Wicomico County, MD Housing Standards

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Wicomico County, MD

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Table of Contents

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

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[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.