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Town of Topsham, ME
Sagadahoc County
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[HISTORY: Adopted 5-15-1996 by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Topsham, Art. 26, as Ch. 4, Art. I of the Topsham Code; amended in its entirety 5-18-2011 STM by Art. 16. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Electrical standards — See Ch. 115.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 124.
Pursuant to PL 2007, Chapter 699, and amendments PL 2009, Chapter 261, as may be amended in the future, the Town of Topsham is required by the State of Maine to utilize, implement and enforce the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC), and any previously adopted Building Code is superseded.
The Building Code Ordinance of the Town of Topsham entitled the "BOCA National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996," and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
[Amended 5-25-2022 STM by Art. 15]
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
A. 
Fees.
(1) 
All fees shall be as established by the Topsham Board of Selectmen, per Chapter 109.
(2) 
All permit fee computations shall be rounded off to the nearest dollar amount.
Exception: Municipal property, including schools, is exempt from permit fees.
B. 
(Reserved)
Should any section or provisions of this chapter be declared by any court to be invalid, such decision shall not invalidate any other section or provision of this chapter.