This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Building Code of Caroline County, Maryland."
[Amended 8-21-2012 by Bill No. 2012-7]
This chapter is established in accordance with
the provisions of Title 12 of the Public Safety Article, Annotated
Code of Maryland, and the provisions of the Maryland Building Performance
Standards, COMAR 05.02.07.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to
the unincorporated territory of Caroline County, Maryland. This chapter
may be applied to the territory of any municipality within Caroline
County, Maryland, to the extent established by and only upon a written
agreement between the County Commissioners of Caroline County and
the governing body of said municipality.
Should any section or provision of this chapter
be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or
any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional
or invalid.
Whenever any provision of this chapter conflicts
with any other provision of law, whether set forth in this chapter
or contained in any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, or code covering
any of the same subject matter, that provision which is more restrictive
or which imposes the higher standard or requirement shall govern.
All provisions of Chapter
88 of the Code of Caroline County in effect prior to the adoption and effective date of this new chapter are hereby repealed and replaced with this chapter, including Article
I, Foundations of Dwellings and Additions to Dwellings, and Article
II, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Buildings; Multiple-Family Dwellings.
This chapter shall take effect on January 1,
2002. Any work authorized by a building permit lawfully issued by
the Department prior to January 1, 2002, shall comply with the building
codes in effect on the date of its issuance and shall not be required
to comply with this chapter unless said permit expires or otherwise
becomes void.