Zoning and Building Codes

Purpose of Zoning

• Prevent urban sprawl and over development

  and attract new industries, more retail outlets or larger tax bas

• Segregating incompatible uses (industrial, office, retail, housing, et

• Regulate the density, location, size and type of buildings

• Maintain the character of a community (historic districts)

• All of them

Building code is an _______ that specifies the __________of construction for buildings to protect public safety and health.

• ordinance

• minimum standards

• process

• optional standards

The purpose of building codes is to protect the _________, ____________ and ___________ of the occupants

• health

• insurance

• welfare

• safety

• quality of life

Zoning codes are enforced by municipal and local government

• True

• False

Which of the following is a model building code?

• ICC

• SBCCI

• IBC

• BOCA

______ regulates lot sizes, setbacks, Floor area ratio, building height limitations and land use

• Urban sprawl

• City Hall

• Municipality

• Zoning

Select all that apply. When do building codes apply?

• New construction

• Renovation / Alteration

• Change of occupancy

• Sale of building

• Every three years

A local government cannot choose to adopt a model building code as their own. They have to write their own code.

• True

• False

The ______ regulates the construction of 1 and 2 family dwellings and town homes that are not more than three stories high

• IBC

• ICC

• IRC

• IECC

Zoning maintains the historic character of a community by

• limiting the demolition of existing historic buildings

• requiring additions to historic buildings meet approval

• limiting types and sales of new construction

• maintaining historic setbacks and streetscapes

• All of the above