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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 3-6 Less than substantial improvement.">
  <section prefix="§" num="3-6" heading="Less than substantial improvement.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">If the construction, reconstruction, or modification of any structure constitutes less than a substantial improvement:<para num="(1)">the installation of any electric, plumbing, or mechanical systems must comply with &lt;cite data-path="|7|§3-10"&gt;§ 3-10 {“Electric, plumbing, and mechanical systems”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">those parts of the improvement below the flood-protection elevation must:<para num="(i)">be floodproofed; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">otherwise comply with the design and construction standards of ASCE 24.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Exceptions.">
      <para num="(1)">Routine maintenance, repairs, and the in-kind replacement of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems are exempt from the requirements of this section.</para>
      <para num="(2)">For in-kind replacement, the systems must be elevated to the maximum extent possible to avoid or minimize flood damage.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 7, §5(a)(4)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">2000, art. 7, §3-6</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 88-188</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-516</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 14-208</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
