Chapter 91 Building Construction

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please be advised, pursuant to 10 M.R.S. § 9724(1), that the applicable building code of the Town of Wells is the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code ("MUBEC"). MUBEC consists, in part, of the 2015 versions of the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC). Articles II and III of Chapter 91 (Building Construction) of the Code of the Town of Wells are based on the 2003 IRC and the 2006 IBC, and therefore, do not apply as they are out of date. All construction in the Town of Wells must comply with applicable standards of MUBEC.

The following building codes are in effect: the 2021 International Residential (IRC) and 2021 International Building (IBC), the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), and the 2021 Energy code (IECC).

International Residential Code

International Building Code

International Energy Conservation Code

Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code

2025-06-13

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Wells as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Floodplain management — See Ch. 116.

Historic preservation — See Ch. 132.

Land use — See Ch. 145.

Subdivision of land — See Ch. 202.