Questions tagged [building-code]
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What exactly is code and how does it relate to law? Where does it fit into the hierarchy of law?
(I am not legally versed.) I am studying building and construction codes and am having some trouble understanding code in a general sense. First, how exactly is code defined? How is it distinct from law? Is code in the context of building and…
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Are the federal government or its contractors subject to local building or zoning codes?
Say there is going to be a federal facility, operated by the federal government or by a contractor of the federal government, in a town. Something like a prison, or a place where ICE plans to imprison children in their custody.
Say the town is…
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Can Ontario municipal zoning by-laws prohibit site-built tiny homes?
On the Ontario government's Build or buy a tiny home webpage, there is a section called Factory-built tiny homes. In that section, there is a subsection titled Zoning:
Zoning
Check with your local municipality to make sure a tiny home is allowed on…
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NSW, AU Living in a Class-1A approved shed, that's not a "dewlling"
We've been living in a shed as a house for the last ~12 years. Now it has come to the attention of the local council, and they're sending out inspectors, etc.
The shed was approved (to 1A standards) by the council for the previous owner.
All the…
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Are hunting cabins allowed in Ontario?
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Municipalities in Ontario enforce the Ontario Building Code. Typically, it's the lower-tier municipality (the township) that enforces the building code, not the upper-tier municipality (the county or region). Municipalities…
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Does the Building Safety Act 2022 recommend "a zero tolerance policy to any objects in communal areas"?
The BBC quotes the housing association BPHA with regards the removal of a Christmas tree overnight saying:
A spokeswoman for BPHA said the Building Safety Act 2022 recommended "a zero tolerance policy to any objects in communal areas."
I have…
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Minimum clearance for sidewalks in multi-family residential dwellings during Construction?
I am in California, and I am a tenant with a landlord that decided to build ADUs 4 feet away from my apartment entrance. That is, a 4 feet wide sidewalk is what separates my apartments from a large excavation ditch.
My concern is that the…
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If a rented trailer is not up to code ie: door and slider do not lock, slider is broken and not fixed, kitchen sink leaks no heat can irent be held?
I rented a trailer in December 2023 and is not up to code. The first thing that had to be fixed was a leaking kitchen sink which was brought to the landlady attention and never fixed until my roommate fixed it, my doors have never locked properly…
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