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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-1005" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code">
  <level label="a">
    <text>At a minimum, the MBRC shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>maintain a level of safety consistent with existing codes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide for multiple categories of work with multiple compliance standards;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>be enforceable by local officials using existing enforcement procedures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>apply to the repair, renovation, modification, and reconstruction of, a change of occupancy in, and an addition to, an existing building;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>provide an expedited review process for proposed amendments to the MBRC submitted by a local government or an organization that represents local governments; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>provide an opportunity for a person proposing a complex project that involves multiple codes to meet, before submitting a construction permit application, with the local officials, or their designees, responsible for permit approval and enforcement of construction–related laws that apply to the project.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To the extent possible, the meeting provided for under subsection (a)(6) of this section shall include the officials responsible for permit approval and enforcement in any of the following areas that apply to the complex project:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>building code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>mechanical code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>plumbing code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>electrical code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>fire prevention code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Boiler Safety Code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>energy code;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>elevator code; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>local historic preservation ordinances.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the meeting provided for under subsection (a)(6) of this section is to anticipate and expedite the resolution of problems that a complex project may have in complying with the MBRC and any other applicable laws.</text>
  </level>
</section>
