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  2. Building code - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Building regulations approval - Wikipedia

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    A Building Control Body should issue a "Completion Certificate" or "Final Certificate" upon the practical completion of each building project, to state that the work meets the technical requirements of the Building Regulations. If an Approved Inspector cannot do this due to omissions and/or known failures of the building work to show compliance ...

  4. Regulatory takings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1922, the Supreme Court held in Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon that governmental regulations that went "too far" were a taking. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, writing for the majority of the court, stated that "[t]he general rule at least is that while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking."

  5. North Mountain (conservation area) - Wikipedia

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    A timber sale of 42 acres, the Broad Run timber sale approved in 1998, was accomplished by allowing public firewood cutting without road building, log landings or logging equipment. [ 4 ] The forest service classifies areas under their management by a recreational opportunity setting that informs visitors of the diverse range of opportunities ...

  6. Law of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Register of Regulations is the official publication of state government regulations, petitions for rulemaking, emergency regulations, Governor's executive orders, state lottery regulations and director's orders, and State Corporation Commission orders and regulations.

  7. Performance-based building design - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the regulatory and non-regulatory parts of the Total Performance System Models is that the first one is mandated by codes and regulations based on the law, while those other functional requirements, included in Statements of Requirements, are an integral part of what the client requires and is willing to pay for.

  8. List of mountains in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Little Cobbler Mountain (North Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,447 ft (441 m) Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,562 ft (476 m) 38°50′19″N 77°57′10″W  /  38.8387°N 77.9528°W  / 38.8387; -77.9528  ( Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain

  9. North Creek (conservation area) - Wikipedia

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    Boundary of North Creek wildland as identified by the Wilderness Society. [1]The area, located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia about 7 miles northeast of Buchanan, Virginia, is between the Blue Ridge Parkway on the east, Middle Creek Road (Rt. 3101) on the west and Parkers Gap Road (Va 612) on the north.