Ch. 200                                         1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(B)      "BOCA" MEANS THE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE BUILDING
OFFICIALS AND CODE ADMINISTRATORS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(C)      (1) "BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE" MEANS THE FIRST PRINTING OF
THE MOST RECENT EDITION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE PERIODICALLY
ISSUED BY BOCA. .

(2) "BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE" DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERIM
AMENDMENTS OR SUBSEQUENT PRINTINGS OF THE MOST RECENT EDITION.

(D)     "BUILDING" HAS THE MEANING AND INTERPRETATION SET FORTH IN
THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

(E)      "COUNTY" MEANS ANY OF THE 23 COUNTIES OF THE STATE AND THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE.

(F)      "LOCAL JURISDICTION" MEANS THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS MORE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN §
6-402(F) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(G)     "MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS" OR "STANDARDS"
MEANS THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
UNDER § 6-402 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(H) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XI-E OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

(I) "STANDARD BUILDING CODE" MEANS THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE
ISSUED BY THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(J) "STATE FIRE' PREVENTION CODE" MEANS THE FIRE PREVENTION
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 38A, § 3 OF THE CODE.

(K) "STRUCTURE" HAS THE MEANING AND INTERPRETATION SET FORTH IN
THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

6-402.                    .

(A)     THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT BY REGULATION, AS THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH
THE MODIFICATIONS INCORPORATED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 6-403 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(B)      (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT THE INITIAL VERSION OF THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1994.

(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT ALL SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS OF
THE STANDARDS WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF THE DATE BOCA ISSUES THE BOCA
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

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