Ch. 200                                         1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(I)       ENSURE THAT THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS; AND

(II)     IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE CENTRAL DATA BASE ESTABLISHED
UNDER § 6-404 OF THIS SUBTITLE TO REMAIN CURRENT, FURNISH A COPY OF THE
AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT:

1.        AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
AMENDMENT; OR

2.        IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY ADOPTION OF A LOCAL
AMENDMENT, WITHIN 5 DAYS OF ITS ADOPTION.

(E) (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS
SECTION LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SHALL IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND, IF ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL
JURISDICTION, ANY LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDARDS. AT A MINIMUM, A
LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL ENSURE THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
INCLUDES:

(I)       REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE OF APPROPRIATE PLANS;

(II)     ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS;

(III)    INSPECTION OF THE WORK AUTHORIZED BY THE BUILDING

PERMITS; AND

CERTIFICATES.

(IV) ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE AND OCCUPANCY

(2)      THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE
CARRIED OUT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.

(3)      NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CONSTRUED TO PERMIT OR
ENCOURAGE THE STATE TO INITIATE OR ASSUME AN INDEPENDENT ROLE IN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MARYLAND BUILDING
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WITHIN THE STATE. A
COUNTY, OR A MUNICIPALITY THAT IS NOT OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE STATE.

(F) (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION THE
COUNTY IN WHICH A STRUCTURE IS SITUATED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MARYLAND BUILDING
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE.

(2) (I) A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS NOT ADOPTED A BUILDING CODE
AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1992 MAY ELECT TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE FOR
STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY.

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