7 CCR 1101-7-1-5 - Definitions

Terms in these regulations shall have the same definitions as those found in Articles of the Colorado Revised Statutes. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires:

Appropriate Building Department: Means the building department of a county, town, city, or city and county and includes a building department within a fire department.

Board: Means a Board of education, state charter school institute, charter school, or a junior college or their authorized representative subject to these regulations.

Building Permit: An official document issued by OPS or the prequalified building department which authorizes performance of the erection, alteration, demolition and/or moving of buildings and structures.

Certificate of Compliance: Means a certificate stating that materials and products meet specified standards, or that work was done in compliance with approved construction documents.

Certificate of Occupancy: An official document issued by OPS or the prequalified building department which authorizes a building or structure to be used or occupied.

Core and Shell Permit: An official document issued by OPS or the prequalified building department which is limited to authorizing the construction of foundation, columns, floor slabs, roof structure, exterior walls, and exterior glazing to the point of the building being weather tight.

Demolition Only Permit: An official document issued by OPS or the prequalified building department which is limited to authorizing the demolition of all or part of a building or structure.

Foundation: Work related to building footings, piers, foundation walls, slabs on grade, under slab and underground building services.

Foundation Only Permit: An official document issued by OPS or the prequalified building department which is limited to authorizing the construction of foundations.

Local Fire Department: A fire department providing fire protection service for the buildings and structures of the Board.

Qualified Fire Department: A fire department providing fire protection service for the buildings and structures of the Board that has certified fire inspectors, as defined by C.R.S. 24-33.5-1202 (2.5), at the appropriate level for the task being performed.

Qualified Tradesperson: Means an employee of the Board who has satisfactorily demonstrated to OPS that they either hold a current building inspector certification from ICC or other similar national organization, or have at least five years of demonstrated education, training, and experience in commercial building construction or inspection.

Small Construction Project: Includes, installation of one or more new security gate, new window: interior/exterior, new door: fire rated, new door: non-fire rated, magnetic hold open device, wall: non-load bearing, skylight, new playground, partition over 5'-9", new operable partition, recreational equipment supported by structure, occupational therapy hook, dugout (fence), dugout (CMU), shop/vocational instruction equipment, shade structure, one or more portable modular buildings, re-roofing, roof penetrations, alteration of door: adding window/glazing in door, alteration of door hardware: panic hardware, or area that changes in use and occupancy. NOTE See separate small projects form, re-roofing, and modular application form.

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy: An official document issued by OPS or the prequalified building department which authorizes a building or structure to be temporarily used or occupied for a period not to exceed 90 days, unless an extension has been granted by the Director of OPS or the prequalified building department.

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