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Committee adopts updated building, fire and WUI codes; removes WUI sprinkler mandate from state code
Summary
The committee unanimously advanced several code bills updating the state construction and fire codes (including wildfire‑interface rules). Members said the update protects communities and can reduce insurance exposure; an automatic‑sprinkler requirement was removed from the WUI code (local jurisdictions may still require it).
SALT LAKE CITY — The Business and Labor Interim Committee unanimously advanced multiple construction and fire code bills that update Utah’s building standards to recent editions of the International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), and the 2024 wildland‑urban interface (WUI) code.
Representative Tom Peterson, presenting the construction and WUI bills on behalf of the Uniform Building Codes Commission, said this work results from 14–15 months of review by advisory subcommittees and is tailored to Utah by local amendments. The packages update structural,…
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