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House approves change to code trigger for seismic work on older buildings after tense debate
Summary
After lengthy floor debate over life‑safety and costs for owners of older buildings, the House passed HB305 to change the trigger for a seismic evaluation from routine reroofing to structural alteration thresholds; the amendment to retain prior language failed and HB305 passed 48–23.
The Utah House on Feb. 15 approved House Bill 305, which alters when an engineer’s seismic evaluation and resulting retrofit requirements are triggered for buildings built before 1975. The measure shifts the statutory trigger from routine reroofing to a threshold tied to structural alterations or major repairs.
Sponsor Representative Frower said the bill reduces the burden on property owners forced…
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