Ch. 11

LAWS OF MARYLAND

comply for protection against the hazards of industrialized
buildings to safety, health and property and may adopt rules and
regulations governing all aspects of the enforcement, inspection
and certification programs authorized by this [subheading]
SUBTITLE. With respect to industrialized buildings, the
Department shall adopt the Building Officials Conference of
America basic code with such exceptions or modifications which,
after adequate public notice and public hearing, it deems
appropriate to meet the needs and judgments of Maryland.

(d) No rules or regulations promulgated under this
[subheading] SUBTITLE shall be made effective earlier than twelve
months after July 1, 1971.

11-504.

(a) The Department, through its own personnel or by an
approved testing facility or qualified local enforcement agency
personnel designated by it to act as its agents, shall determine
whether or not a proposed industrialized building meets the
standards contained in the Department's regulations. The
determination shall include not only the evaluation and testing
of the industrialized building, but also the quality control
system at the factory of origin and at the building site. The
Department shall maintain a program of adequate inspection and
upon favorable determination, the Department shall certify the
industrialized building for the prescribed area. If a problem
arises which is limited to a particular locality in the State,
the Department shall, if practicable, hold a public hearing in
that locality. If the Secretary determines, after public hearing,
that the standards for industrialized buildings prescribed- by
statute, rule or regulation of another state are at least equal
to the regulations prescribed under this [subheading] SUBTITLE
and that the standards are actually adequately enforced by the
other state, he may provide by regulation that industrialized
buildings approved by the other states shall be entitled to
certification by the Department.

(c) (2) Any industrialized building bearing an insigne
shall be acceptable in all localities as complying with the
requirements of this [subheading] SUBTITLE and shall be
acceptable as meeting the requirements of safety to life, health,
and property imposed by any ordinance or law of any local
governing body of this State without further investigation or
inspection if the units are erected or installed in accordance
will all conditions of the certification.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
[subheading] SUBTITLE, local land use requirements, building
setback requirements, side and rear yard requirements, site
development and property line requirements, zoning requirements
and uniform fire control regulations, regardless of where

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