Updated : 04/22/2024
Denton, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC (with Appendices A, C, and I) and IRC (with Appendices C, G, H, K, and O), including any applicable amendments adopted by the State of Maryland in the Maryland Building Performance Standards (COMAR 05.02.07). Denton, MD, Municipal Code § 38-5 (IBC adopted), § 38-5.1 (IBC amended), § 38-7 (IRC adopted), § 38-7.1 (IRC amended).
Helpful resources for Denton, Maryland include the following.Denton adopted the 2009 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.Maryland Bldg. Performance Standards (2018 IRC)(Town of Denton , MD § 38-9 Adoption of standards by reference.)
...Denton Town Code is adopted as the Town of Denton Mechanical Code and as adopted by the State of Maryland Building Performance Standards COMAR 091251 shall apply to the installation of mechanical systems including alterations...
Drip Edge: No
Denton, MD adopted the 2009 IRC with Appendices C, G, H, K, and O, as published by the ICC. Denton, MD, Municipal Code § 38-7 (adopted), § 38-7.1 (amendments).
In addition to the provisions of the IRC, all new one- and two-family dwellings shall be equipped with an interior automatic sprinkler system.
The requirement for interior automatic fire sprinkler systems shall apply to all new one- and two-family dwellings (including modular homes) for any existing lot for which a building permit has not been issued and to any new subdivision which has not received final plat approval as of the effective date hereof.
Interior automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained in all new one- and two-family dwellings in accordance with the most recent version of Standard 13D, "Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes," as promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and as modified and adopted by the Maryland State Fire Prevention Code, Maryland Code Annotated, Public Safety Article, Title 9, as amended from time to time.
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.
Denton, MD did NOT adopt Appendix J. Denton, MD Municipal Code § 38-7 (adopted), § 38-7.1 (amendments). Appendix J provides guidance on existing buildings.
Denton adopted the 1996 BOCA National Building CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
. Maryland Bldg. Performance Standards (2018 IBC)(Town of Denton , MD Municipal Code)
...Adoption not found...
Denton, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC, Appendix A, Appendix C, and Appendix I, as published by the ICC, including any applicable amendments adopted by the State of Maryland in the Maryland Building Performance Standards (COMAR 05.02.07). Denton, MD Municipal Code § 38-5 (adopted), § 38-5.1 (amendments).
The 2009 IEBC, with local amendments, is adopted as the Town of Denton Rehabilitation Code for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of existing commercial, noncommercial, and residential premises in the Town of Denton.
National Standard Plumbing Code as adopted by the State of Maryland Building Performance Standards (COMAR 05.02.07)
2009 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code as published by the International Code Council, Inc., with local amendments, is adopted as the Town of Denton Property Maintenance Code
Local amendment to the Town of Denton Fire Prevention Code, Chapter 58 of the Denton Town Code, and the provisions of the Maryland Fire Prevention Code (COMAR 29.06.01), including NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, as adopted by the State of Maryland, is adopted as the Denton Fire Prevention Code.
2009 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code
The Maryland Accessibility Code as adopted by the State of Maryland (COMAR 05.02.02)
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Does Kaysville, Utah, Residential Building Code Require Ice Barrier Underlayment When Replacing a Roof?
June 26, 2024 By Dan Hartweg QUESTION: For a roofing project in Kaysville, Utah, does the residential building code require ice barrier underlayment? RESPONSE: Yes. The 2021 Utah State Residential Code (USRC) does not require ice barrier underlayment unless there is a history of ice forming along the eaves causing a backup of water, which is left to local jurisdictions to determine and adopt the requirement. 2021 USRC § R905.1.2. Utah did not complete Table R301.2, “Ice Barrier Underlayment Required” column, leaving it to local jurisdictions to complete the table. 2021 USRC Table R301.2. While the Kaysville City Code does not contain any amendments to Table 301.2, according to the Kaysville City Community Development website, ice barrier underlayment is required. FACTS: Roof repairs at a private residence located in Unincorporated, West Jordan, Utah. DISCUSSION: Utah adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendices AE and AQ, with amendments, as the uniform statewide residential code known as the 2021 Utah State Residential Code (USRC) and is part of the mandatory statewide building code, the State Construction Code (SCC). Utah Code § 15A-2-101. (Adoption of SCC); Utah Code §§ 15A-2-103(b), (d), and (m) (adoption); Utah Code §§ 15A-3-101 through 206 (IRC amendments); Utah Code §§ 15A-4-201 through 207 (IRC local amendments); 2021 USRC (ICC page). The State and its political subdivisions are required to follow the SCC. Utah Code § 15A-1-204(1)(a). The Division administers the SCC, but it is not within the Division's responsibility to enforce it, the responsibility for inspections and enforcement under the SCC fall on the compliance agency. Utah Code § 15A-1-205 (Division duties); Utah Code § 15A-1-207(1) (compliance agency with jurisdiction over project shall inspect and enforce SCC). A compliance agency is defined as an agency of the State or any of its political subdivisions which issues permits for construction regulated under the SCC. Utah Code § 15A-1-202(6). The compliance agency must follow the Division’s established standardized permit system, may charge a fee but must impose a 1% surcharge to help fund Division education efforts, and must promptly review plans and inspect properties. Utah Code § 15A-1-209 (building permit requirements and surcharge); Utah Code § 10-6-160 (municipality may charge fee and must review plans and inspect properties promptly); U.A.C. R156-15A-220 (standardized permits). A search of the subject property on the PLRB address search page indicates that it is located within the City of Kaysville, Utah. 2021 USRC Reroofing Section R908 of the 2021 USRC on Reroofing requires that recovering or replacing an existing roof must comply with the materials and methods outlined for new roofs: 2021 USRC § R908.1. Therefore, the provisions concerning ice barrier underlayment and drip edges in Chapter 9 must be considered. ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT Ice barrier underlayment is required under Section R905.1.2 where there is a history of ice forming along eaves causing a backup of water as designated in local amendments in Table R301.2: 2021 USRC § R905.1.2. Utah did not complete Table R301.2 as follows, in relevant part: 2021 USRC Table R301.2. Because no amendment to IRC Table R301.2(1) was made by the legislature, the need for ice barrier underlayment is left to local jurisdictions. Utah Code §§ 15A-3-101 through 206; 2021 USRC Table R301.2. Kaysville City adopted the current version of the International Residential Code adopted by the State of Utah. Kaysville City Code § 18-2-2. The City did not adopt any amendments to Table 301.2. Id., see also, Kaysville City Code Title 18, Chapter 3. However, according to the City’s website, ice barrier underlayment is required. Kaysville City, Community Development, Roofing Requirements. DISCUSSION: Utah adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), as amended, as the 2021 Utah State Residential Code (USRC) and part of the 2021 Utah State Construction Code, a uniform statewide code. The state did not complete Table R301.2, leaving the decision to require ice barrier underlayment up to local jurisdictions where there has been a history of ice forming along eaves causing a backup of water. While the Kaysville City Code does not contain an amendment to Table R301.2, according to the Kaysville City Community Development website, ice barrier underlayment is required.
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