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A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission , usually from a local council.
Building codes and other regulations dovetail with urban planning by governing how cities are constructed and used from the individual level. [24] Enforcement methodologies include governmental zoning, planning permissions, and building codes, [1] as well as private easements and restrictive covenants. [25]
The City of Urbana's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approves new historic districts and landmarks. The Historic Preservation Commission was established in 1998. [ 2 ]
Early postcard picturing the Equitable Building Graph of the 1916 New York City zoning ordinance with an example elevation for an 80-foot street in a 2½-times height district In 1916, New York City adopted the first zoning regulations to apply citywide as a reaction to construction of the Equitable Building (which still stands at 120 Broadway).
The Downtown Urbana Historic District is a commercial historic district encompassing seven city blocks in downtown Urbana, Illinois. The buildings in the district reflects downtown Urbana's development as the county seat of Champaign County and a regional commercial center. While Urbana was founded in the 1830s and began its development in the ...
Tactical Urbanism (also known as DIY Urbanism, Planning-by-Doing, Urban Acupuncture, or Urban Prototyping) is a city, organizational, or citizen-led approach to neighborhood-building that uses short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions and policies to catalyze long term change.
Urbana (/ ɜːr ˈ b æ n ə / ur-BAN-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area , which had 236,000 residents in 2020.
Buildings and structures of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Urbana, Illinois" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.