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 Annapolis
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 17. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
 Chapter 17.12. BUILDING CODE

  § 17.12.020. International Residential Code adopted.  

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  • A.

    The International Residential Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is adopted as the Residential Code of the City of Annapolis with the following amendments:

    1.

    In Chapter 15 add the following:

    Section M1507.5 Bathroom and Toilet Room Ventilation. Every bathroom and toilet room shall be exhaust vented mechanically to outside air with rigid pipe sloped away from the exhaust fan towards the exterior. Existing bathrooms and toilet rooms that are altered or are part of other building alterations shall also be exhaust vented mechanically to outside air unless approved otherwise by the Director of Planning and Zoning or his or her designee.

    2.

    Strike Section P2904 and all subsections of Section P2904 substitute the following:

    Section P2904 Residential fire sprinkler systems

    P2904.1 Fire sprinkler systems required. Residential fire sprinkler systems are required as follows when a building permit is requested from the City of Annapolis:

    1.

    All new residential construction. New residential construction shall mean and include single-family, duplex, and multi-family residential buildings or structures, the placement of mobile or modular homes, and any existing residential building or structure that is removed, renovated, refurbished, altered and/or an addition is made thereto provided the area of construction, as a percentage of the gross floor area of the structure under permit, exceeds fifty percent. For structures with more than one building permit, the aggregate of the area of construction is counted over the previous twenty-four months. Accessory or uninhabitable structures, such as carports, garages, greenhouses and sheds are excluded.

    2.

    Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with Chapter 17.20 of the Code of the City of Annapolis.

    3.

    In Section 302.1 of the International Residential Code, add Exception #6 to read as follows:

    6.

    Decks and attached unenclosed accessory structures. Projections shall not extend over the lot line.

    B.

    In the event of any inconsistencies between the provisions of the International Residential Code and the City Code, the more stringent code shall govern. A copy of the International Residential Code is on file in the Department of Planning and Zoning.

    (Ord. O-30-08 Amended § 1 (part), 2009: amended during 9-07 supplement; Ord. O-3-07 Reconsidered Amended § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. O-34-06 § 1 (part), 2006: Ord. O-28-04 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. O-38-01 § 1 (part))

(Ord. No. O-21-10 Amended, § I, 11-8-2010; Ord. No. O-23-12, § I, 7-23-2012; Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016; Ord. No. O-50-16 Amended, § I, 2-13-2017)