[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (now
County Council) 11-13-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-12. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
A certain
document, copies of which are on file in the Division of Permits and
Inspections of Cecil County, being marked and designated as the "International
Energy Conservation Code, 2018 Edition," as published by the International
Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Energy Conservation
Code of Cecil County, Maryland, for regulating and governing energy-efficient
envelopes and installation of energy-efficient mechanical, lighting
and power systems as therein provided, providing for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Energy Code on
file in the Office of Permits and Inspections are hereby referred
to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter.
[Amended 7-5-2016 by Bill
No. 2016-12; 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
Additional requirements concerning energy conservation for buildings
and structures may be required by the Energy Conservation Building
Standards, Public Utilities Article, §§ 7-401 through
7-408, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
[Amended 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
The International Code Council issues an amended Energy Conservation
Code approximately every three years. Amendments incorporated into
subsequent International Energy Conservation Codes are hereby adopted
prospectively. The date that such amendments shall be effective in
Cecil County shall be the date when the Division of Permits and Inspections
shall have received copies of said future editions and shall have
presented to and received adoption by the Cecil County Council as
the new official Energy Conservation Code of Cecil County.
[Amended 7-5-2016 by Bill
No. 2016-12; 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
The following sections of the 2018 International Energy Conservation
Code are hereby revised and amended as follows:
B.
Section C101.2.1 Additional requirements concerning energy conservation
for buildings and structures may be required by the Energy Conservation
Building Standards, Public Utility Companies article, §§ 7-401
through 7-408, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.
C.
Section
C108.4 Failure to comply.
D.
ADD: EQUIVALENT MODIFICATION
Section C202 General Definitions.
Per the flexibility intended in the IECC, the State of Maryland
shall recognize alternatives accepted by the County for the design
and conservation of energy for buildings that, when installed, reduce
annual energy usage or reduce the annual cost of energy usage equal
to or less than the amount specified within any pathway in the current
IECC edition or corresponding Residential Code edition. Allowable
energy neutral trade-offs shall include, but not be limited to, building
air tightness, building envelope and fenestration components, equipment,
duct tightness, lighting, appliances and renewable energy systems.
E.
Section 405 Electrical Power and Lighting Systems.
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Section C405.2.1 Occupant Sensor Controls.
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Add: Section C405.2.1.3 Specific Application Controls.
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For the construction of new hotels:
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A)
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Each hotel guest room shall be equipped with a master control
device that automatically turns off the power to all lighting fixtures
in the guest room no more than 30 minutes after the room has been
vacated; and
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B)
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A master control device may also control the heating, ventilation,
or air conditioning default settings in hotel guest rooms 30 minutes
after a room has been vacated by:
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1)
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Increasing the set temperature by at least 3° F. when in
the air conditioning mode; or
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2)
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Decreasing the set temperature by 3° F. when in the heating
mode.
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[Amended 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
All fees shall be established by the County as provided for
by law. Copies of the fee schedule will be available in the Division
of Permits and Inspections.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The party to whom a permit for the building or structure
not in compliance was issued and shall also include any party actually
performing the work of construction upon said building. The builder/contractor
shall also include any officer of any corporation, any partner of
any partnership or any related corporation, partnership, limited-liability
company or limited-liability partnership owned in whole or in part
by any aforementioned party.
The building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical or energy
codes or other construction-related codes adopted by Cecil County
and enforced by the Division of Permits and Inspections.
[Amended 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
The official or his designee appointed by the County Executive,
who is charged with the enforcement of the building, plumbing, mechanical,
electrical and energy codes or other construction-related codes as
adopted by Cecil County.
Any person, corporation, association, partnership, firm,
syndicate, joint venture, limited-liability corporation, or organization
of any kind holding title to any land or lot in the County; lessees,
tenants and principal occupants of any land or lot in the County or
agent of persons holding title to such lands or lots, having care,
custody, control or management of land or lots in the County for others.
A legal notice posted on a specific property, building, structure
or equipment by a Code Official, indicating that a violation(s) of
a code enforced by the Division of Permits and Inspections has been
found and therefore all construction, alterations or repairs on the
specific premises or equipment shall be stopped until such time as
any and all violations have been remedied.
[Amended 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
Any person or authorized agent who constructs, enlarges,
alters, repairs, moves, demolishes, or changes the occupancy of a
building or structure or erects, installs, enlarges, repairs, removes,
converts or replaces any gas, mechanical, plumbing, energy or electrical
system, the installation of which is regulated by the codes enforced
by the Division of Permits and Inspections, or to cause such work
to be done without obtaining the proper permits or which are found
to be in noncompliance with the applicable codes.
[Amended 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
[Amended 11-20-2019 by Bill No. 2019-17]
A.
Suspension.
Whenever the Division of Permits and Inspections or any designated
Code Official of the County determines that an owner or contractor,
as defined in this chapter, is in violation of the provisions of this
code or other rules and regulations of any other department or agency
of Cecil County in connection with the erection, alteration or demolition
of buildings, structures, lands, or equipment thereon or therein,
the Chief of Permits and Inspections or his designee may suspend all
active permits and inspections necessary which the individual has
acquired or may need until such time as any and all violations have
been corrected.
B.
Withholding.
Whenever the Division of Permits and Inspections or any designated
Code Official of the County shall find that any contractor or owner,
as defined in this chapter, is in violation of this code or the rules
and regulations of any other department or agency of Cecil County
in connection with the erection, alteration or demolition of buildings,
structures, land or equipment thereon or therein, the Chief of Permits
and Inspections or his designee may refuse to grant any additional
permits to the contractor or owner until all such violations have
been corrected.
C.
Revocation.
The Division of Permits and Inspections or any designated Code Official
of the County may revoke a permit or approval issued under the provisions
of the code when it is determined that any owner or contractor, as
defined in this chapter, is in violation of this code in the case
of any false statement or misrepresentation of fact in the application
or on the plans on which the permit or approval was based. If any
permit is issued in violation of the provisions of this code or other
laws, resolutions and regulations of Cecil County, or laws of the
State of Maryland, or without proper authority, it may be voided as
if it had never been issued.
D.
Notice.
Once it has been determined by the designated Code Official that a
violation of the provisions of this code or any other construction-related
code of the County has occurred, notice shall be sent to the owner
or contractor, as defined in this chapter, who is responsible for
said violation, advising said owner or contractor. Said notice shall
be presumed received upon being mailed to the address of said owner
or contractor that is provided for on the permit issued to said owner
or contractor for said building/structure three days after mailing.
If no permit exists, said notice shall be presumed received upon being
mailed to the address for the individuals responsible based on tax
assessments or other information available three days after mailing.
Until such violation has been corrected, the Division of Permits and
Inspections and/or any appropriate Code Official of the County shall
have the power to withhold any further permits requested by said owner
or contractor.
A.
Any person
who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters
or repairs a building, structure or equipment in violation of an approved
plan or directive of the Code Official of his designee or of a permit
or certificate issued under the provisions of this code may be liable
upon judicial finding of said violation to a fine of not more than
$1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days and, in addition,
shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the County's abatement
of said violation, as well as any and all fair and reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred as a result of said abatement efforts. Each day a violation
exists shall be deemed a separate offense. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent the County from taking such other lawful action as is
necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
B.
Unlawful
continuance. Any person who shall continue work in or about the structure
after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work
as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
conditions, shall be liable for a fine of not less than $250 and not
more than $1,000 and shall be liable for all costs, expenses and reasonable
attorneys' fees associated with the County's administrative actions
and/or legal proceedings taken to discontinue any such work after
the service of said stop-work order. Each day that a violation continues
shall be deemed a separate offense.
