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Somerset County, MD.

Somerset County is a Maryland jurisdiction page for adopted code, permit office, climate zone, and design wind lookup.

Coverage in progress
Adopted edition

IRC 2021 (Maryland Building Performance Standards)

Inherits from MD state floor.

Design wind speed

90 mph

ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft. Drives fastener spacing, hold-downs, and opening protection.

Climate zone (IECC)

4A

Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.

Special zones
  • HVHZ
  • WBDR
  • WUI
  • FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office

Somerset County Building Department

Working in Somerset County?

Pull an address-level code packet for any property in Somerset County. SkyCanvass resolves the parcel, looks up the adopted edition + the Somerset County-specific amendments listed above, and emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.

See the Maryland state overview for the broader context, or browse the state directory.

Pull a Somerset County code packet.

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