Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 501 General
Section 501. General
{As in IPMC}
Plumbing Facilities and Fixture Requirements
Baltimore City Code div. Building Codes, pt. VII, ch. 5
in effectBaltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 502 Required Facilities
Section 502. Required Facilities
{As in IPMC}
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 503 Toilet Rooms and Bathrooms
Section 503. Toilet Rooms and Bathrooms
503.1 Privacy.
Toilet rooms and bathrooms must provide privacy and may not constitute the only means of access to a dwelling unit or to a habitable space or hall within a dwelling unit. A door with interior locking device must be provided.
503.2 Location. {As in IPMC}
503.3 Location of employee toilet facilities. {As in IPMC}
503.4 Floor surface. {Not adopted}
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 504 Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
Section 504. Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
504.1 General. {As in IPMC}
504.2 Fixture clearances. {As in IPMC}
504.3 Plumbing system defects.
Inadequate service, inadequate venting, cross-contamination, back-siphonage, improper installation, deterioration, damage, and similar defects in a plumbing system must be corrected.
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 505 Water Systems
Section 505. Water Systems
505.1 to 505.3 {As in IPMC}
505.4 Water heating facilities.
Every dwelling unit must have water heating facilities that are:
1. properly installed and maintained,
2. properly connected to every required sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, shower, and laundry facility,
3. properly equipped with an approved combination temperature and pressure-relief valve and with a relief-valve discharge pipe,
4. capable of automatically heating water to a temperature of not less than 110◦ F (43◦ C), and
5. capable of meeting normal demands at every required outlet.
505.4.1 Venting gas-fired heater.
A gas-fired water heater must be vented to the outside air.
505.5 Nonpotable water reuse systems {As in IPMC}
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 506 Sanitary Drainage System
Section 506. Sanitary Drainage System
{As in IPMC}
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part VII, Section 507 Storm Drainage
Section 507. Storm Drainage
507.1 General.
Drainage of roofs and paved areas, yards and courts, and other open areas on the premises may not be discharged in a manner that violates either:
1. the drainage requirements of the Baltimore City Building Code, or
2. the stormwater management requirements of the City Code.
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/building-codes/VII/5Fetched: 10/25/2026