building and fire safety;
codes
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HB 2628 allows municipalities to adopt a nationally recognized model building code that places fire fighter safety as a principal consideration and establishes the Building Safety Technical Committee.
HB 2628 was amended in the Retirement and Government Operations Committee to allow political subdivisions to adopt ordinances that exceed the requirements of the uniform state construction codes and made a technical correction. HB 2628 was amended in the Committee of the Whole to allow municipalities to adopt nationally recognized model building codes that place fire fighter safety as a principle consideration and establishes the Building Safety Technical Committee until January 1, 2003, which is required to compare all available published, coordinated and integrated sets of model building codes.
Currently, ARS §41-619 establishes the Arizona uniform plumbing code commission to adopt by rule a state plumbing code and to periodically amend the state plumbing code. The Arizona uniform plumbing code commission is made up of 4 plumbing contractors, 2 mechanical engineers who work in plumbing, an architect, 4 municipal plumbing inspectors, 3 members of the general public, one of whom has two years experience in the use of natural gas, a representative of the piping industry progress and education trust and a representative of utility and sewer workers.
Presently, state electrical, mechanical, building and fire codes are not officially mandated. This has caused Arizona to have a variety of local codes adopted across the state regarding these areas. The plumbing code also has differences across the state due to ARS §9-805 and §41-619, which allow municipalities to grant variances from the state plumbing code on an individual project basis.
· Establishes the Building Safety Technical Committee to compare all available published, coordinated and integrated sets of model building codes until January 1, 2003.
· Strikes the definition of state plumbing code and repeals the Arizona uniform plumbing code commission’s termination.
· Renames the state uniform construction codes as model building codes.
· Allows municipalities to adopt nationally recognized model building codes that place firefighter safety as a principle consideration.
HB 2628 was amended in the Retirement and Government Operations Committee as follows:
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Authorizes political
subdivisions to adopt ordinances that exceed the requirements of the uniform
state construction codes.
§ Makes a technical correction.
HB 2628 was amended in the Committee of the Whole as follows:
§ Renames the state uniform construction codes as model building codes.
§ Allows municipalities to adopt nationally recognized model building codes that emphasize fire fighter safety.
§ Strikes the Arizona Code Commission and its related provisions.
§ Establishes the Building Safety Technical Committee until January 1, 2003 to compare all available published, coordinated and integrated sets of model building codes.
§ Strikes the language stating that the legislature has the intent to establish a statewide building code commission.
§ Deletes the requirement that political subdivisions must adopt the state construction codes.
§ Makes technical and conforming changes.
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45th Legislature
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Second Regular Session 3 April
19, 2002
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