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Wildfires, Climate Change, and the Architecture of Resilience

SW Oregon Architect

Culturally significant sites destroyed by the fires include the Bunny Museum in Altadena and the Reel Inn in Malibu, beloved by locals and visitors alike. There will be a need to reform and streamline the permitting processes to expedite rebuilding. The wildfires also highlight the importance of urban planning in fire-prone areas.

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A 50-story housing proposal is shaking up planning officials in San Francisco

Archinect

The LA Times is reporting on CH Planning‘s unlikely new proposal, which could add a Solomon Cordwell Buenz -designed 50-story tower to the neighborhood via provisions in California’s Density Bonus Law — a regulation they say allows for permitted deviations from local building restrictions to provide options for affordable housing.

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When Do Homeowners Need a Permit for an Addition?

Architecture Ideas

With all the time and effort you’re pouring into this renovation, don’t get caught without the most important thing — a home addition permit. . Additions are designed to add space to your existing lot or building, so they’ll always when do homeowners need a permit for an addition. . Why Do I Need a Permit? How Can I Get One?

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ADUs in Santa Cruz County: What are the Current Regulations?

Santa Cruz Architect

Consequently, state laws regulating ADUs have been progressively relaxed, accompanied by increased pressure on local municipalities to simplify the building process. Keeping up with the evolving rules for designing an ADU has become challenging, with new regulations and policies emerging regularly.

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Discretionary Permitting: What Homeowners Need to Know

Santa Cruz Architect

The discretionary permitting process is often used by local governments to ensure that proposed land uses are compatible with existing land uses, and that they do not pose an undue risk to public health, safety, or welfare. as to whether or not the permit should be granted. as to whether or not the permit should be granted.

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EPA proposes new stormwater discharge regulations for construction sites

BD+C

The Environmental Protection Agency’s has proposed new National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit requirements regulating stormwater discharges from construction activities. . The proposal applies to construction sites of one or more acres, or less than one acre, but part of a larger development.

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How Coplon Associates Turned a Tired Campground a Glampground

Landscape Architecture Magazine

A KOA site in Maine gets a glow-up into SITES-certified retreat. With its leafy trees, modest cabins, and open RV and tent sites, Bar Harbor Woodlands looked and functioned no differently than the average pull-in campground. The original site plan for Terramor by the landscape architect Sam Coplon, FASLA.

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