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  2. With rising construction costs, your home insurance could ...

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    Reconstruction costs take into account building materials — like concrete and lumber — and labor. ... An ordinance or law endorsement can help pay for the extra costs of getting your home up ...

  3. What Does Homeowners Insurance Cover? - AOL

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    Building ordinance coverage: Covers the cost of demolition and cleanup if local laws or ordinances require it. Earthquake coverage: Adds earthquakes to covered perils.

  4. How much homeowners insurance do I need? - AOL

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    In California, this coverage is offered through the California Earthquake Authority. Sinkhole coverage: Sinkholes occur in many regions of the U.S. but are not covered by a standard homeowners policy.

  5. 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.

  6. Height of Buildings Act of 1910 - Wikipedia

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    The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, completed in 1959, was granted an exemption to the law by the District Zoning Commission. [5] At 329 feet tall, the National Shrine stands as the tallest building in Washington, D.C., excluding the Washington Monument (555 feet (169 m)) and the Hughes Memorial Tower (761 feet ...

  7. Zoning - Wikipedia

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    The Zoning Scheme of the General Spatial Plan for the City of Skopje, North Macedonia.Different urban zoning areas are represented by different colours. In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones.

  8. California FAIR Plan insurance: What it is and how it works - AOL

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    Ordinance/law coverage: After a covered loss, this endorsement pays to make structural upgrades to a home so it meets residential building codes. Vandalism and malicious mischief: ...

  9. United States building energy codes - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of New York World Building fire in New York City in 1882. Building codes in the United States are a collection of regulations and laws adopted by state and local jurisdictions that set “minimum requirements for how structural systems, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (), natural gas systems and other aspects of residential and commercial buildings should be ...