Originally Posted by
josephstern
I don't really see how they could do that. If a land owner presents a plan for a completely different new building where a prior one burned down, and the new building plan meets all current codes, how could the county object?
Codes are just instructions how to build things. Zoning and land use are what's at play and the local governments have authority over that. Fiww, codes are regional too and often modified my local jurisdictions as they see fit..