A STANDARD CODE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24325, 15 June 1940, Page 2

A STANDARD CODE

BUILDING BY-LAWS RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL For a considerable period the Works Committee of the Dunedin City Council has had under review drafts of parts of the Standard Code of Building Bylaws which have been in course of preparation over a number of years by the New Zealand Standards Institute. The intention was to produce a complete standard building code for local authorities in New Zealand, and considerable progress has now been made with what is admittedly a very technical and important task. All local bodies from time to time were given the opportunity of perusing drafts and forwarding suggestions and 1 comments, and these have, no doubt, proved helpful to the compilers. The completed code will come forward in parts suitable for adoption by local bodies from time to time. Parts I to VI have now been finished and are recommended for adoption by the executive of the Municipal Association. These parts deal with (I to IV) preliminary, offences, permits, and basic requirements for building construction, and (V and VI) reinforced and plain concrete construction and panel walls in framed structures. This work is reviewed in a report which the committee will make to Monday’s meeting of the City Council. The opinion is expressed that the council should adopt the standard code and so bring the local building regulations into conformity with those of all other main centres. The existing city building by-law was made many years ago, is out of print, and is known to be very much out-of-date. It would be a highly technical and onerous task to attempt to frame fresh local regulations, and on that and all other aspects the adoption of the standard code is considered the better course to follow.