Code Enforcement, building & plumbing permit info and forms

Building Permit update March 2024

All electrical & plumbing work must be done by a licensed 

electrician or plumber, except as provided by these codes.

The Town of Hiram has adopted the following:

Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code

Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC) applies to all towns within the State of Maine. Enforcement of MUBEC is based on population or local action for communities under 4,000 residents as outlined in Chapter 1 of "MUBEC Rules and Laws."

MUBEC is made up of the following codes and standards:

• 2015      International Residential Code (IRC)
• 2015      International Building Code (IBC)
• 2015      International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
• 2015      International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

The following standards are also adopted as part of the MUBEC and are mandatory.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standards:

• 62.1 - 2016      (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality)
• 62.2 - 2016      (Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential      Buildings)
• 90.1 - 2016      (Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings)      editions without addenda.
• E-1465-2008,      Standard Practice for Radon Control Options for the Design and      Construction of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings. of MUBEC.