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Building (Planning) Regulations

[1984 Ed.

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Fences or walls

to enclose timber yards. L.N. 294/76.

Fences not to be

within 2 m of

other premises.

L.N. 294/76.

Storage of timber.

L.N. 294/76.

Exemptions. L.N. 294/76.

Penalties.

Plans of hoardings, etc. to be submitted.

(a) contravenes any of these regulations; or

(b) fails to maintain the building in a satisfactory manner.

PART VIII

TIMBER YARDS

59. Every place used or adapted to be used as a timber yard which is within 15 m of any building, shall be enclosed on all sides for a height of at least 2 m by-

(a) fences constructed of incombustible materials; or

(b) walls of bricks or building blocks built in cement mortar-

(i) not less than 100 mm in thickness;

(ii) provided with buttresses or piers not less than 215 mm square in horizontal section at all ends and angles of such walls and not more than 3 m apart, centre to centre:

or

(c) walls of concrete not less than 150 mm in thickness.

60. (1) Unless exempted by the Building Authority the fences or walls surrounding a timber yard shall not be built nearer than 2 m to the boundaries of any other premises.

(2) Such space of 2 m shall not be used for storage or obstructed by the erection of any structure.

61. No pile, stack or store of timber shall-

(a) exceed 9 m in height;

(b) be formed so as to provide any room or other space to be used for habitation or any other purpose except access or ventilation.

62. Timber in baulk, with an average sectional area of not less than 0.05 m2 shall not be subject to these regulations.

63. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of regulation 59, 60 or 61 shall be liable to a fine of $500.

PART IX

Hoardings, COVERED WALKWAYS AND GANTRIES

64. (1) Every building owner who intends to-

(a) erect, alter, or demolish any building; or

(b) carry out any excavations,