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The procedure and requirements for the certificate vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and on the type of structure. In the United States, obtaining a certificate is generally required whenever: a new building is constructed; a building built for one use is to be used for another (e.g., an industrial building converted for residential ...
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.
Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] House building permits, for example, are subject to building codes .
Housing building permits in Central Jersey from January-June 2023: 1,495 The hottest areas for new residential construction in 2023 are Bernards, East Brunswick and Monroe. Bernards ranks 10th in ...
Building permits as a whole advanced 4.9% to a rate of 1.475 million units. The number of houses approved for construction that were yet to be started increased 1.4% to 285,000 units. The single ...
Residential (Group R) - places providing accommodations for overnight stay (excluding Institutional). Examples: houses, apartment buildings, hotels, and motels. Storage (Group S) - places where items are stored (unless considered High-Hazard). Examples: warehouses and parking garages. Utility and Miscellaneous (Group U) - others.
These are known as by-right uses. Then there is an extra set of uses known as special uses. To build a use that is listed as a special use, a special-use permit (or conditional-use permit) must be obtained. An example of a special-use permit may be found in a church applying for one to construct a church building in a residential neighborhood ...
A building inspection is an inspection performed by a building inspector, a person who is employed by either a city, township or county and is usually certified in one or more disciplines qualifying them to make professional judgment about whether a building meets building code requirements. A building inspector may be certified either as a ...