Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193B - Architectural Examining Board › Chapter 5 - Exceptions › Rule 193B-5.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply as used in Iowa Code chapter
				544A and this chapter of the architectural examining board rules.
"Accessory buildings"
means a building or
				structure of an accessory character and miscellaneous structures not classified
				in any specific occupancy or use. "Accessory buildings" are constructed,
				equipped and maintained to conform to the requirements corresponding to the
				fire and life hazard incidental to the buildings' occupancy. "Accessory
				buildings" is intended to encompass the uses listed in Group U of the 2015
				International Building Code®.
"Agricultural building"
means a structure
				designed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other
				agricultural products. For the purpose of this definition, this structure does
				not contain habitable space or a place of employment where agricultural
				products are processed or treated or packaged; nor will it be a place used by
				the public.
"Alter"
or
"alteration"
means
				any change, addition or modification to an existing building in its
				construction or occupancy.
"Church"
means a building or portion thereof
				intended for the performance of religious services.
"Commercial"
or
"commercial
				use"
means the following:
1.
			 The use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for office,
			 professional, or service-type transactions, including storage of records and
			 accounts,
2. The use of a building
			 or structure, or a portion thereof, for the display and sale of merchandise,
			 and involves stocks of goods, including wares or merchandise incidental to such
			 purposes and accessible to the public.
"Commercial use" is intended to encompass the uses listed in
				Group B and Group M of the 2015 International Building Code®.
"Detached"
means a structure separated by
				distance and not connected to another structure.
"Dwelling unit"
means a single unit providing
				complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including
				permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and
				sanitation.
"Educational use"
means the use of a building
				or structure, or a portion thereof used (1) by six or more persons at any one
				time for education purposes through twelfth grade; or (2) by six or more
				children for day care purposes. Rooms and spaces within places of religious
				worship providing such day care during religious functions and day cares
				serving five or fewer children are classified as part of the primary occupancy.
				"Educational use" is intended to encompass the uses listed in Group E of the
				2015 International Building Code®.
"Factory-built buildings"
means any structure
				that is, wholly orin substantial part, made, fabricated, formed, or assembled
				in manufacturing facilities for installation, or assembly and installation, on
				a building site. "Factory-built buildings" includes the terms "mobile home,"
				"manufactured home," and "modular home."
"Family dwelling unit"
means the same as
				"dwelling unit."
"Gross floor area"
means the area included
				within the surrounding exterior walls of a building. Areas of the building not
				provided with surrounding walls are included in the building area if such areas
				are included within the horizontal projection of the supporting structure of
				the roof or floor above.
"Habitable space (room)"
means a space in a
				structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet
				compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas are
				not considered "habitable space."
"Hazardous use"
means the use of a building or
				structure, or a portion thereof, that involves the manufacturing, processing,
				generation or storage of materials that constitute a physical or health hazard.
				"Hazardous use" is intended to encompass the uses listed in Group H of the 2015
				International Building Code®.
"Industrial use"
means the use of a building
				or structure, or a portion thereof, for assembling, disassembling, fabricating,
				finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair, or processing operations that are
				not classified as hazardous use. "Industrial use" is intended to encompass the
				uses listed in Group F of the 2015 International Building Code®.
"Institutional use"
means the use of a
				building or structure, or a portion thereof, in which persons are receiving
				custodial or medical care, in which persons are detained for penal or
				correctional purposes or in which the liberty of the occupants is restricted.
				Day care facilities as defined in educational use are not considered
				institutional uses. "Institutional use" is intended to encompass the uses
				listed in Group I of the 2015 International Building Code®. Facilities with
				five or fewer persons receiving custodial care may be considered a residential
				use or be considered part of the primary occupancy as listed in Group I of the
				2015 International Building Code®.
"International Building Code"
is a model
				building code developed by the International Code Council. The 2015
				International Building Code® is available from the state library of Iowa or
				the board or online at
codes.iccsafe.org
.
"Light industrial"
means buildings not more
				than one story in height and not exceeding 10,000 square feet in gross floor
				area that involve fabrication or manufacturing of noncombustible materials
				that, during finishing, packing, or processing, are not classified as hazardous
				use.
"Mixed building use"
means a building
				containing more than one use classification.
"Nonstructural alterations"
means
				modifications to an existing building that do not include any changes to
				structural members of a building, or do not modify means of egress, handicap
				accessible routes, fire resistivity or other life safety concerns.
"Occupancy"
means a purpose for which a
				building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.
"Outbuildings"
means the same as "accessory
				buildings."
"Place of assembly of people or public
				gathering"
means the use of a building or structure, or a portion
				thereof, for the gathering of persons such as for civic, social, or religious
				functions; recreation, food or drink consumption; or awaiting transportation.
				"Place of assembly of people or public gathering" is intended to encompass the
				uses listed in Group A of the 2015 International Building Code®. Places of
				assembly with occupancy of fewer than 50 people are considered part of the
				primary occupancy.
"Residential use"
means the use of a building
				or structure, or a portion thereof, for sleeping purposes when not classified
				as an institutional use. "Residential use" is intended to encompass the uses
				listed in Group R of the 2015 International Building Code®.
"Story"
means that portion of a building
				included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the
				floor or roof next above.
"Structural members"
consists of building
				elements that carry an imposed load of weight and forces in addition to their
				own weight including, but not limited to, loads imposed by forces of gravity,
				wind, and earthquake. Structural members include, but are not limited to,
				footings, foundations, columns, load-bearing walls, beams, girders, purlins,
				rafters, joists, trusses, lintels, and lateral bracing.
"Use"
means the same as "occupancy."
"Warehouses"
or
"warehouse
				use"
means the use of a building or structure, or portion thereof, for
				storage that is not classified as a hazardous use. "Warehouse use" is intended
				to encompass the uses listed in Group S of the 2015 International Building
				Code®.