Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. The building code becomes the law of a particular jurisdiction when formally enacted by the appropriate governmental or private authority.
Do the citizens vote in their local, state, or federal authorities?
When a jurisdiction adopts a code, the code becomes law, and the referenced standards are also incorporated into the law. As we know, codes and standards mandated for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a building and its systems have an economic impact on the owner of the facility, the manufacturers of the materials and equipment used, and the service providers who construct and maintain the facility.
When we elect our governing officials and they hire people below them then our elections influence goes to far greater lengths than most understand.
