The International Building Code, 2018 Edition as adopted by the State of Maryland in the Maryland Building Performance Standards (COMAR 05.02.07) is hereby amended as described and shown below:
Subsection 101.2 is hereby amended by adding the following exceptions:
Exception 4: Agricultural Buildings and Farm Stands. The provisions of this code shall not apply to the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location or maintenance of agricultural buildings and farm stands. This provision does not exempt the owner from obtaining required zoning certificates, electrical or plumbing permits, nor from complying with all other applicable local, state and federal regulations, laws, and ordinances. An “agricultural building” for purposes of this subsection means a building or structure utilized for agricultural activity as defined in the International Building Code:
"Agricultural Building. A structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other horticultural products. This structure shall not be a place of human habitation or a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged, nor shall it be a place used by the public."
A "farm stand" for purposes of this subsection means:
"Farm Stand": A structure that does not exceed 600 square feet which may be used to process, treat, or package agricultural products, the majority of which are produced on the farm. A Farm Stand may not be used as a place of human habitation or employment, nor used or occupied by the public.
Subsection 101.2.1, Appendices, is hereby amended with the addition of the following language:
Provisions in the appendices shall not apply unless specifically adopted. The following appendices are adopted in their entirety:
Appendix C, Group U, Agricultural Buildings
Appendix E, Supplementary Accessibility Requirements
Appendix F, Rodent Proofing
Appendix G, Flood Resistant Construction
Appendix H, Signs
Appendix I, Patio Covers
Subsection 101.4.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
101.4.3 Plumbing. The provisions of the Frederick County Plumbing Code shall apply to the installation, alterations, repairs and replacement of plumbing systems, including equipment, appliances, and where connected to a water or sewage system and as aspects of a medical gas system. The provisions of the Frederick County Plumbing Code shall apply to private sewage disposal systems.
Subsection 101.4.8 is hereby added to read as follows:
101.4.8 Electrical. The provisions of the Frederick County Electrical Code shall apply to the installation of electrical systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances thereto.
Subsection 105.2 is hereby modified to read as follows:
105.2 Work exempt from permit.
Building:
1. One-story detached accessory structures with eave heights less than 10 feet, used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 150 square feet.
2. Fences - delete "not over 7 feet high".
[Items 3 – 13 unchanged]
14. Farm Stands (as defined in Subsection 101.2)
Subsection 105.3.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
105.3.1 Action on application. The administrative authority shall examine or cause to be examined applications for permits and revisions thereto within a reasonable time after filing by routing the application to appropriate agencies and departments for their review. If the application or the construction documents do not conform to the requirements of pertinent laws, the administrative authority shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons therefore. If the building official and the reviewing agencies and departments are satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of this code, laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the administrative authority shall issue a permit therefore as soon as practicable.
Subsection 105.3.2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
105.3.2 Time limitation of application. An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the administrative authority is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
Subsection 105.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Expiration. Every permit issued shall expire one year from the date of issuance unless the final building inspection has been approved, or an extension has been granted. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, a one (1) year extension prior to the expiration date of the permit, provided that work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within (one) 1 year of permit issuance. Commencement of work is evidenced by the administrative authority approval of the first required building inspection. The extensions shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
Subsection 108.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
108.1 General. The administrative authority is authorized to issue a permit for temporary structures and temporary uses. Such permits shall be limited as to time of service, but shall not be permitted for more than 1 year.
Subsection 111.2 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
111.2 Certificate issued. When a structure is entitled thereto, the administrative authority shall issue a certificate of occupancy upon completion of the final inspections in accordance with Section 110.3.10, correction of the violations and discrepancies, and approval for occupancy is given from the departments and agencies that gave approvals for the issuance of the zoning certificate/building permit.
Subsection 112.4 is hereby added to read as follows:
112.4 Service connections. Before a structure is demolished or removed, the owner or agent shall notify all utilities having service connections to the structure such as water, electric, gas, sewer and other connections.
Subsection 112.5 is hereby added to read as follows:
112.5 Notice to adjoining owners. Written notice shall be given by the applicant to the owners of adjoining lots and to the owners of wired or other facilities, of which the temporary removal is necessitated by the proposed work, prior to the removal of a building or structure.
Subsection 113.4 is hereby created to read as following:
113.4 Appeals. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Board of Appeals shall have the right to appeal an adverse decision to the County Executive.
Subsection 308.5.1, Child care facility - The section is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Subsection 308.5.1: A child day care facility that provides for more than five but no more than 49 children 2½ years or less of age, when the rooms where such children are cared for are located on the level of the exit discharge and each of these child care rooms has an exit door directly to the exterior, shall be classified as Group E.
Delete Section 501.2 Address Identification in its entirety.
Subsection 507.4, Sprinklered, one story, is hereby amended to read as follows:
The area of a one or two-story, Group B, F, M, or S building, of Type I or II construction, shall not be limited when the building is provided with automatic sprinkler systems throughout in accordance with Section 903.1.1 and is surrounded and adjoined by public ways or yards not less than 60 feet in width. (Note: Exceptions for Section 507.4 are unchanged from the IBC).
Subsection 708.1, General, is hereby amended to read as follows:
6. Walls and floor/ceiling assemblies separating tenant spaces shall be constructed at a minimum as fire partitions in accordance with Section 708 or Section 711. Exception: In fully sprinklered buildings, openings in corridor walls are not required to be protected.
Subsection 903.2.9, Group S-1, is hereby amended by adding a new subparagraph 6 as follows:
6. Throughout all mini storage buildings with fire areas greater than 2500 square feet in area.
Subsection 903.4.3, Floor control valves, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Approved supervised indicating control valves shall be provided at the point of connection to the riser on each floor in multi- story buildings. Each floor of a building shall be zoned separately with maximum zone sizes in accordance with the provisions of NFPA #13. Fire alarm zones shall coincide with sprinkler system zones.
Subsection 905.2, Installation standards, is hereby amended to add two exceptions as follows:
Exceptions:
(1) The residual pressure requirements from an automatic water supply are not required in buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system and where the highest floor level is not more than 75 feet above the lowest level of the Fire Department access. Pipe sizes shall be hydraulically calculated based on maintaining a residual pressure of 100 psi flowing 500 gpm at the hydraulically most remote hose outlet based on a pressure of 150 psi available at the Fire Department connection. An additional 250 gpm shall be added at the point of connection for each additional riser up to a maximum of 1250 gpm. The minimum riser pipe size shall be 4" nominal diameter.
(2) All Class I standpipes shall have a minimum size hose connection of 2½" and shall be equipped with a 1½" reducing adapter.
Subsection 905.4, Location of Class I standpipe hose – connection, is hereby amended and modified to read as follows:
1. In every required stairway, a hose connection shall be provided for each floor level above or below grade. Hose connections shall be located at the level of stair entry.
Subsection 907.6.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
907.6.4 Zones. Each floor shall be zoned separately. Where the building is not protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903, a zone shall not exceed 22,500 square feet (2090 m2) and the length of any zone shall not exceed 300 feet (91440 mm) in any direction. Where the building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903, the area of the fire alarm zone shall coincide with the area of the sprinkler system.
Delete exception.
Subsection 1010.1.9.4, Locks and latches - subparagraph 2 is hereby amended as follows:
2. In buildings in Occupancy Group A having an occupant load of 99 or less, Groups B, F, M and S, and in places of religious worship, the main exterior door or doors are permitted to be equipped with locks from the egress side provided:
2.1. The locks, if provided, shall not require the use of a key, a tool, special knowledge, or effort for operation from the egress side.
2.2 [deleted]
2.3.[deleted]
Subsection 1028.4.2, Constructions and openings, is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Where an egress court serving a building or portion thereof is less than 10 feet (3048 mm) in width, all egress court enclosure walls shall have not less than 1-hour fire-resistance-rated construction for a distance of 10 feet (3048 mm) above the floor of the court. Openings within such walls shall be protected by opening protectives having a fire protection rating of not less than ¾ hour.
(Exceptions 1. and 2. remain unchanged.)
Subsection 1029.2, Assembly main exit is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
Group A occupancies consisting of bars with live entertainment, dance halls, discotheques, nightclubs, and assembly occupancies with festival seating, that have an occupancy load of greater than 50 shall be provided with a main exit. The main exit shall be of sufficient width to accommodate not less than two thirds (2/3) of the occupant load, but such width shall not be less than the total required width of all means of egress leading to the exit. In assembly occupancies, other than those listed above, the main entrance/exit shall be a width that accommodates one-half of the total occupant load. Where the building is classified as a Group A occupancy, the main exit shall front on at least one street or an unoccupied space of not less than 10 feet (3048 mm) in width that adjoins a street or public way.
Chapter 11. Accessibility. The provisions of IBC Chapter 11 shall apply to all matters affecting the design and construction of facilities for accessibility to physically disabled persons except where the provisions of COMAR Section 05.02.02, the Maryland Accessibility Code, are more stringent in which case they shall apply.
Subsection 1209.4 is hereby added as follows:
Subsection 1209.4 - Baby Changing Stations required in all public restrooms of group A and M occupancies that have an occupant load of greater than 49.
Subsection 1608.2 is hereby amended by adding the following:
1608.2 … The design roof load of any roof shall be thirty (30) PSF or greater for ground snow load except as required by Figure 1608.2
Subsection 1809.5, Frost protection - Exception 2, is hereby amended as follows:
2. Area of 400 square feet or less; and
Chapters 27, 29 and 30 of the International Building Code, 2015 Edition are hereby deleted in their entireties.
Electrical components, equipment and systems used in buildings and structures shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Frederick County Electrical Code (Chapter 1-7, Article III of the Frederick County Code).
The provisions of the International Plumbing Code, as adopted by Frederick County (Chapter 1-14, Article IV of the Frederick County Code), shall govern the erection, installation, alteration, repairs, relocation, replacement addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing equipment and systems.
Subsection 3107.1 is hereby adopted to read as follows:
3107.1 Signs. All signs shall comply with the requirements of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance.
Subsection 3401.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
The alteration, repair, addition and change of occupancy of existing structures in Frederick County shall be governed by the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code (International Existing Building Code), adopted under the authority of the State of Maryland, Department of Housing and Community Development, Annotated Code of Maryland, Public Safety Article § 12-1004 (COMAR 05.16).
(Ord. 80-21-173, 7-15-1980; Ord. 81-10-200, 4-28-1981; Ord. 82-6-250, 4-13-1982; Ord. 84-32-329, 12-11-1984; Ord. 85-43-375, 11-26-1985; Ord. 87-23-455, 8-4-1987; Ord. 89-15-546, 3-21-1989; Ord. 91-06-006, 4-16-1991; Ord. 91-19-019, 8-8-1991; Ord. 95-13-137, 7-24-1995; Ord. 99-10-237, 6-29-1999; Ord. 02-06-302, 4-4-2002; Ord. 05-31-392, 11-29-2005; Ord. 08-18-494, 6-17-2008; Ord. 10-13-548, 6-8-2010; Ord. 12-11-606, 6-14-2012; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014; Bill No. 15-03, 6-16-2015
; Bill No. 19-21, 1-21-2020
; Bill No. 22-04, 3-1-2022
)