Permanent Occupancy Certificate The means of obtaining a certificate of permanent occupancy varies depending on the type of
building inspector used by the District. District-employed building inspector
If the District used a building inspector employed by the District, the District may issue its own certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a school building. The SDBO shall sign a certificate of inspection verification form certifying that all inspections were completed in accordance with Utah law and the Resource Manual and the District shall file the form with the building official of the local governmental entity where the building is located and with the Utah State Office of Education. Local government entity-employed building inspector If the District used a building inspector employed by the local governmental entity, the District shall seek a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy from that governmental entity. Upon receipt of the certificate from the local governmental entity, the District shall file a copy of the certificate and a certificate of inspection verification with the Utah State Office of Education. Independent building inspector If the District used an independent building inspector, the District shall, upon completion of all required inspections of the school building, file with the Utah State Office of Education a certificate of inspection verification and a request for the issuance of a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of the school building. Within 30 days of the District’s request to the Utah State Office of Education for a certificate of permanent occupancy, the State Superintendent will either issue the certificate or notify the District of deficiencies in compliance with inspection requirements. The District shall remedy any deficiencies and then notify the State Superintendent that the deficiencies have been remedied. Upon certification of the information provided by the District regarding remediation, the State Superintendent will issue the certificate of permanent occupancy. Upon receipt of the certificate of permanent occupancy, the District shall provide a copy of the certificate to the building official of the local government entity where the building is located. Upon the District’s filing of the certificate of inspection verification and requesting the issuance of a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of the school building with the Utah State Office of Education, the District shall be entitled to temporary occupancy of the school building for a period up to ninety (90) days, beginning on the date the request is filed, if the District has complied with all minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare of occupants. A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the State Superintendent shall be considered to satisfy any municipal or county requirement(s) for an inspection or a certification of occupancy.
Utah Code § 10-9a-305(6)(a)(iii) (2013) Utah Code § 17-27a-305(6)(a)(iii) (2018) Utah Code § 53E-3-706(3)(a) (2018) Utah Admin. Rules R277-471-8 (November 10, 2014)
Municipality and County Requirements A municipality or county may, at its discretion, schedule a time with District officials to: 1. provide a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to the school district or charter school; and
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