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When Do Homeowners Need a Permit for an Addition?

Architecture Ideas

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. . Additions are designed to add space to your existing lot or building, so they’ll always when do homeowners need a permit for an addition. . Why Do I Need a Permit? How Can I Get One?

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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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Oklahoma City proposal for the U.S.'s new tallest building is fully funded, developers say

Archinect

The outcome lies in whether he can receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, zoning approval from the city and whether the phase one apartment towers are sufficiently leased. Matteson Capital also said they won’t be able to obtain a building permit until at least September.

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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. as to whether or not the permit should be granted. as to whether or not the permit should be granted.

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Density bonus as inclusionary zoning offset

Brandon Donnelly

Somebody on Twitter responded to my recent post about inclusionary zoning and asked: Aren’t all the upzonings that the City is already doing a kind of density bonus? ” Why does there need to be any other sort of subsidy in order to mitigate the economic impacts of inclusionary zoning? Here’s a specific example.

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Case studies on inclusionary zoning

Brandon Donnelly

Back in 2017, Portland, Oregon enacted new inclusionary zoning policies mandating that all new residential projects with 20 or more units must deliver a specified amount of affordable housing. From 2019 to 2020, new multi-unit housing permits in Portland fell by more than 60%. As many of you know, I struggle with inclusionary zoning.

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Finally — garden suites are now permitted in Toronto

Brandon Donnelly

So hire an architect and file for a building permit — it’s go time. Thankfully, the Ontario Land Tribunal has just dismissed this appeal: What this means is that, as of today, you’re now free to build a garden suite in the City of Toronto. If you need any referrals, please feel free to reach out.

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