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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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A4 Spotlight: Accessory Dwelling Units in RI

A4 Architects

The fact that the country was in the midst of the Great Depression and there were essentially no zoning regulations further facilitated the break-up of larger houses into apartments and ADUs. Local zoning regulations often lacked clear guidelines, created uncertainty for homeowners and hindered potential ADU development. Let’s connect.

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A4 Guide: The Six Phases of the Architectural Design Process

A4 Architects

This can establish “grandfathered” conditions that may apply to new project and impact planning and zoning calculations. South & West Proposed Elevations (555 Ocean Ave, Newport, RI) The next phase is known as “Bidding, Negotiation and Permitting.” Let’s connect.

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Update: City of Santa Cruz ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

Permits For ADUs Although all ADUs require a building permit, no discretionary approvals (i.e. those requiring public hearing or development permit processing) are required, and these permits cannot be challenged nor appealed by neighboring property owners.

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ADUs Bring Organic Growth to Suburbia, And We Desperately Need More Of It.

Architizer

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) mandated by the State of California override local planning regulations to permit a second unit on almost any single-family zoned property. The law also allows any single-family zoned lot to be subdivided into two parcels. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. Family party BBQ.

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

Community Architect

No tall building would be permitted on the waterfront except for the eventually constructed Ian Pei designed World Trade Center The waterfront would be protected as parks, public areas with a wide promenade. The design violates all zoning rules and the city charter in terms of uses and heights that were prohibited.

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

In most cases civil engineers are the ones that prepare the documents for site plan review at the jurisdiction that issues the entitlements and permits for development. Wetlands, stream buffers, tidal zones, flood-plains and steep slopes are off-limit for a variety of federal, state and local rules.