103A.8C - STANDARDS FOR SAFE ROOMS AND STORM SHELTERS.
103A.8C STANDARDS FOR SAFE ROOMS AND STORM
SHELTERS.
1. The commissioner, after consulting with and receiving
recommendations from the department of public defense, the department
of natural resources, and the rebuild Iowa office, shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 17A specifying standards and requirements for
design and construction of safe rooms and storm shelters. In
developing these standards, the commissioner shall consider
nationally recognized standards. The standards and requirements
shall be incorporated into the state building code established in
section 103A.7, but shall not be interpreted to require the inclusion
of a safe room or storm shelter in a building construction project
unless such inclusion is expressly required by another statute or by
a federal statute or regulation. However, if a safe room or storm
shelter is included in any building construction project which
reaches the design development phase on or after January 1, 2011,
compliance with the standards developed pursuant to this section
shall be required.
2. The commissioner may provide education and training to promote
the use of best practices in the design, construction, and
maintenance of buildings, safe rooms, and shelters to reduce the risk
of personal injury from tornadoes or other severe weather. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 142, §2 Footnotes
Initial standards rules to be adopted on or after February 1,
2010, but not later than April 1, 2010, and shall not become
effective prior to July 1, 2010; best practices review and report;
2009 Acts, ch 142, §3, 4