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  1. Z

    Children’s Indoor Playground, Play Structures Building Code Issues in PA

    Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone here has experience or advice on a situation we’re facing! We’re preparing to open a Children’s Indoor Playground in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most of the preliminary work has been done. We submitted the finalized layout drawings for a preliminary review with...
  2. T

    Please help! Incompetent Building Inspectors

    Hello, I’m a long time reader on the sidelines of this group. I’m sharing my experiences with the group with the hope that the veterans in the build code field can point me to the right direction. I recently purchased a commercial building (banquet hall) in Spring 2024 located in the city of...
  3. iOne

    AB-2533 - Proposed rule to exempt certain unpermitted construction from inspection

    Ok, interesting, what could go wrong? AB-2533 proposes to replace building code with Section 17920.3 of the California Health and Safety Code, for unpermitted units. You'd thus have a new pathway to building units first without plumbing, mechanical or electrical permits or inspections, then...
    • iOne
    • Thread
    • building code california illegal law unpermitted
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: California
  4. D

    NY building code regarding Ballrooms/Ball halls

    Hello. I'm currently redesigning a big ballroom 500+ sqm in a commercial multi-storey building. Unfortunately, I didn't have previous experience of working with NY building codes (and in NY in general), therefore I am a bit lost. Is there any chapter/article of any code, which has...
    • Dewr Cwningen
    • Thread
    • ball building code new york new york building code requirement
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Commercial Building Codes
  5. J

    What zoning code is used to issue permits in a PD after the PD has been established?

    Hi All, I am wondering if anyone can help me as a non expert member of the public. I live in a town home at the Georgetown on the Park PD, in Provo, Utah which is in an R2PD zone. I believe this means that after the PD was established the zoning used to determine the building of new structures...
  6. G

    Do I need a fire sprinkler system in residential duplex + triplex?

    I'm in a unique situation where I own a piece of property within my city that is zoned as RM-1, which means multi-family housing. On the property I have an old house that is a triplex and has been "grandfathered" in to the current building code. This building is currently fully rented out and I...
  7. jar546

    Let's Talk About the Bahamas

    As we all saw on the news, the affected islands on the Bahamas have been decimated. You can't even get to the Bahama government's website on building codes. As you can see, when you have substandard building codes, codes that aren't enforced or no building codes, it can be decimating. Yes...
  8. S

    Does a waste line connecting to sewer line have to be underground?

    Hi all - we are about to start a project where we are converting our detached garage into a mother-in-law unit and adding a new bathroom with a shower, sink and toilet in it. The new bathroom will need to connect to the main sewer line and have a waste line/drain line (not sure what the right...
    • SJP415
    • Thread
    • building code codes plumbing plumbing code remodel sewer sewer line waste line
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Plumbing Codes
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