Bill: Draft Building Regulations of Willow Act

[Liberador7]

A
BILL
To
Write the Building Regulations of Willow​

The residents of Willow, through their elected representatives in the Commission and the force of law ordained to that Commission by the people through the Willow Charter, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

PART I - PRELIMINARIES

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Building Regulations of Willow Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Liberador7.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Daiseeyy.
(5) This Act repeals the Residential Farms Act.

2 - Reasons
(1) To be able to enforce our own plot regulations and tailor ours to our needs instead of relying on the federal regulations.
(2) To consolidate all of the scattered rules.

3- Jurisdiction

(1) The Department of Construction and Transportation shall retain jurisdiction to evict properties in accordance with these laws and regulations. These regulations will be listed under the Town of Willow forums page.
(2) The Development Branch may create property and building regulations outside of this Act, if not overridden by an Act of Council.

4- Building Regulations

(1) The Willow Building Regulations forums page will be created and contain the following document, which shall be enforced by law:

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I.Plot Regulations and Policies
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1 - Definitions

1. Agricultural purposes: Agriculture is actively breeding, raising or management of crops, livestock or trees to produce agricultural goods or resources. The following are recognised as agricultural:
   1. Crop farming.
   2. Livestock.
   3. Tree farming.
   4. Any other specialist farming authorised by the willow development team/major of willow.
   5. Flower farming can be considered a secondary or specialist activity but flowers alone do not qualify as an agricultural use of land.

2 - Theming

1. All buildings & plots must follow a small town farming town theme, any buildings in violation of that theme will be evicted.
2. (Exemptions must be approved by the Head of Development, and the Mayor).

3 - Willow Business District

1. Willow Business District is anything starting with the prefix "wbd".
2. A person may only rent 1 wbd building at a time.
3. If buff farming is discovered on the property, the renter will be fined of up to $5,000 and given a strike, with possible eviction if 3 strikes are accrued.
4. All services within must remain active, active service is defined as:
   1. Regularly restocking your chest shop at least once a week. (with exceptions able to be given out by the Development Team)
   2. If you do not have a chest shop, your building must have obvious signs of business operations inside.
   3. For buildings without chest shops, you must consistently be operating your business, being open at least once a week. (with exceptions able to be given out by the Development Team)
5. If your business is thought to be inactive, you will be contacted by a member of the Development Team or a Commission Member, in which they will talk to you about your usage, and you will be given a strike.
6. Upon the third strike, you will be evicted from the building, with a 4 week grace period before you may rent another wbd.
7. All businesses must be related to farming through either:
   1. Produce & Farmed Goods.
   2. Farming related products such as tools & seeds.
   3. professions that use farmed goods, such as restaurants & bars.
8. (If you believe your business is farming related, but not listed, you may make a case to the Development Team for review).

4 - Commercial Spaces

1. Commercial spaces are defined as any space with the following plot prefixes:
   1. "wl-stall"
   2. "wl-billboard"
2. All Willow Commercial Spaces must be won in an auctioned bid, and are allowed to be held for the full extendable time, before another auction will be held.
3. Commercial Spaces currently held will be temporarily exempt until their full extendable rent period ends, or the lease ends through other means.

5 - Farm Plots

1. Farm plots are considered any plot with the prefix "wl-f".
2. A person may only hold 1 Farm Plot at a time. infractions of this rule will result in eviction from all farm properties.
3. At least 50% of the area of Farm Plots must be used for agricultural purposes.
4. All structures must not be taller than 40 blocks, and all buildings not related to agriculture must not exceed 20 blocks in height.
5. If buff farming is discovered on the property, the renter will be fined of up to $5,000 and given a strike, with possible eviction if 3 strikes are accrued.

5.1 - New Player Farm Plots

1. Certain rental Farm plots in Willow may be designated as ‘New Player Farm Plots’. These spaces shall be marked by a sign on every exterior entrance to the plot.
2. New Player Farm Plots may only be rented by a player who joined less than 2 months ago from their join date.

6 - Commercial Plots

1. A Commercial Plot is any plot with a "wl-c" prefix.
2. Should the owner of a Commercial Plot be evicted, the space will be auctioned.
3. All buildings or alterations must be approved by the Head of Development, A Commission Member, and The Mayor.
4. Goods & Services sold inside Commercial Plots do not have to be farming related, but must still abide by the town theming.
5. If buff farming is discovered on the property, the owner will be fined of up to $10,000.

7 - Ranch Plots

1. Ranch plots are defined as any plots with the "fr" prefix.
2. A person may only hold 1 Ranch plot at a time
3. Should the owner of a Ranch be evicted, the space will be auctioned.
4. Ranch plots must remain freehold.
5. Realtors may hold up to 2 Ranch plots, as long as they sell one of them within 3 weeks of purchase.
6. Ranch plots consist of sections:
   1. A single rectangular Residential Area defined as a subregion of the ranch plot (e.g. fr001-Residential); and
   2. A single Agricultural Area located outside the Residential Area.
7. If buff farming is discovered on the property, the owner will be fined of up to $10,000.

7.1 - Ranch Residential Area Regulations

1. The residential structure must be entirely contained within the Residential Area.
   1. EXCEPTION: Basements are not entirely visible and are therefore exempt from this rule.
2. The Residential Area is height limited to 15 blocks above grade and must remain within a 20-block-by-20-block square floor space, unless otherwise approved by the Head of Development and the Mayor.

7.2 - Ranch Agricultural Area Regulations

1. The Agricultural Area is defined as the portion of the ranch plot outside of the ranch's corresponding Residential Area.
2. The Agricultural Area may only be used for agricultural purposes.
3. The maximum structure or crop height in the Agricultural Area is 10 blocks above grade, unless otherwise approved by the Head of Development and the Mayor.