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2006 Utah UWUI Class 3 quarter-inch vent-mesh path

The 2006 Utah UWUI uses noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh no larger than one-quarter inch for Class 3 vents, expressly including soffit vents.

This row covers documented mesh attributes only. The 144-square-inch opening limit, exact vent location, airflow, assigned class, project, local map, and approval remain checks.

code · Utah local compliance agencies adopting the 2006 Utah Wildland-Urban Interface Code · Last verified 2026-08-27 · JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Published requirement text

“Attic ventilation openings, soffit vents, foundation or underfloor vents or other ventilation openings”

2006 Utah Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Section 506.4 — International Code Council (hosted by Sanpete County)

Where this instrument is documented

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Place	Force	Reach	Dated	Checks open	Source
Salt Lake City	active application documented	mapped area	not sourced	6	Salt Lake City Code 18.44.010 International Fire Code and Standards Adopted
Taylorsville	active application documented	mapped area	effective 2025-12-18	5	Taylorsville Ordinance 25-15 Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code

Each place page carries that place's boundary, project scope and open official checks in full; this page's JSON twin carries them per application.

Machine-readable constraints

Attribute	Operator	Value	Unit
assemblyRole	in	foundation-vent–retrofit-mesh–soffit-vent
meshSizeInch	lte	0.25	inch
corrosionResistant	eq	true
noncombustible	eq	true

Products with documented matching attributes

Open the Build rules that quote this requirement

Product	Category	Status	Documented match evidence
FireStorm EmberMesh roll	vents	Attribute match	4 cited fields Mesh opening: 0.0657 in Assembly role: retrofit mesh Corrosion resistant: Yes Noncombustible: Yes
Wildfire Defense Mesh 75 black roll	vents	Attribute match	4 cited fields Mesh opening: 0.1072 in Assembly role: retrofit mesh Corrosion resistant: Yes Noncombustible: Yes

Sources

2006 Utah Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Section 506.4 — International Code Council (hosted by Sanpete County) (official). Accessed 2026-08-27.

2006 Utah UWUI Class 3 quarter-inch vent-mesh path. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/utah-uwui-2006-class-3-quarter-inch-vent-mesh/. Last verified 2026-08-27.