North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 108 - Department of Commerce › Article 108-01 - North Dakota State Building Code › Chapter 108-01-01 - North Dakota State Building Code › Section 108-01-01-01 - History

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In 1979, the legislative assembly created the state building
				  code. This code is codified in North Dakota Century Code chapter
				   54-21.3. At that time, the
				  legislative assembly designated the 1976 uniform building code published by the
				  international conference of building officials as the state building code. In
				  1983, the code was updated to the 1982 edition of the uniform building code,
				  and expanded to include the recognition of the manufactured homes construction
				  and safety standards under  24 CFR 3280  pursuant to the
				  Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act [
				   42 U.S.C. 5401  et seq.] as the standard for the
				  construction of manufactured housing. In addition, the responsibility for the
				  state building code was transferred to the office of intergovernmental
				  assistance.
In 1985, the legislative assembly added the 1982 uniform
				  mechanical code published by the international conference of building
				  officials. The state building code was updated in 1987 to the 1985 edition of
				  the uniform building code and uniform mechanical code. In 1989, the legislative
				  assembly added a state amendment to section 504(f) of the uniform mechanical
				  code pertaining to liquefied petroleum gas appliances.
In 1991, the legislative assembly updated the state building
				  code to the 1991 uniform building code and 1991 uniform mechanical code and
				  amended North Dakota Century Code chapter
				   54-21.3 to permit cities,
				  townships, and counties to amend the code to conform to local needs. Then in
				  1993, the legislative assembly provided for the office of management and budget
				  to adopt rules to implement and periodically update the code as well as to
				  adopt rules to amend the code; designated effective August 1, 1994, the state
				  building code as the code to be adopted by jurisdictions electing to adopt and
				  enforce a building code; and added the Americans with Disabilities Act
				  accessibility guidelines as the state's accessibility standards.
The 2001 legislative assembly changed the contents of the
				  state building code to the international building code, international
				  residential code, international mechanical code, and international fuel gas
				  code published by the international code council. In addition, the legislative
				  assembly created a state building advisory code committee to help develop the
				  administrative rules and to solicit input on and develop recommendations for
				  amending the state building code. The law also permits the five nongovernmental
				  entities on the advisory committee to vote along with eligible jurisdictions on
				  the recommendations made by the advisory committee.
The first rules developed to update, amend, and implement the
				  state building code became effective in December 1994, as
				   article 4-08, 4-08-01. Those rules
				  were developed by the office of intergovernmental assistance under the
				  authority granted to the office of management and budget. In 1999, the office
				  of intergovernmental assistance became the division of community services.
As a result of legislation in 2001, the division of community
				  services was transferred from the office of management and budget to the
				  department of commerce. This change meant the development of new rules for the
				  state building code under the authority given to the department of commerce,
				  and the deletion of the rules for the state building code that became effective
				  in December 1994,
				  4-08,  4-08-01.
General Authority: NDCC 54-21.3-03(1)
Law Implemented: NDCC 18-12-06, 54-21.3-01, 54-21.3-02, 54-21.3-03, 54-21.3-04, 54-21.3-05