Announcements

REMINDER:  Stormwater Management Ordinance

Emergency Regulations Grandfather Current Projects

Allegany County’s revised Stormwater Management Ordinance was developed in response to the State of Maryland’s Stormwater Management Act of 2007 and regulates environmental site design.The revised ordinance was approved by the Maryland Department of the Environment in January 2010, was adopted by the Allegany County Commissioners on March 11, 2010, and becomes effective May 5, 2010, as required by state law. However, in the intervening period of time, on April 7, 2010, the State adopted emergency regulations to specifically address the grandfathering of current projects. Now, Allegany County, in order to incorporate this additional flexibility, has to amend the revised ordinance. The amendments will be proposed as emergency regulations in order to become effective immediately upon adoption by the Allegany County Commissioners. As previously announced, a request for adoption is scheduled on Thursday, May 27, 2010. This is scheduled for the Allegany County Commissioner’s 11:00 a.m. weekly public meeting at the Allegany County Office Building, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland. For additional information contact Angela R. Patterson, P.E., Land Use & Planning Engineer, Allegany County Planning Services, 301-777-2199 Ext. 130, apatterson@allconet.org . The revised Stormwater Management Ordinance is posted on Allegany County’s website. From the homepage, www.gov.allconet.org, select departments, select land development services, select laws and ordinances. The proposed amended ordinance (i.e., “emergency” amendments) will be posted as soon as it is available. From the homepage, select departments, select land development services, select proposed legislation.

2010 Building Code:  No Change to Local Modifications, Permit and Inspection Procedures, and Fees
Code Home Rule Bill No. 2-10, pertaining to Allegany County’s current building code, was introduced at the Allegany County Commissioner’s weekly public meeting on May 13, 2010.  Code Home Rule Bill No. 2-10 adopts the 2009 versions of the International Codes Council’s (ICC) International Building Code® and the International Residential Code® and repeals the 2006 versions of these codes. Code Home Rule Bill No. 2-10 does not change the County’s local modifications to the ICC Code, such as snow load and frost line values. Furthermore, the existing permit and inspection procedures as well as the fees remain the same.  If adopted, the effective date will be July 1, 2010. All building permit applications received on or after this date will be subject to the 2010 Building Code of Allegany County. The National Electrical Code and the Maryland State Plumbing Code will remain as the adopted code for electrical and plumbing work, respectively.  Code Home Rule Bill No. 2-10 is posted on Allegany County’s website. From the homepage, www.gov.allconet.org, select departments, select land development services, select proposed legislation. The ICC’s 2009 versions of the International Building Code and the International Residential Code may be viewed at Land Development Services, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.A public hearing is scheduled for the proposed bill on Thursday, June3, 2010, at the regularly scheduled 11:00 a.m. weekly public meeting of the Allegany County Commissioners held at the Allegany County Office Building, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland.For additional information contact James A. Squires, Land Development Services, 301-777-5951, jsquires@allconet.org .

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The Laws/Ordinances posted on this web site have been electronically reproduced from various sources. Though these documents have been proofread and edited to some degree, errors in text alignment, bulleting, page numbering, etc., may still be present. The Laws/Ordinances reproduced here are for public convenience. These documents are not to be considered the official text of the law.

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Division of Land Development Services
Department of Community Services
County Office Complex - Suite 112
701 Kelly Road
Cumberland, Maryland 21502-3401