Section 103A.1 – Establishment.

103A.1 Establishment. This subchapter shall be known as the “State Building Code Act”. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.1] 2009 Acts, ch 41, §32; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121

Section 103A.10 – Effect and application.

103A.10 Effect and application. 1. The state building code shall, for the buildings and structures to which it is applicable, constitute a lawful local building code. 2. The state building code shall be applicable: a. To all buildings and structures owned by the state or an agency of the state. b. In each governmental subdivision […]

Section 103A.10A – Plan reviews and inspections.

103A.10A Plan reviews and inspections. 1. All newly constructed buildings or structures subject to the state building code, including any addition, but excluding any renovation or repair of such a building or structure, owned by the state or an agency of the state, except as provided in subsection 2, shall be subject to a plan […]

Section 103A.11 – Rules.

103A.11 Rules. 1. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A which are necessary for the implementation of this chapter. 2. The text of any proposed rule shall be made available for inspection at the office of the commissioner and shall be distributed to the governmental subdivisions which have adopted the state building code, […]

Section 103A.12 – Adoption and withdrawal — procedure.

103A.12 Adoption and withdrawal — procedure. 1. The state building code is applicable in each governmental subdivision of the state in which the governing body has enacted an ordinance accepting the applicability of the code and has filed a certified copy of the ordinance in the office of the commissioner. The state building code becomes […]

Section 103A.13 – Alternate materials and methods of construction.

103A.13 Alternate materials and methods of construction. 1. The provisions of the state building code shall not prevent the use of any material or method of construction not specifically prescribed therein, provided any such alternate has been approved by the building code commissioner. 2. The commissioner may approve any alternate if the commissioner finds that […]

Section 103A.14 – Advisory council.

103A.14 Advisory council. There is hereby established a seven member council to be known as the state building code advisory council. The council shall elect from its membership a chairperson. The members of the council shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office commencing July 1, 1972, for four years and until their […]

Section 103A.15 – Board of review.

103A.15 Board of review. The commissioner shall establish a state building code board of review. 1. The board shall be composed of three members of the council. 2. Members of the board of review shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. 3. No member of the board shall pass upon any question in which […]

Section 103A.16 – Board of review — appeal.

103A.16 Board of review — appeal. Any aggrieved person may appeal to the board for: 1. A reversal, modification, or annulment of any ruling, direction, determination, or order of any state agency or local building department affecting or relating to the construction of any building or structure, the construction of which is pursuant or purports […]

Section 103A.17 – Board of review — procedure.

103A.17 Board of review — procedure. The board shall establish procedures pursuant to which an aggrieved person may appeal to the board. 1. The board shall fix a reasonable time and place for a hearing and shall give due notice of a hearing to: a. The applicant. b. The state agency or local building department […]

Section 103A.18 – Court proceedings.

103A.18 Court proceedings. Judicial review of action of the commissioner, board of review, or council may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of said Act: 1. Filing of a petition for judicial review shall stay all proceedings on the matter with respect to […]

Section 103A.19 – Administration and enforcement.

103A.19 Administration and enforcement. 1. The examination and approval or disapproval of plans and specifications, the issuance and revocation of building permits, licenses, certificates, and similar documents, the inspection of buildings or structures, and the administration and enforcement of building regulations shall be the responsibility of the governmental subdivisions of the state and shall be […]

Section 103A.2 – Statement of policy.

103A.2 Statement of policy. 1. It is found and declared that some governmental subdivisions do not have building codes and that the building codes which do exist in the governmental subdivisions of this state, as enacted and applied, are not uniform and impede the utilization of new and improved technology, techniques, methods, and materials in […]

Section 103A.20 – Permits — duty to issue.

103A.20 Permits — duty to issue. 1. a. If the plans and specifications accompanying an application for permission to construct a building or structure fail to comply with the provisions of building regulations applicable to the governmental subdivision where the construction is planned, the state or governmental subdivision official charged with the duty shall nevertheless […]

Section 103A.21 – Penalty.

103A.21 Penalty. 1. Any person served with an order pursuant to the provisions of section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, who fails to comply with the order within thirty days after service or within the time fixed by the local building department for compliance, whichever is longer, and any owner, builder, architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, […]

Section 103A.22 – Construction of statute.

103A.22 Construction of statute. 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any governmental subdivision from adopting or enacting any building regulations relating to any building or structure within its limits, but a governmental subdivision in which the state building code has been accepted and is applicable shall not have the power to […]

Section 103A.23 – Fees.

103A.23 Fees. 1. For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall establish by rule a schedule of fees based upon the costs of administration which fees shall be collected from persons whose manufacture, installation, or construction is subject to the provisions of the […]

Section 103A.25 – Prior resolutions.

103A.25 Prior resolutions. A resolution accepting the state building code as provided in section 103A.7, which was adopted before July 1, 1989, is an ordinance for the purpose of this chapter. 89 Acts, ch 39, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §33

Section 103A.26 – Manufactured or mobile home installers certification — violation — civil penalty.

103A.26 Manufactured or mobile home installers certification — violation — civil penalty. Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1090, §23, 26 . See §103A.59.

Section 103A.27 – Commission on energy efficiency standards and practices.

103A.27 Commission on energy efficiency standards and practices. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 34, §163.