Baltimore County Codes
The Office of Law is responsible for indexing, codifying and publishing the legislation adopted by the County Council to the Baltimore County Code, 2003 and the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations. The Office of Law is also responsible for compiling and maintaining the Code of Baltimore County Regulations (COBAR). This page also contains links to Miscellaneous Codes, such as the Building Code of Baltimore County.
Baltimore County Code, 2003 and Baltimore County Charter
The 2003 Baltimore County Code, which also contains the Baltimore County Charter, is online.
The County Code has been supplemented through Bill 73-09 (Supplement 18). To stay as up-to-date as possible, be sure to review more recently enacted legislation that has not yet been supplemented into the County Code.
American Legal Publishing Corporation is the official publisher of Baltimore County's recodified, 2003 County Code. To purchase a hard copy of the County Code, please visit the publisher's web site at http//www.amlegal.com/products/printed_code.shtml. American Legal Publishing Corporation can also be reached at 800-445-5588.
The County Code also will be available through public libraries.
Baltimore County Zoning Regulations
The Baltimore County Zoning Regulations are online.
The Zoning Regulations have been supplemented through Bill 34-09 (Supplement 1). To stay as up-to-date as possible, be sure to review more recently enacted legislation that has not yet been supplemented into the Zoning Regulations.
General Code, LLC is the official publisher of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations. In December 2008, General Code published a new version of the Zoning Regulations that replaces and supersedes any other version of the Zoning Regulations. To purchase a hard copy of the new Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, please visit the publisher's web site at https://www.generalcode.com/bacofor2.html. General Code can also be reached at 800-836-8834.
The new Zoning Regulations have been supplemented through Bill 34-09 (Supplement 1). To stay as up-to-date as possible, be sure to review more recently enacted legislation that has not yet been supplemented to the Zoning Regulations.
Please direct other inquiries related to the Zoning Regulations to the Zoning Review Bureau, Department of Permits and Development Management.
Code of Baltimore County Regulations
The Baltimore County Code provides for the creation of a Code of Baltimore County Regulations (COBAR), which is to be maintained by the Office of Law. The Office envisions eventually creating and publishing a volume of COBAR that is similar to the State of Maryland's Code of Maryland Regulations.
This page will contain links to COBAR regulations as they are adopted by the various agencies of the county government. In some cases, the reader will be linked to the web pages of the agencies that contain links to PDF copies of the regulations; in other cases, the reader will be linked directly from this page to PDF copies of the regulations. In all cases, the links below are only to regulations that have been specifically drafted or revised for the COBAR project. The county has many other regulations that have not yet been revised for the COBAR project but nevertheless remain in effect.
Currently, we have links to COBAR regulations adopted by:
Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management (COBAR Title 1)
Office of Planning (COBAR Title 3)
- Adequate Public School Facilities Regulations and Forms
Office of Budget and Finance (COBAR Title 5)
If you wish to receive notification by e-mail whenever COBAR material is added to this page, please contact us at mefield@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Miscellaneous Codes
Various county agencies also adopt and publish Codes and requirements that have the effect of law. In many cases, the Codes are formally adopted by legislative act of the County Council. As they become available, links to the web pages of the agencies that adopt these Codes or links to PDF copies of the documents themselves will be added to this page.
Currently, we have links to Miscellaneous Codes of:
Fire Department
Department of Permits and Development Management
- The Building Code of Baltimore County (PDF) was adopted in Bill 49-07. This bill adopts the ICC International Building Code, 2006 Edition, the ICC International Residential Code, 2006 Edition, the ICC International Mechanical Code, 2006 Edition, and the ICC International Energy Conservation Code, 2006 Edition.
- The Plumbing and Gasfitting Code of Baltimore County (PDF) was adopted in Bill 89-09. This bill adopts the 2009 National Standard Plumbing Code.
If you wish to receive notification by e-mail whenever Miscellaneous Codes are added to this page, contact us at mefield@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Revised January 7, 2010
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