Section 31-16-201 - DefinitionsAs used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Adopting municipality" means any municipality which has adopted or is in the process of adopting an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this part 2.(2) "Code" means any published compilation of statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or standards adopted by the federal government or the state of Colorado, by an agency of either of them, or by any municipality or other political subdivision in this state. The term includes any codification or compilation of existing ordinances of the adopting municipality. The term "code" also means published compilations of any nongovernmental organization or institution which may embrace any of the following subjects: The construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, equipment, use, occupancy, location, maintenance, or other matters related to buildings or other erected structures including, but not limited to, building codes, fire or fire prevention codes, plumbing codes, housing codes, mechanical codes, and electrical codes.(3) "Municipality" means any city or any town operating under general or special laws of the state of Colorado or any home rule city or town, the charter or ordinances of which contain no provisions inconsistent with provisions of this part 2.(4) "Primary code" means any code which is directly adopted by reference in whole or in part by any ordinance passed pursuant to this part 2.(5) "Published" means issued in printed, lithographed, multigraphed, mimeographed, or similar form.(6) "Secondary code" means any code which is incorporated by reference, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part in any primary code or in any secondary code.L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1125, § 1, effective July 1.This section is similar to former § 31-12-401 as it existed prior to 1975.