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or winter seasonal use and additions to those buildings. | Notwithstanding section 9042, subsection 3, this term includes | modular homes as defined in Title 30-A, section 4358 that are | installed in the State | | height and with a separate means of egress; a group of more than 2 | | dwelling units that are 3 stories or fewer in height and whose | | occupants are primarily permanent; a building 3 stories or fewer in | | height that is arranged for occupancy as a residential care or | | assisted living facility for more than 5 but not more than 16 | | occupants; and an accessory structure to any of these buildings. |
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| | | This definition is intended to be the same as the definition of | | "residential building" in the model building energy code adopted | | by the commission by major substantive rule pursuant to Title 35- | | A, section 121. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §1414-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, | | §23, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §1414-A. Adoption of energy performance building |
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| | | Energy performance building standards adopted by state | agencies shalleach other | | as far as practicable, so that similar activities and buildings | are treated in a similar way. The Commissioner of Economic and | Community Development | agencies in developing energy standards which | | this section. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 10 MRSA §1415-C, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 151, §3, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 645, §4, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Multifamily structures. Effective January 1, 2004 | in addition to conforming to the requirements of this section, | | any new construction or renovation of a conditioned space in any | | residential building of more than 2 dwelling units must conform | to ASHRAE Standard 62-2001 and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. For | the purposes of this subsection, compliance with the 2003 edition | of the International Energy Conservation Code published by the | International Code Council constitutes compliance with ASHRAE | Standard 90.1-2001. |
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| | | A.__Chapter 11 of the International Residential Code for One- and | | Two-Family Dwellings adopted by the International Code Council in | | 2003 or the 2003 edition of the |
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