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HOWARD COUNTY

IN A MULTI-UNIT STRUCTURE WITH COMMON ELEMENTS.

2) THE WORD "APARTMENT" MEANS A LEASED
OP RENTED UNIT IN A MULTI-UNIT STRUCTURE.

3) THE WORD "NON-FIREPROOF" MEANS ALL
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OTHER THAN THE FIREPROOF
TYPES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 215.0 OF THE BOCA BASIC
BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL ON MAY 2,

1971.

(B) IN THE EVENT A PRE-EXISTING APARTMENT
BUILDING OWNER DESIRES TO CONVERT SAID APARTMENT UNITS
INTO CONDOMINIUMS BY RECORDATION OF A MASTER DEED OR
LEASE, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21, SECTION 117B OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, PRIOR TO SAID RECORDATION,
THE OWNER MUST OBTAIN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS A CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY. THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL PROVIDE APPLICATION
FORMS FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY, AND NO
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY FOR
CONDOMINIUMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED, AND NO SUCH
CERTIFICATE GRANTED, UNLESS AND UNTIL ALL INFORMATION
REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS
SUPPLIED. THE INFORMATION SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS PER STRUCTURE; THE NUMBER OF
OCCUPANTS PER DWELLING UNIT; THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF
USES FOR WHICH SUCH BUILDING WILL BE USED; AND SUCH
STRUCTURAL DATA AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY.

UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FROM THE OWNER OF AN
EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDING, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY
FOR CONDOMINIUMS PROVIDED THAT UPON INSPECTION AND
INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, THERE
ABE NO VIOLATIONS OF LAW AND A CONVERSION OF THE
APARTMENT UNITS TO CONDOMINIUMS IS NOT DEEMED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ENDANGER PUBLIC SAFETY
AND WELFARE. NO CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY FOR
CONDOMINIUMS WILL BE ISSUED FOR A NON-FIREPROOF
STRUCTURE UNLESS FIREWALL AND PARTY WALLS MEET THE
SAME CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS AS ESTABLISHED FOR
DUPLEX UNITS AND TOWNHOUSES IN THE BOCA BASIC BUILDING
CODE AS AMENDED AND ADOPTED BY HOWARD COUNTY.
WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL REFUSE
TO GRANT A CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION, IT SHALL CERTIFY ITS REASONS THEREFOR
IN WRITING. THE REPOSAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE AND
OCCUPANCY FOR CONDOMINIUMS SHALL NOT PREVENT THE
CONTINUANCE OF THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF A LAWFULLY