[HISTORY: Articles I and II adopted by the Commissioners
of the Town of Aberdeen (now Mayor and Council of the City of Aberdeen)
as indicated in article histories. Subsequent articles adopted by
the Mayor and Council of the City of Aberdeen as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Numbering of buildings and property — See Ch. 215.
Development Code — See Ch. 235.
Environmental control — See Ch. 250.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 269.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 275.
Grading and sediment control — See Ch. 297.
Livability standards — See Ch. 348.
Sewers and water — See Ch. 450.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 465.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 475.
Fees — See Ch. A550.
[Adopted 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 352-90 (Ch. 46, Art. I of
the 1990 Code)]
[Amended 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 572-00; 6-10-2002 by Ord. No. 617-02; 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 715-06; 7-28-2008 by Ord. No. 08-5; 9-24-2012 by Ord. No.
12-O-10]
A.
The City adopts by reference all building, mechanical, plumbing,
electrical, and fire protection codes, with certain amendments, and
any and all appendices and supplements as enforced by Harford County
and the City of Aberdeen governments as fully set forth herein, save
such changes, amendments, revisions, deletions, subsections, and/or
additions as specified in the chapter.
B.
All building construction in the City shall meet the standards and
requirements of the International Building Code and/or International
Residential Code, as may apply, as modified by Harford County or the
City of Aberdeen. All electrical and plumbing installations in the
City shall meet the standards and requirements of the National Electrical
Code and National Standard Plumbing Code, except as modified by Harford
County or the City of Aberdeen. All mechanical installations in the
City shall meet the standards and requirements of the International
Mechanical Code as modified by Harford County or the City of Aberdeen.
C.
The City of Aberdeen adopts the following amendments to the above-referenced
codes:
(1)
The "building official" shall refer to the Director of the Department
of Public Works of the City of Aberdeen.
(2)
Whenever Harford County is referenced, it shall include the City
of Aberdeen.
(3)
The Department of Inspections, Licenses, and Permits shall include
the City of Aberdeen and its appropriate departments, including the
Department of Public Works.
(4)
The Department of Building Safety shall include the City of Aberdeen
and its appropriate departments, including the Department of Public
Works.
(5)
In Section 101.1 of the 2012 IBC, insert the words "City of Aberdeen"
as the jurisdiction.
(6)
Section 82-2B(10) (referenced IBC items 1 and 15) of Harford County
Bill No. 11-51 are deleted, as all accessory structures require a
permit for zoning purposes.
Whenever a local subdivision is referred to in the code, it
shall be deemed to mean the City of Aberdeen.
The City may employ inspectors for the purpose of enforcing
the code or may designate such other person, firm, corporation, municipality
or county as to perform such inspections.
All applications for building permits shall be issued by the
Director of Public Works. All drawings, plans or other documentation
shall be filed with the application. No application shall be issued
until all fees have been paid.
Where the provisions of the Building Code are less stringent than or conflict with the zoning provisions of this Code of the City or conflict with the Development Code, then Chapter 235, Development Code, shall govern, except that where the Building Code is more stringent or restrictive in a standard than the Development Code, then the Building Code will govern.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article
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 Building Official
or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the Building
Code or shall continue any work in or about the building after having
been served with an order to stop work, except if he has been directed
to perform work to correct a violation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than
30 days, or both fined and imprisoned. Each twenty-four-hour period
that a violation continues or in which a violation occurs shall be
deemed a separate offense.
[Adopted 3-27-1989 by Ord. No. 329 (Ch. 46, Art. II of the
1990 Code)]
For the purposes of this article, the following words shall
have the meaning indicated:
Any water closet using not more than 1.6 gallons of water
per flush, with the rate based on a pressure at the fixture of not
more than 60 pounds per square inch under no-flow conditions.
Any automatic flow shower head using no more than 2.5 gallons
of water per minute, with the rate based on a pressure at the fixture
of not more than 60 pounds per square inch under no-flow conditions.
Any faucet using no more than 2.5 gallons per minute, with
the rate based on a pressure at the fixture of not more than 60 pounds
per square inch under no-flow conditions.
Any faucet using no more than 2.0 gallons per minute, with
the rate based on a pressure at the fixture of not more than 60 pounds
per square inch under no-flow conditions.
Any faucet with spring-loaded valves or other devices that
stop the flow of water upon release of the handle or that stop the
flow of water after not more than one gallon of water has flowed through
the fixture.
Any single-flush-type urinal using not more than 1.5 gallons
of water per flush, with the rate based on a pressure at the fixture
of not more than 60 pounds per square inch under no-flow conditions.
Includes any building or structure, the initial construction
of which commenced on or after the effective date of this article.
The building, inspection and supervision of new structures
and the installation of equipment required in connection with the
new structures.
The Director of the Department of Public Works.
When street main pressure exceeds 60 pounds per square inch,
an approved pressure-reducing valve and an approved relief device
shall be installed in the water service pipe near its entrance to
the building to reduce the water pressure to 60 pounds per square
inch or lower. Pressure at any fixture shall be limited to no more
than 60 pounds per square inch under no-flow conditions.
Inspections by the appropriate agencies or units of the county
which inspect the installation of plumbing fixtures and devices and
water, drainage and sewage systems.
The complete reconstruction, relocation or addition of a
whole plumbing system to another part of a building.
Except as provided under § 210-9, the following fixtures or devices shall be installed, as necessary, in buildings constructed or remodeled after the effective date of this article:
Enforcement of this article may be suspended by the Director
of the Department of Public Works for a specified period of time if
it is determined by the local plumbing inspectors that:
A.
There is an inadequate supply of approved water closets, approved sink faucets or approved shower heads or water-conserving devices intended for attachment to water closets, sink faucets or shower heads to allow the fixtures to qualify as approved fixtures under § 210-8;
B.
The configuration of a drainage system for a building requires a
greater quantity of water to adequately flush the system than is delivered
by approved fixtures; or
C.
There would be an adverse effect upon a historic restoration.
