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  2. Houses approved despite sewage concerns - AOL

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    A development management committee meeting on Monday was told that permission had already been granted for work to improve drainage on the site, which included raising the ground level to bring it ...

  3. Vaulted sidewalk - Wikipedia

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    Rather, there is an empty space below them where the ground level used to be. This may happen where the street level has been raised over time, or where basements are extended, or as utility vaults. Sidewalk vaults may be protected as historical architecture, or filling them required for planning permission. [1]

  4. Planning permission - Wikipedia

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    For example, one cannot obtain permission to build a nightclub in an area where it is inappropriate such as a high-density suburb. [4] [5] The criteria for planning permission are a part of urban planning and construction law, and are usually managed by town planners employed by local governments. [6] [7] Failure to obtain a permit can result ...

  5. Height restriction laws - Wikipedia

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    Edmonton: Buildings in downtown Edmonton were limited to 150 m (490 ft) above ground level due to its proximity to Blatchford Field (City Centre Airport). The height restriction was lifted in 2013 with the airport's closure, and the first building in Edmonton to exceed 150 m, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences was topped out in 2018 ...

  6. Grading (earthworks) - Wikipedia

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    Section through railway track and foundation showing the sub-grade. Grading in civil engineering and landscape architectural construction is the work of ensuring a level base, or one with a specified slope, [1] for a construction work such as a foundation, the base course for a road or a railway, or landscape and garden improvements, or surface drainage.

  7. Building code - Wikipedia

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    Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health , safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures — for example, the building codes in many countries require engineers to ...

  8. Transferable development rights - Wikipedia

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    Transferable development rights (TDR) is a method by which developers can purchase the development rights of certain parcels within a designated "sending district" and transfer the rights to another "receiving district" to increase the density of their new development.

  9. 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.