Wicomico County, MD
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2023-07-06
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Division 3 The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 160 Housing Standards
- Division 1 The County Charter
- Ch C County Charter
- Division 2 Municipal Charters
- Ch DC Delmar Charter
- Ch FC Fruitland Charter
- Ch HC Hebron Charter
- Ch MC Mardela Springs Charter
- Ch PC Pittsville Charter
- Ch SC Salisbury Charter
- Ch SHC Sharptown Charter
- Ch WC Willards Charter
- Division 3 The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Aviation
- Ch 7 Board of Appeals
- Ch 9 Bridges
- Ch 13 County Internal Auditor
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Emergency Management
- Ch 18 Compensation and Allowance Commission
- Ch 19 Contracts and Purchasing
- Ch 20 Correction, Department of
- Ch 22 County Property
- Ch 27 Deeds
- Ch 29 Finance
- Ch 30 Clean Energy Loan Program
- Ch 31 Election Districts
- Ch 33 Elections
- Ch 36 Environment, Commission on
- Ch 37 Ethics Law
- Ch 39 Fire and Ambulance Companies and Rescue Squads
- Ch 41 Fire Protection
- Ch 44 Housing Authority
- Ch 46 Law Enforcement Review Board
- Ch 47 Library System
- Ch 56 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Personnel Rules
- Ch 62 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 64 Planning Organization, Areawide
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 68 Pocomoke River
- Ch 70 Recreation, Parks and Tourism
- Ch 72 Register of Wills
- Ch 74 (Reserved)
- Ch 77 Roads and Improvements
- Ch 80 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 Seal
- Ch 86 Sheriff
- Ch 87 Special Benefit Districts
- Ch 88 Substance Abuse Policy
- Ch 90 Tax Exemptions
- Ch 94 (Reserved)
- Ch 97 Urban Service Districts
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 104 Agricultural Land Preservation
- Ch 105 Alarms
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Assemblies, Mass Public
- Ch 117 Building Construction
- Ch 119 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch 125 Critical Area Resource Protection
- Ch 126 Forest Conservation
- Ch 130 (Reserved)
- Ch 133 Animal Control
- Ch 135 Drugs and Tobacco Products
- Ch 138 Electrical Standards
- Ch 140 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 141 Fees
- Ch 144 Fire Prevention
- Ch 146 Fires
- Ch 148 Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 149 Floodplain Management
- Ch 151 Fortune-Telling
- Ch 153 Foxes
- Ch 156 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 158 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 160 Housing Standards
- Ch 160 Art I General Provisions
- § 160-1 Short title of Code.
- § 160-2 Legislative findings.
- § 160-3 Incorporation of standards.
- § 160-4 Purpose.
- § 160-5 Applicability of provisions.
- § 160-6 Definitions.
- Ch 160 Art II Housing Official; Authority; Right of Entry; Warrants
- § 160-7 Powers and duties of the Housing Official.
- § 160-8 Right of entry.
- § 160-9 Periodic area search.
- § 160-10 Warrants.
- § 160-11 Inspection of work.
- § 160-12 Requirements not covered by Code.
- Ch 160 Art III Notices and Orders
- § 160-13 Notice.
- § 160-14 Method of service.
- § 160-15 Form.
- § 160-16 Reinspection.
- § 160-17 Citations and reinspection fees.
- § 160-18 Notice of compliance.
- § 160-19 Standards for repair, vacation or demolition.
- § 160-20 Orders specifications.
- § 160-21 Emergencies.
- § 160-22 (Reserved)
- § 160-23 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 Art IV Violations and Penalties
- § 160-24 Violations.
- § 160-25 Recorded statement to constitute lien.
- § 160-26 Penalty.
- § 160-27 Prosecution.
- Ch 160 Art V Appeals
- § 160-28 Right to appeal.
- § 160-29 Form of appeal.
- § 160-30 Effect of failure to appeal.
- § 160-31 Scope of hearing on appeal.
- § 160-32 Staying of order under appeal.
- § 160-33 Variations and modifications.
- § 160-34 Decisions.
- § 160-35 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 Art VI Minimum Standards
- § 160-36 General structure maintenance; condition of premises.
- § 160-37 Interior surfaces, walls, ceilings, and basements.
- § 160-38 Doors and required hardware.
- § 160-39 Kitchen facilities.
- Ch 160 Art VII Dangerous, Unsafe and Unsanitary Buildings
- § 160-40 Abatement of dangerous buildings.
- § 160-41 Dangerous and unsafe buildings.
- Ch 160 Art VIII Density, Space, Use and Location Requirements
- § 160-42 Density of occupancy of dwelling units determined.
- § 160-43 Occupancy for various types of dwellings and rooming units.
- § 160-44 Provisions applicable to boardinghouses.
- § 160-45 Air and floor space for sleeping rooms.
- § 160-46 Motor vehicles and basements as habitable rooms.
- § 160-47 Access to bathrooms and sleeping rooms.
- § 160-48 Ceiling height requirements.
- Ch 160 Art IX Environmental Deficiencies
- § 160-49 (Reserved)
- § 160-50 Heating facilities.
- § 160-51 Electric outlets and fixtures.
- § 160-52 Floor surfaces.
- § 160-53 Requirements for stairs and stairwells.
- § 160-54 Exterior maintenance.
- § 160-55 Maintenance of accessory structures.
- § 160-56 Decorative features and fences.
- § 160-57 Prevention and elimination of infestation.
- § 160-58 Rodent-proofing.
- Ch 160 Art X Firesafety Requirements
- § 160-59 Compliance required.
- § 160-60 Responsibility of owner.
- § 160-61 Egress.
- § 160-62 Direct access to outside.
- § 160-63 Doors and exits.
- § 160-64 Fire escapes.
- § 160-65 Exit signs.
- § 160-66 Accumulations of rubbish or garbage prohibiting egress.
- § 160-67 Storage of flammable matter.
- § 160-68 Dwelling units within certain structures.
- § 160-69 (Reserved)
- § 160-70 (Reserved)
- § 160-71 Fire protection systems.
- § 160-72 Fire alarms.
- § 160-73 Fire suppressions systems.
- § 160-74 Hose stations.
- § 160-75 Fire extinguishers.
- § 160-76 Smoke detectors.
- § 160-77 Fire doors.
- Ch 160 Art XI Light and Ventilation
- § 160-78 Windows, doors and screens.
- § 160-79 Public halls and stairways.
- § 160-80 Required screens.
- § 160-81 Ventilation.
- Ch 160 Art XII Plumbing Fixtures; Water Supply Lines
- § 160-82 Plumbing fixtures; water supply lines.
- § 160-83 Flush water closet.
- § 160-84 Bathtub, shower and lavatory sink.
- § 160-85 Water supply.
- § 160-86 Water-heating facilities.
- § 160-87 Plumbing: installation and maintenance.
- Ch 160 Art XIII Vacated and Vacant Dwellings
- § 160-88 Vacated dwellings and land.
- Ch 160 Art XIV Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants.
- § 160-89 Applicability.
- § 160-90 Ownership responsibilities.
- § 160-91 Disposal of garbage and rubbish.
- § 160-92 Equipment and fixtures.
- Ch 160 Art XV Exterior Property Area
- § 160-93 Sanitation.
- § 160-94 Grading and drainage.
- § 160-95 Sidewalks and driveways.
- § 160-96 Furniture.
- § 160-97 White goods.
- § 160-98 Exhaust vents and waste discharge.
- § 160-99 Accessory structures.
- Ch 169 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 170 Motels and Places of Amusements
- Ch 174 Nuisances
- Ch 179 Parks, Recreational Facilities and Areas
- Ch 180 Peddlers
- Ch 183 Plumbing
- Ch 186 Right to Farm
- Ch 190 (Reserved)
- Ch 195 (Reserved)
- Ch 196 Stormwater Management
- Ch 197 Streets and Addressing System
- Ch 200 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 203 Taxation
- Ch 205 Taxicabs
- Ch 211 Trailer Camps
- Ch 213 Transient Merchants
- Ch 216 Trespass
- Ch 218 Vagrants
- Ch 221 Violations and Penalties
- Ch 225 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A228 Acts Appearing as Footnotes in 1965 Code
- Ch A229 Acts Not Elsewhere Referred to
- Ch A230 Comparative Table of Sections
- Ch A231 Derivation Table
- Ch A232 Disposition Lists
- Ch A233 Rules of Legislative Procedure
[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Council of Wicomico County 12-3-1968
by Ord. No. 3; amended in its entirety 10-23-2001
by Bill No. 2001-12. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing Authority — See Ch. 44.
Building construction — See Ch. 117.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 138.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 144.
Flood hazard areas — See Ch. 148.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 149.
Plumbing — See Ch. 183.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Authority — See Anno. Code of Md. (1957), Art. 25A,
§ 5.
