Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 642 - BUREAU OF BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - MAINE UNIFORM BUILDING AND ENERGY CODE - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 642-1-3 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used throughout this Chapter and these rules, the
				  following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Amendment
."Amendment" means
				any modification to the MUBEC, initiated through Board action or by petition to
				the Board from any agency, municipality, county or interested individual or
				organization that would have the effect of changing the MUBEC Amendments to the
				MUBEC must be adopted in accordance with the
Maine Administrative
				Procedure Act
, Title 5, Chapter 375.
2.
Any building code
. "Any
				building code" means a building code or standard locally adopted based on the
				Maine model building codes under 10 M.R.S. Chapter 1101, or a national model
				building code and used to regulate the construction of buildings. A fire and
				life safety code, fire safety ordinance or any land use ordinance, including
				but not limited to: the Land Use Planning Commission rules, are not considered
				as "any building code" for purposes of this definition.
3.
Applicant
. "Applicant" for a
				building permit or certificate of occupancy includes a property owner or his or
				her authorized agent, which includes but is not limited to a builder,
				developer, contractor, or construction manager.
4.
Board
. "Board" means the
				Technical Building Codes and Standards Board established in
				5 M.R.S.
				§12004-G, subsection 5-A.
5.
Building official
. "Building
				official" means a building official or officer charged with the administration
				and enforcement of this Code and includes a codes enforcement officer appointed
				pursuant to
				25 M.R.S.
				§2351-A.
6.
Bureau
. "Bureau" means the
Office of State Fire Marshal
.
7.
MUBEC
. "MUBEC" means the
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
adopted pursuant to 10
				M.R.S. §9271,
et seq
.
8.
MUBEC Stretch Code
. An
				alternative building energy code adopted and maintained by the board as an
				appendix to the MUBEC, that is more stringent from the perspective of energy
				efficiency, carbon reductions, and resilience than the currently adopted
				edition of the Energy Code, which a municipality may elect to substitute, in
				its entirety, for the current edition of the Energy Code,
				10 M.R.S.
				§9722,
et seq
.
9.
Model codes
.
				"Model codes" means the codes developed by the model code organizations and
				adopted by reference in
				10 M.R.S.
				§9721,
et
				seq.
10.
Model code
				organization(s)
. "Model Code organization(s)" means the national
				code-promulgating organizations that develop the model codes (as defined
				herein), such as the International Code Council, International Association of
				Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, National Fire Protection Association and
				American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning
				Engineers.
11.
Municipality
. "Municipality" means any city, town, plantation or
				municipal village corporation within the State.
12.
Population
. "Population"
				means the number of residents living in the municipality according to the U.S.
				Census Bureau's most recent decennial census.
13.
Seasonal Dwelling
. To be
				considered a seasonal dwelling, a building must meet a minimum of three of the
				requirements listed below and not be occupied more than 180 days within any
				calendar year. If the building meets the minimum requirements, then the
				building would meet the requirements set forth by the State of Maine to be
				considered a seasonal dwelling for the requirements of the Maine Uniform
				Building and Energy Code (MUBEC). If a building is considered a seasonal
				dwelling compliance with the IECC is not required.
1. The maximum area of the structure shall be
				limited to 750 sq. ft. of interior space.
2. There shall be no central heating system
				installed in the building.
3. Any
				heating appliance shall not have a fuel supply attached capable of heating the
				structure for more than 24 hours.
4.
				There shall not be a year round sub surface wastewater system
				installed.
5. The electrical service
				shall be limited to 100 amp. system.
6. The structure shall be owner
				occupied.
7. Any water supply shall
				be limited to 180 days of use per calendar year.