Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 748 - Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission › Chapter 3 - General Provisions › Section 748:3-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall
				have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				otherwise:
"Authority Having Jurisdiction"
means an
				organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements
				of the State Adopted Building Codes, including the prior authorization or
				approval of any equipment, materials, installations or procedures used in all
				or part of the construction of a new, or the alteration or renovation of an
				existing, building or structure, including integral finishes, fixtures and
				building systems therein.
"Building Code"
means a collection of required
				standards and practices intended to apply to all or part of the construction of
				new, or the alteration or renovation of existing, buildings or structures,
				including integral finishes, fixtures and building systems therein.
"Building Permit"
means any written authorization
				or approval, issued by an authority having jurisdiction, which allows the
				holder or other persons to commence the construction, alteration or renovation
				of all or part of a residential or commercial building or structure subject to
				the requirements of the State Adopted Building Codes. For purposes of this
				Title, the term building permit includes any process wherein authorization,
				approval or registration is required prior to construction even though:
1) a permitting or registration document is not issued at that
				time;
2) the authority having jurisdiction refers to the
				authorization, approval or registration as something other than a "permit"; or
3) the only activities performed by the authority having
				jurisdiction are fee-based inspections of the work performed. For purposes of
				this Title, each segment of a multi-segment permit shall be considered a
				separate building permit if the segment meets each of the following conditions:
1) the authority having jurisdiction requires a separate,
				stand-alone building permit for the segment work when said work is not
				performed as part of a multi-segment construction project;
2) the authority having jurisdiction charges a stand-alone
				building permit fee for the segment work when said work is not performed as
				part of a multi-segment construction project; and
3) the segment work is subject to the requirements of the State
				Adopted Building Codes.
"Commercial Construction"
means any building
				related construction or appurtenances for commercial, retail or industrial
				purposes and residential construction other than one- and two-family dwellings
				and townhouses.
"Construction Code"
and
"Construction
				Permit"
shall have the same meaning as, and be respectively
				interchangeable and synonymous with, the terms "Building Code" and "Building
				Permit" as defined herein, respectively.
"Multi-Segment Permitting"
is the administrative
				process of consolidating multiple building permit work authorizations,
				approvals and/or registrations and the payment of required permit fees for a
				multi-segment construction project into a single administrative process.
"Residential Construction"
means any building
				related construction or appurtenances for residential one- and two-family
				dwellings and townhomes.
"State Adopted Building Codes"
means any legally
				applicable building code currently in force and effect within the State or a
				governing jurisdiction until superseded by a code adopted by the Commission and
				all building codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
				Commission.
Added at 27 Ok Reg 665,
				eff 1-12-10 (emergency); Added at 27 Ok Reg 2364, eff 7-11-10; Amended at 29 Ok
				Reg 1645, eff 11-1-12