Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Chesapeake City, MD, follows the Cecil County Building Codes. Chesapeake City, MD, Municipal Code § 2.2.2 (adopted). Since Cecil County adopted the 2015 IRC and IBC, Chesapeake likewise adopted the 2015 IRC and IBC along with the county's amendments. See PLRB Cecil County, MD, Building Codes.
Helpful resources for Chesapeake City, 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 City 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
Chesapeake City, MD, follows the Cecil County Building Codes. Chesapeake City, MD, Municipal Code § 2.2.2 (adopted). Since Cecil County adopted the 2015 IRC and IBC, Chesapeake likewise adopted the 2015 IRC and IBC along with the county's amendments. See PLRB Cecil County, MD, Building Codes.
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.
Cecil County, MD, did NOT adopt Appendix J as part of the code. Cecil County, MD, County Code § 157-2. Appendix J provides guidance on existing buildings.
Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with the IRC.
Commercial Building Code
Chesapeake City 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
Chesapeake City, MD, follows the Cecil County Building Codes. Chesapeake City, MD, Municipal Code § 2.2.2 (adopted). Since Cecil County adopted the 2015 IRC and IBC, Chesapeake likewise adopted the 2015 IRC and IBC along with the county's amendments. See PLRB Cecil County, MD, Building Codes.
Existing Buildings
Cecil County, MD, adopted the 2012 IEBC.