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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? Not all construction requires a building permit.

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Discretionary Permitting: What Homeowners Need to Know

Santa Cruz Architect

The discretionary permitting process is often used by local governments to ensure that proposed land uses are compatible with existing land uses, and that they do not pose an undue risk to public health, safety, or welfare. city council, county board of supervisors, etc.) as to whether or not the permit should be granted.

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Navigating Legalities in Home Improvements

The Architecture Designs

These aren’t mere formalities but essential guidelines for safety and legal compliance. Before embarking on any project, a homeowner must ensure they’re well-versed in local building codes and have secured the necessary permits. The issue was the flooring’s formaldehyde levels, exceeding safety standards.

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Don’t demo this sad trio

Architecture Here and There

Yet demolition permits are, according to the Providence Journal, in the works for all three – no one seems to know who applied for them, or for what purpose – and so the houses are sitting ducks awaiting their sad fate. The firm was registered with the city on Sept. Specifically, they are Nos. 209, 211 and 217.

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"Vacants to Value" becomes "Buy Into Bmore": More than just a name change?

Community Architect Daily

Many good things seem to be in the offing, many having to do with efficiency of the nearly 400 employee department itself, whether it is for permits or the release of federal grant money to small local recipients who suffer because payments take forever. Those zones can also be selected as one of the filters in the Buy Into Baltimore maps.

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Basic Steps For Creating An ADU

Santa Cruz Architect

Whether or not you will need all of the steps outlined depends on the scope of your project and the city or county area you live in. For example, you may only find that you need to prepare a design and apply for ADU and/or building permit approval. Pre-Construction/Permitting. Steps For Building Permit Approval.

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The Architect's Questionnaire: Daniel Toole

Portland Architecture

At U of O, I had a great mix of core professors and classmates, but I grew tired of what felt like a singular focus on sustainability at the time and wanted to get out into the world and learn about other aspects of design and cities. there was still a slight connection to that era. Who has been an important mentor among your colleagues? .

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