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PREFACE Introduction Intemationally, code officials recognize the need for a modern, up-to-date property maintenance code governing the maintenance of existing buildings. The International Property Ma.intenance Code, in this 2003 edition, is designed to meet this need through model code regulations that contain clear and specific property maintenance requirements with required properry improvement provi- sions. This 2003 edition is fully compatible with all the Irzternational Codes ("I-Codes") poblist�ed by the Internationai Code Council (ICC), including the Internation¢l Building Code, ICC Electrica( Cnde, Infernational Energy Conservation Code, Interrrntional Exisring Building Code, lnternatianal Fire Code, International Fuel Gas Code, Inte1-nationnl Mechanical Code, ICC Performance Code, Internanonal Plumbing Code, International Private Sew¢ge Disposal Cade, Internntional Residential Code, Internationnl Urban-�tdtand Interface Code and Internationai Zoning Code. The International Property Maintenance Code provisions grovide many benefits, among which is the model code development process that offers an international forum for code officials and other interested parties to discuss perfonnance and prescriptive code requirements. This forum provides an excellent arena to debate proposed revisions. This model code also encourages intemational consistency in the application of provisions. Development The 6rst edition af the Internationa! Property Maintenance Code (1998) was the culmination of an effort initiated in 1996 by a de- velopment committee appointed by ICC and consisting of the representatives of the three statutory mernbers of the Intemationa] Code Council: Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), Intemational Conference of Building Offi- cials (ICBO) and Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI). The committee drafted a comprehensive set of regula- tions for existing buildings that was consistent with the existing model property maintenance codes at the time. This 2003 edition presents the code as ori Qi.nally issued, with changes approved through the ICC Code Develonment Process through 2002. A new edi- tion such as tlus is promulgated every three years. With the development and publication of the family oflnternational Codes in 2000, the continued developmen[ and maintenance of the model codes individually promulgated by BOCA ("BOCA National Codes"), ICBO ("Uniform Codes") and SBCCI ("Stan- dard Codes") was discontinued. This 2003Internarioruil Properry Maintenance Code, as well as its predecessor—the 2000 edition, is intended to be the successor property maintenance code to those codes previously developed by BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI. `I'LIe development of a single set of comprehensive and coordinated family of International Codes was a significant milestone in the development of regulations for the built environment. The �iming of this publication mirrors a milestone in the change in struc- ture of the model codes, namely, the pending Consolidation of BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI into the ICC The activities and services previously provided by the individual model code organizations will be the responsibility of the Consolidated ICC. This code is founded on p[inciples intended to establish provisions consistent with the scope of a property maintenance code that adequately protects public health, safety and welfare; provisions [hat do not uanecessarily increase construction costs; provisions tt�at do not restrict the use of new materiaIs, productions or methods of construction; and provisions that do not give preferential treatment to particular types or classes of materials, products or methods of construction. Adoptian The International Property Maintenance Code is available for adoption and use by jurisdictions internationally.Its use within a gov- emmental jurisdiction is iniended to be accomplished thmu�h adoption by reference in accordance with proceedings establishing the jurisdiction's laws. At the �ne of adoption, jurisdictions should insert the appropriate information in provisions requiring spe- cific local informadon, such as the name of the adopting jurisdiction. These locations are shown in bracketed words in small capital letters in the code and in the sample o~dinance. The sample adoption ordinance on paee v addresses several key elements of a code adoption ordinance, including the info:-mation required for insertion into the code te,t. Maintenance The Inte�national PropertyMaintenance Code is kept up to date through the review of proposed changes sabmitted by code enforc- ing officials, industry representatives, design professionals and otherinterested parties. Proposed changes are carefully considered' through an open code development process in which all interested and affected parties may participate. The contents of this work are subject to change both through the Code Development Cycles and the govemmental body that en- acts the code into law. For more information regarding the code development process, contact the Code and Standard Development Department of the International Code Council. 2d03 INTERtdA710NAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE �� � V ' � � � i ,i