O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 8-2-214 (2019)

Additions

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Additions to an existing building shall comply with the applicable requirements of state and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and standards for new construction. Such additions shall not impose loads either vertical or horizontal which would cause the existing building to be subjected to stresses exceeding those permitted under new construction. If the existing building does not comply with the standards provided in this article and the authorized enforcement authority finds that the addition adversely affects the performance of the total building, the authorized enforcement authority may require:

(1) The new addition to be separated from the existing structure by at least a two-hour fire wall with openings therein properly protected; or

(2) The installation of an approved automatic fire suppression system; or

(3) Other remedies which may be deemed appropriate by the enforcement authority.

History

Code 1981, § 8-2-214, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1.