Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The Accident, MD, website neglects to cover any municipal code or specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Accident, MD Website (accessed 2/25/2015). Accident, MD, located in Garrett's County, is small town with a population of just over 300 people. Therefore, the building codes for Garrett's County likely apply:
Garrett County, MD, adopted the 2012 IBC and IRC. Garrett County, MD, Municipal Code § 150.02 (IBC adopted and amended), § 150.03 (IRC adopted and amended).
Helpful resources for Accident, Maryland include the following.
Residential Building Code
Maryland adopted a model state residential code but it is not in force unless adopted locally.See PLRB,
Maryland Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Accident adopted the 2012 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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Comments
The Accident, MD, website neglects to cover any municipal code or specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Accident, MD Website (accessed 2/25/2015). Accident, MD, located in Garrett's County, is small town with a population of just over 300 people. Therefore, the building codes for Garrett's County likely apply:
Garrett County, MD, adopted the 2012 IBC and IRC. Garrett County, MD, Municipal Code § 150.02 (IBC adopted and amended), § 150.03 (IRC adopted and amended).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
In the amendments, the county adopts Appendix J as part of the code. Garrett County, MD, County Code § 150.03 (A). Appendix J provides guidance on existing buildings.
Please see the Garrett's County materials for more information.
Commercial Building Code
Accident adopted the 2012 IBC, locally . Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the code
here.You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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Comments
The Accident, MD, website neglects to cover any municipal code or specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Accident, MD Website (accessed 2/25/2015). Accident, MD, located in Garrett's County, is small town with a population of just over 300 people. Therefore, the building codes for Garrett's County likely apply:
Garrett County, MD, adopted the 2012 IBC and IRC. Garrett County, MD, Municipal Code § 150.02 (IBC adopted and amended), § 150.03 (IRC adopted and amended).
Existing Buildings
Please see the Garrett's County materials for more information.
Other Building Codes
Please see the Garrett's County materials for more information.