Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The Chesapeake Beach, MD, municipal code neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Chesapeake Beach Code of Ordinances (accessed 2/25/2015). Chesapeake Beach, MD, located in Calvert County, is small town with a population of about 5300 people. Therefore, the building codes for Calvert County likely apply:
Calvert County, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC. Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County 9-3-1996 by Res. No. 36-96; amended in its entirety 4-19-2011 by Ord. No. 09-11, provided in Appendix A.
Helpful resources for Chesapeake Beach, 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.
Chesapeake Beach 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
The Chesapeake Beach, MD, municipal code neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Chesapeake Beach Code of Ordinances (accessed 2/25/2015). Chesapeake Beach, MD, located in Calvert County, is small town with a population of about 5300 people. Therefore, the building codes for Calvert County likely apply:
Calvert County, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC. Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County 9-3-1996 by Res. No. 36-96; amended in its entirety 4-19-2011 by Ord. No. 09-11, provided in Appendix A.
Please see the Calvert 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 Calvert County materials for more information.
Commercial Building Code
Chesapeake Beach adopted the 2009 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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. Maryland Bldg. Performance Standards (2018 IBC)(Town of Chesapeake Beach , MD Municipal Code)
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Comments
The Chesapeake Beach, MD, municipal code neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes. See Chesapeake Beach Code of Ordinances (accessed 2/25/2015). Chesapeake Beach, MD, located in Calvert County, is small town with a population of about 5300 people. Therefore, the building codes for Calvert County likely apply:
Calvert County, MD, adopted the 2009 IBC and IRC. Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County 9-3-1996 by Res. No. 36-96; amended in its entirety 4-19-2011 by Ord. No. 09-11, provided in Appendix A.
Please see the Calvert County materials for more information.
Existing Buildings
Please see the Calvert County materials for more information.
Other Building Codes
Please see the Calvert County materials for more information.