The International Building Code ("IBC") is hereby
adopted as the basic building code of Dorchester County, Maryland,
and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions, penalties,
and terms thereof are hereby referred to, adopted, incorporated herein
by reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully set out in
this chapter, with the additions, insertions and deletions and changes
more fully set forth in this chapter.
The International Building Code is amended as
follows:
A.Â
Section 101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known
as the Dorchester County Building Code, hereinafter referred to as
"This code."
B.Â
Section 101.2. Scope. Add the following language to
end of paragraph:
[Amended 10-21-2014 by BIll No. 2014-12]
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"These regulations shall not apply to:
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Building and structures located on lands located
within an incorporated municipality in Dorchester County unless expressly
authorized by the governing body of said municipality and the County
Council of Dorchester County.
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Building and structures located on lands owned
by or leased to federal, state or local governments.
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Farm buildings. The construction, alteration, addition, repair,
removal, demolition, use, location or maintenance of farm buildings.
This provision does not exempt the owner from obtaining required electrical
or plumbing permits nor from complying with all other applicable local
and state regulations and Chapter 2, Definitions, of the International
Building Code.
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The term "farm buildings" is defined as follows:
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FARM BUILDING. A structure utilized to store farm implements,
hay, feed, grain, or other agricultural or horticultural products
or to house poultry, livestock, or other farm animals. Such structure
shall not include habitable or occupiable spaces, spaces in which
agricultural products are processed, treated, or packaged; nor shall
an agricultural building be a place of occupancy by the general public."
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C.Â
Section 104.1. Code Official: Delete and insert the
following:
"The code official shall be designated by the
Dorchester County Council."
D.Â
Section 105.5. Expiration of Permit: Delete and insert
the following:
"Every permit issued by the building official
under provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become
null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is
not commenced within one year from the issuance date of the permit.
A permittee holding an unexpired permit may have said permit extended
for up to one additional year for good and satisfactory reasons."
E.Â
Section 108, Fees, is deleted and amended to read
as follows:
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Section 108.1 Fees. The County
Council shall establish a schedule of fees, charges and expenses and
a collection procedure for building permits issued pursuant to this
chapter. Such schedule shall be posted in the Office of Planning and
Zoning and may be altered or amended, from time to time, without a
public hearing, only by the County Council. Until all applicable fees,
charges and expenses have been paid in full, no permit shall be issued.
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108.6 Costs of Emergency Repairs: The costs incurred in the performance of emergency work shall be
paid from the treasury of the jurisdiction on approval of the Code
Official. Such costs shall be first liens on any land of the owner,
the same as County real estate taxes, and may be collected in the
same manner as County real estate taxes are collected or collected
by an action at law against the owner. Such cost shall be added to
the County real estate tax bill for the specific property of the owner
in which the costs were incurred.
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F.Â
Section 112. Board of Appeal: For purposes of interpretation,
the "Board of Appeals" shall mean the "Board of Building Appeals."
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Section 112.3. Qualifications: Delete and insert the
following:
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"The Board of Building Appeals shall consist
of five individuals, one of whom shall have experience as an electrical
contractor, one of whom shall have experience as a plumbing contractor
and three of whom shall have experience as a building contractor."
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Section 112.4. Fees (new). New Section 112.4, Fees,
is added to read as follows:
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"Fees: The local jurisdiction shall cause the
levy of an appeal fee set at a level necessary to recover the direct
and incidental costs to the local jurisdiction of hearing said appeal."
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I.Â
Section 113.4. Violations Penalties: Section 116.4
is amended to read as follows:
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"Any person who shall violate a provision of
this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof
or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure
in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official,
or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this
code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine or not
more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after
due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
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Section 114.3. Unlawful Continuance: Section 114.3
is amended to read as follows:
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Section 114.3 Unlawful Continuance. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure
after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work
as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
condition, shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter.
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Chapter 29 "Plumbing Systems" is amended to add new
Section 2902.6.4 to read as follows:
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Section 2902.6.4 Catch Pans. On
all auto-washing machines, a catch pan will be required on 2nd floor
and subsequent floors;
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L.Â
The following appendixes are hereby deleted from Chapter
35, Referenced Standards.
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APPENDIX D
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FIRE DISTRICTS
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Section
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D101
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General
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D102
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Building Restrictions
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D103
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Changes to Buildings
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D104
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Buildings Located Partially in the Fire District
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D105
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Exceptions to Restrictions in Fire District
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D106
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References Standards
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APPENDIX F
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RODENTPROOFING
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Section
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F101
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General
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APPENDIX G
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FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
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Section
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G301
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Subdivision
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G401
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Site Improvement
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G601
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Recreation Vehicles
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