Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Trappe, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC with amendments. Trappe, MD, Municipal Code § 11-1 (adopt IBC), § 11-2 (amend IBC), § 11-4 (adopt IRC), and § 11-5 (amend IRC).
Helpful resources for Trappe, 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.
Trappe 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.
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Comments
Trappe, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC with amendments. Trappe, MD, Municipal Code § 11-1 (adopt IBC), § 11-2 (amend IBC), § 11-4 (adopt IRC), and § 11-5 (amend IRC).
"Automatic residential fire sprinkler systems shall not be required to be installed in one- and two-family dwellings."
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.
Trappe, MD, appears to have adopted all amendments and appendices of the IRC, including Appendix J, as part of the code. Trappe, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC with amendments. Trappe, MD, Municipal Code § 11-1 (adopt IBC), § 11-2 (amend IBC), § 11-4 (adopt IRC), and § 11-5 (amend IRC).Appendix J provides guidance on existing buildings.
Commercial Building Code
Trappe 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.
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Comments
Trappe, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC with amendments. Trappe, MD, Municipal Code § 11-1 (adopt IBC), § 11-2 (amend IBC), § 11-4 (adopt IRC), and § 11-5 (amend IRC).
Existing Buildings
The International Property Maintenance Code adopts the IEBC. IMPC § 201.3.
Other Building Codes
2009 IPMC
2003 IMC
2009 IECC
2008 NEC (NFPA 70)
Maryland State Plumbing Code (09.20.01.01)