HOME > TITLE 16§ 7601. Promulgation of building, plumbing, electrical and other codes; building permits; fees.
The Levy Court of Kent County and the County Councils of New Castle County and Sussex County may adopt and enforce building codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes or other similar codes. The said Levy Court and County Councils may charge reasonable fees for the enforcement of said codes.
16 Del. C. 1953, § 7521; 56 Del. Laws, c. 408; 75 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 1.;
§ 7602. Code for Energy Conservation.
(a) Except as herein noted, no county or municipal building or plumbing code shall contain any provision which shall be materially at variance with the International Code Council (ICC), International Energy Conservation Code, 2000 Edition (IECC 2000) jointly prepared by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) and the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI). In effect, IECC 2000 shall be the referenced energy code for all new detached 1- and 2-story family dwellings and all other new residential buildings 3 stories or less in height. Energy standards for all other new buildings, to include high-rise residential, shall be established in accordance with the 2001 supplement to IECC 2000 that references the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (ASHRAE/IESNA) Standard 90.1 -- 1999; provided, however, that the respective county or municipal government shall exclude agricultural structures from these provisions.
(b) The Delaware Energy Office, or its successor, shall promulgate procedures for certification of compliance with these codes and standards; provided, however, with respect to compliance with these codes and standards for a commercial building of less than 5,000 square feet in size, the respective local government, rather than requiring that such compliance be certified by licensed engineers or architects, as is required with commercial buildings of 5,000 square feet or more, may elect to utilize a commercial buildings ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 Compliance Guide or COMcheck-EZ, to include computerized software compliance packages or a locally-developed ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 or COMcheck-EZ compliance checklist for insuring compliance.
62 Del. Laws, c. 133, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 72, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 539, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 116, § 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 418, § 1.;
§ 7603. Lighting efficiency standards for new and existing buildings.
Repealed by 70 Del. Laws, c. 72, § 1, eff. June 23, 1995.
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