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 where the governing body has enacted an ordinance accepting the application of the code.
3. Provisions of the state building code relating to the manufacture and installation of factory-built structures shall apply throughout the state. Factory-built structures approved by the commissioner shall be deemed to comply with all building regulations applicable to its manufacture and installation and shall be exempt from any local building regulations.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 103A.22, subsection 1:
a. Provisions of the state building code establishing thermal efficiency energy conservation standards shall be applicable to all new construction owned by the state, an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state, to all new construction located in a governmental subdivision which has adopted either the state building code or a local building code or compilation of requirements for building construction and to all other new construction in the state which will contain more than one hundred thousand cubic feet of enclosed space that is heated or cooled.
b. Provisions of the state building code establishing lighting efficiency standards shall be applicable to all new construction owned by the state, an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state and to all new construction, in the state, of buildings which are open to the general public during normal business hours.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 103A.10]
89 Acts, ch 39, § 1
Referred to in § 331.361
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