Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The Barton, MD, municipal code neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Town of Barton, MD Charter (accessed 2/25/2015). Barton, MD, located in Allegany County, is small town with a population of about 550 people. Therefore, the building codes for Allegany County likely apply:
Allegany County, MD, adopted the 2006 IBC and IRC. Allegany County, MD, Municipal Code § 255-1 (adopted), Appendix A (amendments).
Helpful resources for Barton, 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.
Barton adopted the 2006 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 Barton, MD, municipal code neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Town of Barton, MD Charter (accessed 2/25/2015). Barton, MD, located in Allegany County, is small town with a population of about 550 people. Therefore, the building codes for Allegany County likely apply:
Allegany County, MD, adopted the 2006 IBC and IRC. Allegany County, MD, Municipal Code § 255-1 (adopted), Appendix A (amendments).
Please see the Allegany 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 Allegany County materials for more information.
Commercial Building Code
Barton 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
The Barton, MD, municipal code neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Town of Barton, MD Charter (accessed 2/25/2015). Barton, MD, located in Allegany County, is small town with a population of about 550 people. Therefore, the building codes for Allegany County likely apply:
Allegany County, MD, adopted the 2006 IBC and IRC. Allegany County, MD, Municipal Code § 255-1 (adopted), Appendix A (amendments).
Please see the Allegany County materials for more information.
Existing Buildings
Please see the Allegany County materials for more information.
Other Building Codes
Please see the Allegany County materials for more information.