Talk:Model building code

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jurisdications have to enforce multiple sequential versions of code to cover older structures as permitted under earlier codes and "grandfathered" in the new law (i.e., exempt from new requirements, typically only valid until a major renovation is done).

As it it is a misunderstanding of what building codes are. Building Codes tell you how to Build the building. Not what the requirements are for existing buildings. Therefore, there is no "Grandfather clause", it is just that it doesn't apply to existing buildings.

Granted how you apply a building code to the renovation of an existing building is very complicated and definitely some things are "grand fathered". In some jurisdictions this is codified. In most jurisdictions the general principle is that the existing construction, must meet the code to which it was constructed, new construction must meet the new code, nothing can be done to make the building less safe than it was before the renovation. -- Webgeer 00:49, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'm confused by the reference to the City of Los Angeles Building Code. In California, the California Building Code (currently based on the UBC, soon to change) is the governing code. However local jurisdictions can make amendments to the code provided they have a geographical/climatic/physical reason for doing so.

So the proper wording might be: The City of Los Angeles Building Code, based on the 2001 California Building Code, which is in turn based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code -- ADStark 17:10, 13 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

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