[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (now
County Council) 11-13-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-12; amended in its entirety 4-2-2024 by Bill No. 2024-07. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
A certain document, copies of which are on file in the Division of
Permits and Inspections of Cecil County, being marked and designated
as the "International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 Edition," as
published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted
as the Energy Conservation Code of Cecil County, Maryland, for regulating
and governing energy-efficient envelopes and installation of energy-efficient
mechanical, lighting and power systems as therein provided, providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each
and all regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of
said Energy Code on file in the Office of Permits and Inspections
are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully
set out in this chapter.
Additional requirements concerning energy conservation for buildings
and structures may be required by the Energy Conservation Building
Standards, Public Utilities Article, §§ 7-401 through
7-408, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
The International Code Council issues an amended Energy Conservation
Code approximately every three years. Amendments incorporated into
subsequent International Energy Conservation Codes are hereby adopted
prospectively. The date that such amendments shall be effective in
Cecil County shall be the date when the Division of Permits and Inspections
shall have received copies of said future editions and shall have
presented to and received adoption by the Cecil County Council as
the new official Energy Conservation Code of Cecil County.
The following sections of the 2021 International Energy Conservation
Code are hereby revised and amended as follows:
B.
Section C101.2.1 Additional requirements concerning energy conservation
for buildings and structures may be required by the Energy Conservation
Building Standards, Public Utility Companies article, §§ 7-401
through 7-408, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
C.
Section C108.4 Failure to comply.
D.
Section C202 General Definitions.
Add: EQUIVALENT MODIFICATION – Per the flexibility
intended in the IECC, the State of Maryland shall recognize alternatives
accepted by the County for the design and conservation of energy for
buildings that, when installed, reduce annual energy usage or reduce
the annual cost of energy usage equal to or less than the amount specified
within any pathway in the current IECC edition or corresponding Residential
Code edition. Allowable energy neutral trade-offs shall include, but
not be limited to, building air tightness, building envelope and fenestration
components, equipment, duct tightness, lighting, appliances and renewable
energy systems.
E.
Section 405 Electrical Power and Lighting Systems.
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Section C405.2.1 Occupant Sensor Controls.
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Add: Section C405.2.1.3 Specific Application Controls.
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For the construction of new hotels:
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A)
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Each hotel guest room shall be equipped with a master control
device that automatically turns off the power to all lighting fixtures
in the guest room no more than 30 minutes after the room has been
vacated; and
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B)
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A master control device may also control the heating, ventilation,
or air conditioning default settings in hotel guest rooms 30 minutes
after a room has been vacated by: (1) Increasing the set temperature
by at least 3° F. when in the heating mode.
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All fees shall be established by the County as provided for
by law. Copies of the fee schedule will be available in the Division
of Permits and Inspections.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The party to whom a permit for the building or structure
not in compliance was issued and shall also include any party actually
performing the work of construction upon said building. The builder/contractor
shall also include any officer of any corporation, any partner of
any partnership or any related corporation, partnership, limited-liability
company or limited-liability partnership owned in whole or in part
by any aforementioned party.
The building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical or energy
codes or other construction-related codes adopted by Cecil County
and enforced by the Division of Permits and Inspections.
The official or his designee appointed by the County Executive,
who is charged with the enforcement of the building, plumbing, mechanical,
electrical and energy codes or other construction-related codes as
adopted by Cecil County.
Any person, corporation, association, partnership, firm,
syndicate, joint venture, limited-liability corporation, or organization
of any kind holding title to any land or lot in the County; lessees,
tenants and principal occupants of any land or lot in the County or
agent of persons holding title to such lands or lots, having care,
custody, control or management of land or lots in the County for others.
A legal notice posted on a specific property, building, structure
or equipment by a code official, indicating that a violation(s) of
a code enforced by the Division of Permits and Inspections has been
found and therefore all construction, alterations or repairs on the
specific premises or equipment shall be stopped until such time as
any and all violations have been remedied.
Any person or authorized agent who constructs, enlarges,
alters, repairs, moves, demolishes, or changes the occupancy of a
building or structure or erects, installs, enlarges, repairs, removes,
converts or replaces any gas, mechanical, plumbing, energy or electrical
system, the installation of which is regulated by the codes enforced
by the Division of Permits and Inspections, or to cause such work
to be done without obtaining the proper permits which are found to
be in noncompliance with the applicable codes.
A.
Suspension. Whenever the Division of Permits and Inspections or any
designated Code Official of the County determines that an owner or
contractor, as defined in this chapter, is in violation of the provisions
of this code or other rules and regulations of any other department
or agency of Cecil County in connection with the erection, alteration
or demolition of buildings, structures, lands, or equipment thereon
or therein, the Chief of Permits and Inspections or his designee may
suspend all active permits and inspections necessary which the individual
has acquired or may need until such time as any and all violations
have been corrected.
B.
Withholding. Whenever the Division of Permits and Inspections or
any designated Code Official of the County shall find that any contractor
or owner, as defined in this chapter, is in violation of this code
or the rules and regulations of any other department or agency of
Cecil County in connection with the erection, alteration or demolition
of buildings, structures, land or equipment thereon or therein, the
Chief of Permits and Inspections or his designee may refuse to grant
any additional permits to the contractor or owner until all such violations
have been corrected.
C.
Revocation. The Division of Permits and Inspections or any designated
Code Official of the County may revoke a permit or approval issued
under the provisions of the code when it is determined that any owner
or contractor, as defined in this chapter, is in violation of this
code in the case of any false statement or misrepresentation of fact
in the application or on the plans on which the permit or approval
was based. If any permit is issued in violation of the provisions
of this code or other laws, resolutions and regulations of Cecil County,
or laws of the State of Maryland, or without proper authority, it
may be voided as if it had never been issued.
D.
Notice. Once it has been determined by the designated Code Official
that a violation of the provisions of this code or any other construction-related
code of the County has occurred, notice shall be sent to the owner
or contractor, as defined in this chapter, who is responsible for
said violation, advising said owner or contractor. Said notice shall
be presumed received upon being mailed to the address of said owner
or contractor that is provided for on the permit issued to said owner
or contractor for said building/structure three days after mailing.
If no permit exists, said notice shall be presumed received upon being
mailed to the address for the individuals responsible based on tax
assessments or other information available three days after mailing.
Until such violation has been corrected, the Division of Permits and
Inspections and/or any appropriate Code Official of the County shall
have the power to withhold any further permits requested by said owner
or contractor.
A.
Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail
to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs,
alters or repairs a building, structure or equipment in violation
of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official or his designee
or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this
code may be liable upon judicial finding of said violation to a fine
of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days
and, in addition, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with
the County's abatement of said violation, as well as any and
all fair and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred as a result
of said abatement efforts. Each day a violation exists shall be deemed
a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the County
from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or
remedy any violation.
B.
Unlawful continuance. Any person who shall continue 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 conditions, shall be liable for a fine of not less than
$250 and not more than $1,000 and shall be liable for all costs, expenses
and reasonable attorneys' fees associated with the County's
administrative actions and/or legal proceedings taken to discontinue
any such work after the service of said stop-work order. Each day
that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
