Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 642 - BUREAU OF BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS › Chapter 5 - MAINE UNIFORM BUILDING AND ENERGY CODE AND MAINE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE - RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE FOR ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN MAINE › Section 642-5-5 - REVISIONS TO THE IRC

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following additions, insertions, deletions, and other
				  changes are hereby made to the 2015 International Residential Code:
1. Generally all sections
Delete
"International
				  Mechanical Code"
Insert
"applicable state codes
				  and statues"
2. Section
				R101.1
Delete
[NAME OF JURISDICTION];
and
Insert
"State of Maine" in its
				  place.
3. Section R101.2
Delete
under Exception:
				  "complying with the requirements of Section 419 of the International Building
				  Code"
Delete
under Exception: "fire
				  suppression required by Section 419.5 of the International Building Code when
				  constructed under the International Residential Code for one and two-family
				  dwellings shall conform to Section 903.3.1.3 of the International Building
				  Code."
Delete
exception 1 in its
				  entirety
Insert
"Live work units as
				  defined in the International Building Code shall be permitted and constructed
				  in accordance with The International Residential Code for One and Two Family
				  Dwellings."
Delete
Exception 2 in its
				  entirety
Insert
"One and two family
				  dwellings that house more than 3 outsiders in rented rooms shall be considered
				  an R-1 use group. One and two family dwellings housing 3 or less outsiders in
				  rented rooms shall be permitted and constructed in accordance with The
				  International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings."
4. Section R102.2.1
Insert
"No provisions of the
				  MUBEC or MUBC shall be construed to prohibit the adoption or enforcement of an
				  ordinance of any political subdivision that sets forth provisions for local
				  enforcement of building codes. Such ordinances may include items such as,
				  permits, permit fees, boards of appeals and violations."
5. Section R102.7
Delete
"International Property
				  Maintenance Code or the International Fire Code";
and
Insert
"NFPA #1; Fire and
				  Safety Codes and standards adopted pursuant to Title 25, M.R.S.
				  §§2452 and 2465 " in its place.
6. Section R103
Delete
Section R103 'Department
				  of Building Safety' in its entirety, without substitution.
7. Section R104.8
Delete
all language in Section
				  R104.8; and
Insert
"See
				  14 M.R.S.
				  §8101 " in its place.
8. Section R105.1
Insert
"where required by
				  municipal ordinance." at the end of the paragraph.
9. Section R105.3
Delete
"department of building
				  safety" in the first paragraph;
and
Insert
"municipality" in its
				  place.
10. Section R105.3.1
Delete
"within a reasonable
				  time after filing"
Insert
"in accordance with 30A
				  M.R.S. §4103 "
11.
				Section R105.3.1.1
Delete
"finding shall be
				  provided to the board of appeals for a determination of substantial damage.
				  Applications determined by the bar of appeals to constitute substantial
				  improvement or substantial damage";
and
Insert
"Building Official" in
				  its place.
12. Section R108
Delete
Section R108 "Fees" in
				  its entirety, without substitution.
13. Sections R112 and R113
Delete
Section R112 "Board of
				  Appeals" and Section R113 "Violations" in their entirety, without
				  substitution.
14. Section
				R202
Delete
"Conditioned space: Fore
				  energy purposes, space within a building that is provided with heating and/or
				  cooling equipment of systems capable of maintaining, through design or heat
				  loss/gain 50° F (10° C) during the heating season and 85° F
				  (29° C) during the cooling season, or communicates directly with a
				  conditioned space. For mechanical purposed, an area, room or space being heated
				  or cooled by any equipment or appliance"
Insert
"An area or room within
				  a building being heated or cooled, containing un-insulated ducts, or with a
				  fixed opening directly into an adjacent conditioned space." in its
				  place.
15. Section 302.2
Delete
Section 302.2 in its
				  entirety
Insert
Section 302.2 as
				  follows:
Townhouses
. Common walls separating townhouses
				  shall be assigned a fire resistance rating in accordance with section R302.2,
				  item 1,2 or 3. The common wall shared by two townhouses shall be constructed
				  without plumbing or mechanical equipment, ducts or vents in the cavity of the
				  common wall. The wall shall be rated for fire exposure from both sides and
				  shall extend to and be tight against exterior walls and the underside of the
				  roof sheathing.
A. Where a fire
				sprinkler in accordance with NFPA 13D is provided the common wall shall be not
				less than a 2- hour fire resistance rated wall assembly tested in accordance
				with ASTM E 119 or UL 263.
B. Where
				a fire sprinkler is not provided the common wall shall not be less than a
				2-hour fire resistance rated wall assembly tested in accordance with ASTM E 119
				or UL 263 and meeting the requirements of NFPA 221 as a fire wall.
C. Where a fire sprinkler in accordance with
				section NFPA 13R is provided the common wall shall be not less than a 1- hour
				fire resistance rated wall assembly tested in accordance with ASTM E 119 or UL
				263.