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When Do Homeowners Need a Permit for an Addition?

Architecture Ideas

You’re probably quite eager to move forward with your home construction project. With all the time and effort you’re pouring into this renovation, don’t get caught without the most important thing — a home addition permit. . Why Do I Need a Permit? Permits are a way to enforce zoning laws and building regulations.

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Does My Home Improvement Need a Permit?

Santa Cruz Architect

But it’s important to consider an additional, and equally critical consideration: whether your project will need a building permit, and if so, how to go about obtaining it. Why Do I Need a Building Permit at All? Do All Types of Projects Require a Building Permit? Roof replacement.

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Under Construction: Slabtown Savier (images)

Next Portland

Construction is underway on Slabtown Savier, a two-building development in NW Portland’s emerging Slabtown neighborhood. The development, designed by SERA Architects for developer Greystar , will include two buildings with 363 market rate apartments. Both buildings at Slabtown Savier will be arranged in a L-shaped plan.

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Appendix Q of the CRC – The Tiny House Code

Santa Cruz Architect

Defining the Miniverse: Parameters and Deviations At its core, Appendix Q offers a definition and establishes ground rules for tiny houses: dwellings no larger than 400 square feet (excluding lofts), subject to modified building code requirements. However, Appendix Q doesn’t simply shrink existing building codes.

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Understanding the LA – Lake Austin Zoning Overlay

Clark Richardson | Architect & Sustainability

For folks who have a property on Lake Austin or are thinking about buying one, understanding the ins and outs of the Lake Austin (LA) Zoning Overlay and how it relates to development is critical. SF-2 or SF-3) or have no zoning and keep their lots governed only by the LA Zoning. ” (See Municode 25?

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2023 California Energy Code Update for Single Family Buildings

Santa Cruz Architect

The 2022 Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Energy Code or Title 24) updates the currently-enforced 2019 Energy Code. Any projects that apply for a permit on or after this date will be subject to the 2022 Energy Code. Single Family Building, Defined. In the 2019 Energy Code, low-rise multifamily buildings (?3-stories)

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The California Coastal Commission

Santa Cruz Architect

The California Coastal Commission is a state agency with quasi-judicial regulatory oversight over land use and public access in the California coastal zone. Development activities are broadly defined to include construction of buildings, divisions of land, and activities that change the intensity of use of land. miles inland.

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