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PREFACE Introduction Internationally,code officials recognize the need for a modern,up-to-date property maintenance code governing the maintenance of existing buildings.The International Property Maintenance Code®,in this 2006 edition,is designed to meet this need through model code regulations that contain clear and specific property maintenance requirements with required property improvement pro- visions. This 2006 edition is fully compatible with all International Codes®(I-Codes®)published by the International Code Council (ICC)®,including the International Building Code®,ICC Electrical Code"—Administrative Provisions,International Energy Con- servation Code®,International Existing Building Code®, International Fire Code®,International Fuel Gas Code®,International Mechanical Code®,ICC Performance Code®,International Plumbing Code®,International Private Sewage Disposal Code®,Inter- national Residential Code®,International lildland-Urban Interface Code"and International Zoning Code®. The International Property Maintenance Code provisions provide many benefits,among which is the model code development process that offers an international forum for code officials and other interested parties to discuss performance and prescriptive code requirements.This forum provides an excellent arena to debate proposed revisions.This model code also encourages international consistency in the application of provisions. Development The first edition of the International Property Maintenance Code(1998)was the culmination of an effort initiated in 1996 by a code development committee appointed by ICC and consisting of representatives of the three statutory members of the International Code Council at that time,including:Building Officials and Code Administrators International,Inc.(BOCA),International Con- ference of Building Officials(ICBG)and Southern Building Code Congress International(SBCCI).The committee drafted a com- prehensive set of regulations for existing buildings that was consistent with the existing model property maintenance codes at the time.This 2006 edition presents the code as originally issued,with changes reflected through the previous 2003 editions and further changes developed through the ICC Code Development Process through 2005.A new edition of the code is promulgated every three years. This code is founded on principles intended to establish provisions consistent with the scope of a property maintenance code that adequately protects public health,safety and welfare;provisions that do not unnecessarily increase construction costs;provisions that do not restrict the use of new materials,products or methods of construction;and provisions that do not give preferential treat- ment to particular types or classes of materials,products or methods of construction. Adoption The International Property Maintenance Code is available for adoption and use by jurisdictions internationally.Its use within a governmental jurisdiction is intended to be accomplished through adoption by reference in accordance with proceedings establish- ing the jurisdiction's laws.At the time of adoption,jurisdictions should insert the appropriate information in provisions requiring specific local information,such as the name of the adopting jurisdiction.These locations are shown in bracketed words in small cap- ital letters in the code and in the sample ordinance.The sample adoption ordinance on page v addresses several key elements of a code adoption ordinance,including the information required for insertion into the code text. Maintenance The International Property Maintenance Code is kept up to date through the review of proposed changes submitted by code enforc- ing officials,industry representatives,design professionals and other interested 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 governmental body that enacts the code into law.For more information regarding the code development process,contact the Codes and Standards Develop- ment Department of the International Code Council. While the development procedure of the International Property Maintenance Code ensures the highest degree of care,ICC,its membership and those participating in the development of this code do not accept any liability resulting from compliance or non- compliance with the provisions because ICC does not have the power or authority to police or enforce compliance with the contents of this code.Only the governmental body that enacts the code into law has such authority. 2006 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE® ill