Ch. 311             LAWS OF MARYLAND

Trust review and avoid administrative duplication and time
delays.                                                 

[5-309.] 5-619.

(a)   Failure by     a State unit to comply with the provisions
of [§§ 5-307 and 5-308   of this article] §§ 5-617 AND 5-618 OF
THIS SUBTITLE does not   create a private cause of action under the
laws of this State.

(b)   A person may appeal the reasonableness of any license
or permit condition in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act,                                                                             

TITLE 6. BUILDING AND MATERIAL CODES

Subtitle [4.] 1. Statewide Building and Housing Codes

[11-401.] 6-101.

(a)    The General Assembly of Maryland finds that the
potential benefits of new materials and techniques for building
construction are not readily available to Maryland, in part
because existing building codes are so written as to preclude
their use. However, modification of such regulations, where they
exist, cannot be readily made because the techniques and skills
needed to utilize different types of building codes are beyond
the background of some of the existing officials. They cannot
reasonably be expected to enforce significantly modified
regulations without additional training. Moreover, several
subdivisions within the State of Maryland have no building codes
of any type to protect its citizens against the intrusion of
unsafe, unsound or unsanitary buildings to their communities.
This measure of protection should be provided to such
communities. Therefore, the Department of Economic and Community
Development is hereby authorized to prepare and issue a Model
Performance Code for building construction in the State of
Maryland.

(b)   The Model Performance Code which the Department [of
Economic and Community Development] is authorized to issue, shall
cover such elements as plumbing, structure, electrical systems
and other elements appropriate to assure safe and sound
construction. The Model Code shall also include elements which
promote the efficient utilization of energy resources. The Model
Code shall be framed in terms of the purposes for which building
codes are drawn rather than the specifications of materials and
methods required to achieve the goals. To the extent practicable,
the Model Code will be consistent with the Code used for
industrialized building.

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