According to petitions circulated several years ago, about half see a need to regulate renovations and new construction through the use of municipal landmark designations.

The system regulated public health, business, factories, and construction, and it issued permits and licenses.

Currently, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is regulating construction along the shoreline.

The district also created an architectural review board to regulate renovation and construction in the downtown area.

As a model code, it has no legal status until it is adopted by a jurisdiction that regulates construction.

Codes regulate the design and construction of structures where adopted into law.

It is unclear how many will be allowed to rebuild under the state's Beachfront Management Act, which regulates new construction or replacement of destroyed homes.

The plans regulated construction with emphasis on proper sanitation.

This ordinance regulates alterations, additions, new construction and demolition in the district.

The 12,000-member organization develops model building codes many states and municipalities in the Northeast and Midwest have adopted to regulate construction.