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Tag Archives: Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals
Fire code amendment process aims to protect pets at boarding facilities
City Council voted this week to start the process of increasing minimum fire safety standards at pet boarding facilities. Item 42 on Thursday’s agenda initiates a set of amendments to the Land Development Code to “provide minimum fire safety standards…
Fire • By Nina Hernandez • Jun 9, 2023
Neighbors lose fight against metal building
There was sympathy on the dais, but last week District 10 residents lost a City Council appeal against a building constructed without a permit. Though some Council members openly expressed regret about the decision, they voted 6-3-1 to deny the appeal.…
The Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 19, 2015
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