
				artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite
				manner except transmission and distribution equipment of public utilities.
				"Structure" includes any part of a structure unless the context clearly
				requires a different meaning.