Residential Historical Renovation/Restoration
Olney Maryland Historic Renovation
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4) The biggest challenge on this project was dealing with the Maryland "Smart codes". Smart codes are supposed to kick in when there is a conflict between codes, residential vs. commercial vs. historic vs. ADA in this case. To make a long story short we needed to go through a special code review. The Maryland" Smart codes", all two hundred pages of them boil down to what three senior code officials say it is. After many months of false starts and conflicting information from the building department we were able to proceed.

The Owner is still unpacking her latest inventory and completing the landscaping.