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Utah Code § 15A-4-206: Amendments to IRC applicable to Park City Corporation or Park City Fire District.

(1) The following amendment is adopted as an amendment to the IRC for the Park City Corporation, Appendix P, of the 2006 IRC is adopted.
(2) The following amendments are adopted as amendments to the IRC for Park City Corporation and Park City Fire District:
(a) IRC, Section R905.7, is deleted and replaced with the following: "R905.7 Wood shingles. The installation of wood shingles shall comply with the provisions of this section.
Wood roof covering is prohibited in areas with a combined rating of more than 11 using the following tables with a score of 9 for weather factors.
TABLE
WILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY SCALE
RATING | SLOPE | VEGETATION
1 | less than or equal to 10% | Pinion-juniper
2 | 10.1 - 20% | Grass-sagebrush
3 | greater than 20% | Mountain brush or softwoods
PROHIBITION/EXEMPTION TABLE
RATING | WOOD ROOF PROHIBITION
less than or equal to 11 | wood roofs are allowed
greater than or equal to 12 | wood roofs are prohibited"
(b) IRC, Section R905.8, is deleted and replaced with the following: "R905.8 Wood Shakes. The installation of wood shakes shall comply with the provisions of this section. Wood roof covering is prohibited in areas with a combined rating of more than 11 using the following tables with a score of 9 for weather factors.
TABLE
WILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY SCALE
RATING | SLOPE | VEGETATION
1 | less than or equal to 10% | Pinion-juniper
2 | 10.1 - 20% | Grass-sagebrush
3 | greater than 20% | Mountain brush or softwoods
PROHIBITION/EXEMPTION TABLE
RATING | WOOD ROOF PROHIBITION
less than or equal to 11 | wood roofs are allowed
greater than or equal to 12 | wood roofs are prohibited"
(c) Appendix K is adopted.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 15A-4 Local Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code
Part 15A-4-2 Local Amendments to International Residential Code

(1) The following amendment is adopted as an amendment to the IRC for the Park City Corporation, Appendix P, of the 2006 IRC is adopted.

(2) The following amendments are adopted as amendments to the IRC for Park City Corporation and Park City Fire District:

(a) IRC, Section R905.7, is deleted and replaced with the following: "R905.7 Wood shingles. The installation of wood shingles shall comply with the provisions of this section.

Wood roof covering is prohibited in areas with a combined rating of more than 11 using the following tables with a score of 9 for weather factors.

TABLE

WILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY SCALE

RATING | SLOPE | VEGETATION

1 | less than or equal to 10% | Pinion-juniper

2 | 10.1 - 20% | Grass-sagebrush

3 | greater than 20% | Mountain brush or softwoods

PROHIBITION/EXEMPTION TABLE

RATING | WOOD ROOF PROHIBITION

less than or equal to 11 | wood roofs are allowed

greater than or equal to 12 | wood roofs are prohibited"

(b) IRC, Section R905.8, is deleted and replaced with the following: "R905.8 Wood Shakes. The installation of wood shakes shall comply with the provisions of this section. Wood roof covering is prohibited in areas with a combined rating of more than 11 using the following tables with a score of 9 for weather factors.