Buildings.
or the agreement for a Crown lease has specially provided for an open space in the rear of any such building of a less area than is hereby required, and may in any other case make such modification as may be recommended by the Director of Public Works upon such conditions, if any, as may be deemed expedient.
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open space.
73. (1) No existing domestic building which has an Alteration of open space of less area than that required by section 72 shall hereafter be altered in such a manner as to encroach on the existing amount of open space and no existing domestic building which has a greater amount of open space than that required by section 72 shall hereafter be altered in such a manner as to reduce the amount of open space to less than that required by section 72.
(2) The Building Authority, with the consent of the Governor in Council, shall have power in any case to grant a modification of the requirements of this section upon such conditions, if any, as the Building Authority may deem expedient.
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lanes for
buildings.
74. Every building, other than a domestic building, Access hereafter erected or re-erected shall be provided with such a non-domestic lane as is referred to in subsection (1) of section 72 but a lane shall not be required in the case of a detached or semi-detached building and in any other case where, in the opinion of the Building Authority, a lane is not considered necessary.
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re-erection.
75. For the purpose of sections 72 and 74, re-erection Meaning of includes every alteration of an existing building in such a manner as to make the resulting building a new building or in such a manner as to make the resulting building or any part thereof an exceptional building, but the erection of reinforced concrete stairs, roofs, lintels or kitchen or bathroom floors only, in an existing building shall not be deemed to make such building an exceptional building.
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access to
76. The owner of every building provided with an Means of open space shall provide means of access to such open space to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.
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