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building ordinance

noun as in building code

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The commission recently passed a vacant building ordinance, requiring owners of abandoned homes and buildings to register their property with the city and pay an annual fee.

For example, he or she may advise adding building ordinance coverage to protect you from having to pay out of pocket for any expenses that keep your home compliant with local laws and regulations.

“I lived through the bad old days before there was a building ordinance or a tree ordinance, and it was ugly,” said Jean Shorett, a 27-year resident.

In addition to being gleefully high-tech, with speakers hidden in the walls, the house is at the vanguard of sustainable design, having been the first property constructed under Beverly Hills’ new green building ordinance.

Chicago toughened its vacant building ordinance in late 2011.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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