Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 09.12.51 - Maryland Building Performance Standards
Section 09.12.51.05 - Maryland Building Performance Standards
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 09.12.51.05
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The IBC, IRC, and IECC, as modified in Regulation .04 of this chapter, shall constitute the Maryland Building Performance Standards.
B. Local Amendments.
(1) Each local jurisdiction:
(a) May by local amendment modify the
provisions of the Standards to address conditions peculiar to the local
jurisdiction's community;
(b) May
adopt and amend the IGCC to be part of the Standards applicable in the local
jurisdiction.
(c) May not adopt any
amendments that weaken the requirements of the IECC or Chapter 13 of the
IBC;
(d) Except as set forth in
Public Safety Article, §12-504(a)(1)(iii),
Annotated Code of Maryland, may not adopt any amendments that weaken the
automatic fire sprinkler systems provisions for townhouses and one- and
two-family dwellings contained in the Standards; and
(e) May not adopt amendments that weaken the
wind design and wind-borne debris provisions contained in the
Standards.
(2) If a
local jurisdiction adopts a local amendment, the Standards as amended by the
local jurisdiction shall apply in that local jurisdiction.
(3) If a local amendment conflicts with the
provisions of the Standards, the provisions of the local amendment shall
prevail in the local jurisdiction.
(4) Local amendments shall be submitted to
the Department:
(a) At least 15 days before
the effective date of the amendment; or
(b) In the case of an emergency adoption of a
local amendment, within 5 days after the local amendment's adoption.
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