Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part X, Section 3701 General
Section 3701. General
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Branch Circuit and Feeder Requirements
Baltimore City Code div. Building Codes, pt. X, pt. VIII, ch. 37
in effectBaltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part X, Section 3702 Branch Circuit Ratings
Section 3702. Branch Circuit Ratings
3702.1 to 3702.11 {As in IRC}
3702.12 Branch circuits serving room air conditioners. {Introductory paragraph as in IRC}
1. - 4. {As in IRC}
5. The circuit contains a dedicated receptacle for the air conditioner.
3702.12.1 to 3702.12.2 {As in IRC}
3702.13 Electric vehicle branch circuit. {As in IRC}
3702.14 Branch-circuit requirement – Summary. {As in IRC}
3702.14.1 Circuits for fuel-burning equipment.
In fuel-burning equipment such as oil and gas burners and stoves, including auxiliaries such as fans, blowers, and pumps, an individual branch circuit with a disconnecting means on the line side of all equipment and devices, other than the branch-circuit fuses, must be provided. If 2 or more branch circuits are provided for a fuel-burning system, they must be supplied through a common feeder with a disconnecting means that will disconnect all components of the system.
3702.14.2 Controls.
Oil burners other than oil stores with integral tanks must be provided with a device to manually stop the flow of oil to the burners. The device must be placed in a convenient location at a safe distance from the burner with electrically driven equipment. This may be accomplished by an identified switch in the burner supply circuit, placed near the entrance to the room where the burner is located.
3702.14.3 Emergency switch for fuel-burning equipment.
Fuel-burning equipment must have a device to manually stop the flow of fuel at the fuel train to the burner. The device must be placed in a convenient location at a safe distance from the burner and must be identified as a emergency disconnect.
Baltimore City Code, Building Codes, Part X, Sections 3703 to 3706
Sections 3703 to 3706.
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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/X/VIII/37Fetched: 10/25/2026