Under and by virtue of the authority contained in Article 25A, § 5, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition) and the amendments thereto, Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition) and the amendments thereto and Chapter
22 of the Wicomico County Code, and further for the protection and promotion of the health,
safety, comfort and welfare of the citizens of Wicomico County, the
following rules, regulations and provisions are enacted, adopted and
established with respect to all plumbing installations, alterations,
repairs, replacements or fittings or appurtenances thereto outside
the limits of incorporated towns and cities in Wicomico County, except
inside the limits of such incorporated towns and cities where the
charters of such incorporated towns and cities contain no provision
to regulate the subject matter of this chapter.
The provisions embraced within the following
sections and subsections shall constitute and be known and cited as
the "Wicomico County Plumbing Code."
This code is hereby declared to be remedial
and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interest and purposes
thereof, which are health, sanitation, general public safety and welfare,
by regulating installation and maintenance of all plumbing.
[Amended 2-13-1990 by Bill No. 1990-4; 10-17-2006 by Bill No. 2006-11]
The County Council of Wicomico County hereby
adopts that certain document, one copy of which is on file in the
office of the Plumbing Official of Wicomico County, Maryland, being
marked and designated as the "Department of Licensing and Regulations,
Code of Maryland Regulations, 09.20, State Board of Plumbing, 501
St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202," hereinafter referred
to as the Wicomico County, Maryland, Plumbing Code,” for the
control of buildings and structures as therein provided. Each and
all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms
of the Maryland Plumbing Code and all amendments thereto, not otherwise
amended as set forth in this chapter, are hereby referred to, adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein; and from
the date on which this chapter should take effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling for all plumbing installations within
the corporate limits of Wicomico County, Maryland.