Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The Charlestown, MD, website neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes (accessed 2/25/2015). Charlestown, MD, located in Cecil County, is small town with a population of about 1200 people. Therefore, the building codes for Cecil County likely apply:
Cecil County, MD, adopted the 2012 IBC and IRC. Cecil County, MD, Municipal Code § 157 (adopted), § 157-2 (amendments). Additionally, "amendments incorporated into subsequent IBCs and IRCs are adopted prospectively;" therefore, it is reasonable to assume Cecil County has now adopted the 2015 IBC and IRC. Cecil County, MD, Municipal Code § 157-3.
Helpful resources for Charlestown, 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.
Charlestown adopted the 2015 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 Charlestown, MD, website neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes (accessed 2/25/2015). Charlestown, MD, located in Cecil County, is small town with a population of about 1200 people. Therefore, the building codes for Cecil County likely apply:
Cecil County, MD, adopted the 2012 IBC and IRC. Cecil County, MD, Municipal Code § 157 (adopted), § 157-2 (amendments). Additionally, "amendments incorporated into subsequent IBCs and IRCs are adopted prospectively;" therefore, it is reasonable to assume Cecil County has now adopted the 2015 IBC and IRC. Cecil County, MD, Municipal Code § 157-3.
Please see the Cecil County materials for more information.
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.
Please see the Cecil County materials for more information.
Commercial Building Code
Charlestown adopted the 2015 IBC, statewide with limitations. 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 Charlestown, MD, website neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes (accessed 2/25/2015). Charlestown, MD, located in Cecil County, is small town with a population of about 1200 people. Therefore, the building codes for Cecil County likely apply:
Cecil County, MD, adopted the 2012 IBC and IRC. Cecil County, MD, Municipal Code § 157 (adopted), § 157-2 (amendments). Additionally, "amendments incorporated into subsequent IBCs and IRCs are adopted prospectively;" therefore, it is reasonable to assume Cecil County has now adopted the 2015 IBC and IRC. Cecil County, MD, Municipal Code § 157-3.
Please see the Cecil County materials for more information.
Existing Buildings
Please see the Cecil County materials for more information.
Other Building Codes
Please see the Cecil County materials for more information.