[Adopted 5-3-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. III,
Energy Conservation Code, adopted 3-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-03.
The 2021 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code,
as published by the International Code Council, as amended by the
State of Maryland as the Maryland Building Performance Standards (set
forth in COMAR 05.02.07), and as further amended by this article,
be and is hereby adopted as the Energy Conservation Code of the Town
of Federalsburg for regulating and governing energy efficient building
envelopes and installation of energy efficient mechanical, lighting
and power systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance of
permits; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions and terms of said Energy Conservation Code, with the additions,
insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed herein.
The following sections of the 2021 Edition of the International
Energy Conservation Code are modified, deleted, substituted, or added
as follows:
A.
Section C101. Scope and General Requirements.
(1)
Section C101.1 Title. This code shall be known as the
Energy Conservation Code of Federalsburg for Commercial Buildings.
(2)
Section C101.2 Scope. This code applies to commercial
buildings and the building sites and associated systems and equipment.
Additional requirements concerning energy conservation for buildings
and structures may be required by Energy Conservation Building Standards,
Public Utility Companies Article §§ 7-401 through 7-408
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
B.
Section C109. Stop Work Order.
(1)
Section C109.2 Issuance. Delete Section C108.2 and substitute the
following:
(a)
Section C109.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall
in writing and the stop work order shall in writing and the posting
of a stop work order at the job site shall constitute adequate notification
by the Town of Federalsburg's designated code official. Upon
issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease.
The stop work order shall state the reason for the order, and the
conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume.
(2)
Section C109.4 Failure to comply. Delete Section C108.4 and substitute
the following:
(a)
Section C109.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work 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 guilty of a municipal infraction and subject to a fine to be assessed as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-10 of the Town Code.
C.
Section C110. Board of Appeals.
(1)
Section C110 Board of Appeals. Delete Section C110, Board of Appeals,
and substitute the following:
(a)
Section C110 Board of Appeals. For the purposes
of this code, the board of appeals shall be the Federalsburg Board
of Zoning Appeals established by the Federalsburg Zoning Ordinance.
All provisions governing the board of appeals with respect to members,
provisions for alternates, quorum, procedure, chairman, term of office,
etc. shall be applicable to appeals from this code. Review of the
decision of the board of appeals shall also be in accordance with
the Federalsburg Zoning Ordinance and the Maryland Rules of Procedure
applicable to review of administrative agency decisions.
D.
CHAPTER 1. SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION - RESIDENTIAL PROVISIONS.
(2)
Section R109. Stop Work Order.
(a)
Section R109.2 Issuance. Delete Section R109.2 and substitute
with the following:
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Section R109.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall
be in writing and the posting of a stop work order at the job site
shall constitute adequate notification by the Town of Federalsburg's
designated code official. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the
cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state
the reason for the order, and the conditions under which the cited
work will be permitted to resume.
(b)
Section R109.4 Failure to comply. Delete Section R108.4 and
replace with the following:
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Section R109.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work 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 guilty of a municipal infraction and subject to a fine to be assessed as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-10 of the Town Code.
(3)
Section R110. Means of Appeals.
(a)
Section R110 Board of Appeals. Delete Section R110 and replace
with the following:
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Section R110 Board of Appeals. For the purposes
of this code, the board of appeals shall be the Federalsburg Board
of Zoning Appeals established by the Federalsburg Zoning Ordinance.
All provisions governing the board of appeals with respect to members,
provisions for alternates, quorum, procedure, chairman, term of office,
etc., shall be applicable to appeals from this code. Review of the
decision of the board of appeals shall also be in accordance with
the Federalsburg Zoning Ordinance and the Maryland Rules of Procedure
applicable to review of administrative agency decisions.
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
The Clerk-Treasurer of the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg
shall maintain two copies of the Town Energy Conservation Code on
file in the Town Office.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
article is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg hereby declare that they would
have passed this article, and each section, subsection, clause or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
