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Owner
Owner
Former President
Construction & Transport Department
Legal Affairs Department
Redmont Bar Assoc.
Supporter
xEndeavour
constructor
House Vote: 8-0-1
Senate Vote: 3-0-0
A
BILL
TO
Amend to consolidate and simplify legislation concerning land and property.
The people of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Property Standards Act.”
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) Authored by Rep. xEndeavour
(4) Co-Sponsored by Rep. Reaperay
(5) Supported by the DCT Secretary and DCT leadership
2 - Reasons
(1) Property legislation is currently spread across a number of different Acts of Congress, making laws hard to find.
(2) The DCT has lost regulatory powers through an increasing amount of laws concerning property. This bill empowers the DCT to regulate in a more flexible arrangement.
3 - Consolidation
(1) The following Acts of Congress will be rescinded:
(a) Inactivity Plots Act
(b) Incomplete Building Clarification Act
(c) Property Definitions Foundation Act
(d) LDV Dwelling Items Act
(e) LDV Minimum Amenities Adjustment Act
(f) Regulation Enforcement Act
(g) Property Fairness Act
(2) The DER (Section 6) and DCT (Section 4) will be removed from the Jurisdiction Act.
4 - Jurisdiction
(1) The Department of Construction and Transportation shall retain jurisdiction to establish regulations outside of this law and to evict properties in accordance with these laws and regulations. These regulations will be listed under Department policy and will be displayed on the relevant rules and laws page node.
(2) The Department of Environment and Recreation shall retain jurisdiction to establish regulations outside of this law and to evict wild regions in accordance with these laws and regulations. These regulations will be listed under Department policy and will be displayed on the relevant rules and laws page node.
(3) Property zoning will be defined by staff according to this law.
5 - Residential Zoning
(1) (Plots beginning with ‘R’ are residential plots (e.g. ‘r001’).
(2) Residential plots may only have houses built on them.
(3) A player is restricted to owning one Residentially zoned plot at any one time.
(4) Players cannot have houses with more than three visible floors.
(a)As basements and rooftops aren't entirely visible, they are an exception to this rule.
6 - Commercial Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘C’ are commercial plots (e.g. ‘c001’).
(2) Commercial plots may only have businesses, offices, shops, apartment buildings, and other commercial buildings built on them.
(3) Commercial plots are height limited to 60 blocks, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transport.
7 - Industrial Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘I’ are industrial plots (e.g. ‘I001’).
(2) Industrial plots may only have factories, warehouses, and production facilities built on them.
(3) Industrial plots are height limited to 60 blocks, unless otherwise regulated by subordinate laws.
8 - Skyscraper Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘s’ are industrial plots (e.g. ‘s001’).
(2) Skyscraper plots inherit the zoning laws concerning commercial plots, except the height limitation.
(3) Skyscraper plots are height limited to 200 blocks and must be taller than 60 blocks.
8 - Black Market Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘bm’ are black market plots (e.g. ‘bm001’)
(2) Black market plots are exempt from certain laws, as directed by staff.
9 - Farmland Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘F’ are farmland plots (e.g. ‘F001’)
(2) Farmland plots are exclusive to Willow (Livestock, Crops) and Oakridge (Lumber) in support of the respective industry only.
10 - Apartments
(1) There are no naming conventions for apartment regions names.
(2) Apartments must not contain any types of liquid source blocks; Nether portals; and or chest shops.
11 - Urban Agriculture
(1) Agriculture is not permitted on R, S, or BM plots.
(2) Agriculture is permitted on F plots
(3) Agriculture is permitted on I and C plots if it is conducted underground or hidden.
12 - Sale of Plots
(1) You can sell your plot back for 90% of the plot’s original price, resell it to another player, or auction the plot.
(2) When a plot has been reported for eviction, the report will remain extant until it is resolved or evicted. Transferring ownership of the plot in question will not have a bearing on the date of eviction, unless otherwise provided by the relevant Department.
(3) If plot ownership is transferred while there is an active eviction report on the plot, the original owner has a duty to disclose the report to the buyer or recipient of the plot. Failure to do so will result in the original owner being guilty of failure to disclose.
13 - Duty of Disclosure
(1) Failure to Disclose
Failure of a party to provide the other parties with all legally required information and or documents which are relevant to a property.
Per Offence: Cost of damages incurred by the recipient as a result of the failure to disclose.
(a) A plea of ignorance to a report is not an admissible defence to failure to disclose.
14 - Completed Buildings
A finished plot is defined as a plot with a completed building which is compliant with the building regulations and has a function, or a finished interior.
15 - Historical Building Alterations
Changing the physical appearance of a preserved, historical building without permission or consent.
Minor Alteration: $1000 Fine + Verbal Warning
Major Alteration: $3000 Fine + Plot Eviction
Demolished Building: $5000 Fine + Plot Eviction
16 - Plot Limitations
(1) C Plots. A citizen may not own more than 20 commercial properties.
(2) R Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 residential properties.
(3) I Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 industrial properties
(4) S Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 skyscraper properties
(5) BM Plots. A citizen may not own more than 1 black market property.
(6) Realtors. Any citizen with a Realtor job may exceed these limitations by 5 plots each (excluding BM plots and CBD regions), provided the plots exceeding these limitations are for the purpose of reselling the plot within 30 days of purchasing the plot.
17 - Breach of Plot Limitations
(1) Any citizen or exceeds plot limitations is guilty of breaching plot limitations.
Per Offence: 5% of balance at the time of the fine or $1000 - whichever is higher.
A 72 hour window is then allowed for the citizen in breach to become compliant.
(2) If the citizen remains over the limitation after this period, the DCT will seize the amount of plots required until the citizen is compliant. The DCT will seize the plots with the least disturbance to the owner's estate.
18 - Merged Plots
Any merged plots will not be recognised as one plot, rather they will be counted as the amount of sub-plots which form the whole merged plot.
19 - Plot Releases
The releasing authority must release plots in a fair and equitable fashion that is controlled and factors in time zones.
20 - Breach of Property Standards
Failing to comply with any part of the Property Standards Act will incur a penalty unless otherwise provided within this Act.
Per Offense: $150
23 - Developer License
(1) Creation of a Developer License would allow select companies to develop empty areas of the city with the intent to sell the plots after the plot is developed.
(2) Allow The Department of Construction and Transportation (DCT) to grant exemption to the Plot Limitations under the following guidelines.
(a) Can only be granted to a company that is registered with the DoC.
(b) The license will be granted to a single owner of a company.
(c) Only one (1) Developer License may be granted to an individual possessing the Realtor profession.
(d) Applicant must not have any pending eviction reports during the application process
(e) Any additional guidelines the DCT may set.
(3) Developer License must state the following:
(a) Name of the Developer License holder
(b) Amount of plots for each plot type they are granted the exemption from (c) Duration of the Developer License
(4) Additionally BM Stalls and CBD regions are to be excluded from the Developer Licence.
(5) The DCT must maintain an accurate and publicly available record of who has a Developer License, the number of plots for each plot type over the limit they can have, and the duration of the license.
(6) The DCT can set any guidelines licensees must follow to maintain the Developer License.
(7) The DCT reserves the right to deny or revoke a Developer License at any time.
Senate Vote: 3-0-0
A
BILL
TO
Amend to consolidate and simplify legislation concerning land and property.
The people of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Property Standards Act.”
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) Authored by Rep. xEndeavour
(4) Co-Sponsored by Rep. Reaperay
(5) Supported by the DCT Secretary and DCT leadership
2 - Reasons
(1) Property legislation is currently spread across a number of different Acts of Congress, making laws hard to find.
(2) The DCT has lost regulatory powers through an increasing amount of laws concerning property. This bill empowers the DCT to regulate in a more flexible arrangement.
3 - Consolidation
(1) The following Acts of Congress will be rescinded:
(a) Inactivity Plots Act
(b) Incomplete Building Clarification Act
(c) Property Definitions Foundation Act
(d) LDV Dwelling Items Act
(e) LDV Minimum Amenities Adjustment Act
(f) Regulation Enforcement Act
(g) Property Fairness Act
(2) The DER (Section 6) and DCT (Section 4) will be removed from the Jurisdiction Act.
4 - Jurisdiction
(1) The Department of Construction and Transportation shall retain jurisdiction to establish regulations outside of this law and to evict properties in accordance with these laws and regulations. These regulations will be listed under Department policy and will be displayed on the relevant rules and laws page node.
(2) The Department of Environment and Recreation shall retain jurisdiction to establish regulations outside of this law and to evict wild regions in accordance with these laws and regulations. These regulations will be listed under Department policy and will be displayed on the relevant rules and laws page node.
(3) Property zoning will be defined by staff according to this law.
5 - Residential Zoning
(1) (Plots beginning with ‘R’ are residential plots (e.g. ‘r001’).
(2) Residential plots may only have houses built on them.
(3) A player is restricted to owning one Residentially zoned plot at any one time.
(4) Players cannot have houses with more than three visible floors.
(a)As basements and rooftops aren't entirely visible, they are an exception to this rule.
6 - Commercial Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘C’ are commercial plots (e.g. ‘c001’).
(2) Commercial plots may only have businesses, offices, shops, apartment buildings, and other commercial buildings built on them.
(3) Commercial plots are height limited to 60 blocks, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transport.
7 - Industrial Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘I’ are industrial plots (e.g. ‘I001’).
(2) Industrial plots may only have factories, warehouses, and production facilities built on them.
(3) Industrial plots are height limited to 60 blocks, unless otherwise regulated by subordinate laws.
8 - Skyscraper Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘s’ are industrial plots (e.g. ‘s001’).
(2) Skyscraper plots inherit the zoning laws concerning commercial plots, except the height limitation.
(3) Skyscraper plots are height limited to 200 blocks and must be taller than 60 blocks.
8 - Black Market Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘bm’ are black market plots (e.g. ‘bm001’)
(2) Black market plots are exempt from certain laws, as directed by staff.
9 - Farmland Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘F’ are farmland plots (e.g. ‘F001’)
(2) Farmland plots are exclusive to Willow (Livestock, Crops) and Oakridge (Lumber) in support of the respective industry only.
10 - Apartments
(1) There are no naming conventions for apartment regions names.
(2) Apartments must not contain any types of liquid source blocks; Nether portals; and or chest shops.
11 - Urban Agriculture
(1) Agriculture is not permitted on R, S, or BM plots.
(2) Agriculture is permitted on F plots
(3) Agriculture is permitted on I and C plots if it is conducted underground or hidden.
12 - Sale of Plots
(1) You can sell your plot back for 90% of the plot’s original price, resell it to another player, or auction the plot.
(2) When a plot has been reported for eviction, the report will remain extant until it is resolved or evicted. Transferring ownership of the plot in question will not have a bearing on the date of eviction, unless otherwise provided by the relevant Department.
(3) If plot ownership is transferred while there is an active eviction report on the plot, the original owner has a duty to disclose the report to the buyer or recipient of the plot. Failure to do so will result in the original owner being guilty of failure to disclose.
13 - Duty of Disclosure
(1) Failure to Disclose
Failure of a party to provide the other parties with all legally required information and or documents which are relevant to a property.
Per Offence: Cost of damages incurred by the recipient as a result of the failure to disclose.
(a) A plea of ignorance to a report is not an admissible defence to failure to disclose.
14 - Completed Buildings
A finished plot is defined as a plot with a completed building which is compliant with the building regulations and has a function, or a finished interior.
15 - Historical Building Alterations
Changing the physical appearance of a preserved, historical building without permission or consent.
Minor Alteration: $1000 Fine + Verbal Warning
Major Alteration: $3000 Fine + Plot Eviction
Demolished Building: $5000 Fine + Plot Eviction
16 - Plot Limitations
(1) C Plots. A citizen may not own more than 20 commercial properties.
(2) R Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 residential properties.
(3) I Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 industrial properties
(4) S Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 skyscraper properties
(5) BM Plots. A citizen may not own more than 1 black market property.
(6) Realtors. Any citizen with a Realtor job may exceed these limitations by 5 plots each (excluding BM plots and CBD regions), provided the plots exceeding these limitations are for the purpose of reselling the plot within 30 days of purchasing the plot.
17 - Breach of Plot Limitations
(1) Any citizen or exceeds plot limitations is guilty of breaching plot limitations.
Per Offence: 5% of balance at the time of the fine or $1000 - whichever is higher.
A 72 hour window is then allowed for the citizen in breach to become compliant.
(2) If the citizen remains over the limitation after this period, the DCT will seize the amount of plots required until the citizen is compliant. The DCT will seize the plots with the least disturbance to the owner's estate.
18 - Merged Plots
Any merged plots will not be recognised as one plot, rather they will be counted as the amount of sub-plots which form the whole merged plot.
19 - Plot Releases
The releasing authority must release plots in a fair and equitable fashion that is controlled and factors in time zones.
20 - Breach of Property Standards
Failing to comply with any part of the Property Standards Act will incur a penalty unless otherwise provided within this Act.
Per Offense: $150
23 - Developer License
(1) Creation of a Developer License would allow select companies to develop empty areas of the city with the intent to sell the plots after the plot is developed.
(2) Allow The Department of Construction and Transportation (DCT) to grant exemption to the Plot Limitations under the following guidelines.
(a) Can only be granted to a company that is registered with the DoC.
(b) The license will be granted to a single owner of a company.
(c) Only one (1) Developer License may be granted to an individual possessing the Realtor profession.
(d) Applicant must not have any pending eviction reports during the application process
(e) Any additional guidelines the DCT may set.
(3) Developer License must state the following:
(a) Name of the Developer License holder
(b) Amount of plots for each plot type they are granted the exemption from (c) Duration of the Developer License
(4) Additionally BM Stalls and CBD regions are to be excluded from the Developer Licence.
(5) The DCT must maintain an accurate and publicly available record of who has a Developer License, the number of plots for each plot type over the limit they can have, and the duration of the license.
(6) The DCT can set any guidelines licensees must follow to maintain the Developer License.
(7) The DCT reserves the right to deny or revoke a Developer License at any time.
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