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 review and inspection by the commissioner
or an independent building inspector appointed by the commissioner.
Any renovation or repair of such a building or structure shall be
subject to a plan review, except as provided in subsection 2. A fee
shall be assessed for the cost of plan review, and, if applicable,
the cost of inspection. The commissioner may inspect an existing
building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling to enforce the
energy conservation requirements established under this chapter.
2. All newly constructed buildings, including any addition, but
excluding any renovation or repair of a building, owned by the state
board of regents shall be subject to a plan review and inspection by
the commissioner or the commissioner's staff or assistant. A
renovation of a building owned by the state board of regents shall be
subject to a plan review. The commissioner may inspect an existing
building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling to enforce the
energy conservation requirements established under this chapter. The
commissioner and the state board of regents shall develop a plan to
implement this provision.
3. All newly constructed buildings and structures the
construction of which is paid for in whole or in part with moneys
appropriated by the state but which are not wholly owned by the state
are subject to the plan review and inspection requirements as
provided in this subsection. If a governmental subdivision has
adopted a building code, electrical code, mechanical code, and
plumbing code and performs inspections pursuant to such codes, such
buildings or structures shall be built to comply with such codes.
However, if a governmental subdivision has not adopted a building
code, electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing code, or does
not perform inspections pursuant to such codes, such buildings or
structures shall be built to comply with the state building code and
shall be subject to a plan review and inspection by the commissioner
or an independent building inspector appointed by the commissioner.
A fee shall be assessed for the cost of plan review and the cost of
inspection.
4. The commissioner shall administer this section notwithstanding
section 103A.19. The commissioner shall establish by rule proper
qualifications for an independent building inspector and for the
commissioner's staff or assistant who performs inspections, and fees
for plan reviews and inspections. Section History: Recent Form
2006 Acts, ch 1185, §72; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §34; 2008 Acts, ch
1126, § 11, 33; 2009 Acts, ch 24, §1