Title 23
Health and Safety
Chapter 27.3
State Building Code
Article 1
Administration and Enforcement
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-27.3-108.2
§ 23-27.3-108.2. State building commissioner's duties.
(a) This code shall be enforced by the state building commissioner as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are owned or are temporarily or permanently under the jurisdiction of the state or any of its departments, commissions, agencies, or authorities established by an act of the general assembly, and as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon any land owned by or under the jurisdiction of the state.
(b) Permit fees for the projects shall be established by the committee. The fees shall be deposited as general revenues.
(c) (1) The local cities and towns shall charge each permit applicant an additional .1 (.001) percent levy of the total construction cost for each permit issued. The levy shall be limited to a maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each of the permits issued for one- and two-family (2) dwellings. This additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business regulation, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection system and other programs described in this chapter. The fee levy shall be deposited as general revenues.
(2) On or before July 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall develop a standard statewide process for electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection. The process shall include, but not be limited to: applications; submission of building plans and plans for developments and plots; plan review; permitting; inspections; inspection scheduling; project tracking; fee calculation and collections; and workflow and report management.
(3) On or before December 1, 2013, the building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform, shall implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection. The plan shall include, but not be limited to: applications; submission of building plans and plans for developments and plots; plan review; permitting; inspections; inspection scheduling; project tracking; fee calculation and collections; and workflow and report management.
(d) The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in § 37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the state controller that the payment conditions contained in § 37-2-38.1 have been met.
(e) The building commissioner shall coordinate the development and implementation of this section with the state fire marshal to assist with the implementation of § 23-28.2-6. On or before January 1, 2022, the building commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section and § 23-27.3-115.6.
(f) The building commissioner shall submit, in coordination with the state fire marshal, a report to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013, and each April 1st thereafter, providing the status of the web-accessible service and/or system implementation and any recommendations for process or system improvement. In every report submitted on or after April, 2024, the building commissioner shall provide the following information:
(1) The identity of every municipality in full compliance with the provisions § 23-27.3-115.6 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section;
(2) The identity of every municipality failing to fully implement and comply with the provisions of § 23-27.3-115.6 and/or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section, and the nature, extent, and basis or reason for the failure or noncompliance; and
(3) Recommendations to achieve compliance by all municipalities with the provisions of § 23-27.3-115.6 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 236, § 4; P.L. 1982, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 323, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 377, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 74; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 85; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 19; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 302, § 1, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 303, § 1, effective July 9, 2021.