Chapter 166

2006 -- S 2456 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 06/23/06

A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE BUILDING CODE

Introduced By: Senator Michael J. McCaffrey

Date Introduced: February 09, 2006

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-128.6 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

"State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-27.3-128.6. Special technical services. -- (a) When applications for unusual designs

or magnitude of construction are filed, the building official may refer the plans and specifications

to the state building commissioner, or he or she may in his or her discretion, retain a professional

engineer or architect for advice and recommendations as to the plans and specifications, safety of

design, and compliance with this code. The building official may also employ a professional

engineer or architect to observe the construction in the field to insure compliance with the

approved plans and permit. Upon completion of the work, the architect or engineer employed

shall file with the building official a report to the effect that to the best of his or her knowledge

and belief, the building has been erected in accordance with accepted engineering practice and in

conformity to all the statutory provisions governing building construction for the designated use

group classification of the building structure, in respect to use, fire grading, floor, and occupancy

loads.

(b) When an owner has plans and specifications for repetitive construction in a

community or several communities for proposed one and two (2) family dwellings, the owner

shall be permitted to refer the review of such plans and specifications for building code

compliance to the office of the state building code commissioner for building code approval. All

communities shall be required to accept such approved plans without further review until

approval is revoked by the state building code commissioner. Provided, however, that said

communities shall incur no liability for any errors or omissions associated with said approval.

The building code standards committee may also establish a list of private sector certified plan

reviewers to perform this function. The committee shall establish rules and regulations for this

certification procedure. The owner of all plans reviewed and approved by the office of the state

building code commissioner or a certified plan reviewer will not be charged for the review of

such plans and specifications for building code compliance by all and any communities charging

a separate fee for such review.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC01912/SUB A

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