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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(1) The following Acts of Congress will be rescinded: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) 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 skyscraper 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.
(a) such laws include possession, sale, and advertising of illicit items.
9- Government Commercial Spaces
(1) Government Commercial Spaces includes several types of government-owned rentable areas:
(2) Business Districts. Plots beginning with 'cbd' ,'nbd', or ‘wbd’ are Business Districts.
(i) Plots beginning with 'cbd' are Central Business District plots.
(ii) Plots beginning with 'nbd' are North Business District plots.
(iii) Plots beginning with 'wbd' are Willow Business District plots. The Department of the Interior has jurisdiction to create themes and regulate the usage of Willow Business District plots in order to promote specific trades and professions.
(3) Market Stalls. Plots beginning with 'revstall' are Market Stalls.
(4) Newsstands. Plots beginning with 'revnews' are Newsstands.
(5) Food Trucks. Plots beginning with 'FT' are Food Trucks.
(6) Only the Department of Construction and Transport shall create rentable regions that fall under these naming conventions.
10 - Apartments
(1) There are no naming conventions for apartment regions names.
(2) Apartments must not contain Nether portals and/or chest shops.
(3) Water drops from water source blocks must not drip into other rent regions.
(4) Lava drops from lava source blocks must not drip into other rent regions.
11 - Farmland Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with 'F' or ‘Wl-F’ are farmland plots (e.g. ‘Wl-F001’)
(2) Farmland plots are height limited to 40 blocks, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transport.
12 - Ranch Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘fr’ are ranch plots (e.g. ‘fr001’).
(2) Ranch plots shall consist of two sections:
(a) A single rectangular Residential Area defined as a subregion of the ranch plot (e.g. fr001-Residential); and
(b) A single Agricultural Area located outside the Residential Area.
(3) Ranch Residential Area Regulations
(a) The residential structure must be entirely contained within the area;
(i) EXCEPTION: As basements and rooftops aren't entirely visible, they are an exception to this rule; and
(b) The residential area of ranch plots are height limited to 15 blocks above grade, and must remain within a 12-block-by-12-block square floor space, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.
(4) Agricultural Area Regulations
(a)The agricultural area is defined as the portion for the ranch plot outside of the ranch's corresponding Residential Area;
(b)The agricultural area may only be used for agricultural purposes; and
(c) The maximum structure or crop height permitted in the agricultural area is 10 blocks above grade, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.
(5) In addition to the other requirements laid out in Section 12 herein, the separate Ranch Residential and Agricultural areas are subject to the relevant regulations of that zoning type unless otherwise specified, but do not contribute towards plot limitations for that zoning type.
13 - Urban Agriculture
(1) Agriculture is not permitted on Residential, Government Commercial Spaces, or Black Market plots.
(2) Agriculture is permitted on Industrial, Commercial, and Skyscraper plots if it is conducted underground or hidden.
(3) Agriculture is permitted on farmland plots and ranch plots.
14 - Sale of Plots
(1) Plots may be sold back to their Landlord for 90% of the plot's in-game price, or be resold to another player, or may be auctioned.
(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 or a violation of the Property Standards Act is present on the plot, the original owner has a duty to disclose the report and/or violation to the buyer or recipient of the plot.
15 - Duty of Disclosure
(1) Failure to Disclose
A tort that occurs when a party fails to provide the other parties with all legally required information and or documents which are relevant to a property.
Per Tort: The tort may be liable for treble 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 defense to failure to disclose.
16 - 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.
17 - Plot Limitations
(1) Commercial Plots. A citizen may not own more than 30 commercial properties.
(2) Residential Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 residential properties.
(3) Industrial Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 industrial properties.
(4) Skyscraper Plots. A citizen may not own more than 6 skyscraper properties.
(5) Black Market Plots. A citizen may not own nor rent more than 1 black market property.
(6) Ranch Plots. A citizen may not own more than 1 ranch property.
(7) Farmland Plots. A citizen may not own nor rent more than 3 farmland properties.
(7) Government Subsidized Commercial Spaces. A citizen may not own nor rent more than 2 of each type of Government Subsidized Commercial Space.
(8) Realtors. Any citizen with a Realtor job may exceed these limitations by 5 plots each:
(a) excluding BM, FR, and Government Commercial Spaces; and
(b) provided the plots exceeding these limitations are for the purpose of reselling the plot within 30 days of purchasing the plot.
(9) Plots located within towns are not subject to the above plot limits. Each town shall retain jurisdiction to create their own plot limits for plots located within their town.
18 - Merged Plots
(1) For the purposes of ownership limitations under Section 17, any merged plots will not be recognised as one plot; rather, they will be counted as the number of sub-plots which form the whole merged plot.
(2) For all other regulatory purposes, including but not limited to zoning compliance, height limitations, building regulations, and eviction proceedings, merged plots shall be considered as one unified property.
(3) The zoning classification of a merged plot shall be designated by the DCT.
(4) For merged plots to be considered as one unified property under this section, any building or structure must have a physical presence on each constituent sub-plot within the merged area.
19 - Plot Releases
The releasing authority must release plots in a fair and equitable fashion that is controlled and factors in time zones.
20 - Exemptions/Extensions
(1) The Secretary of Construction and Transportation has the power to issue and revoke exemptions and extensions for building regulation and legal compliance when they are satisfied that either of the following criteria is met:
(a) there is a compassionate and compelling reason requiring an exemption/extension
(b) that the exemption/extension does not undermine the intent of the eviction process
(c) that there is significant progress being made to rectify the breach
(d) in the interests of large-scale development
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) 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 skyscraper 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.
(a) such laws include possession, sale, and advertising of illicit items.
9- Government Commercial Spaces
(1) Government Commercial Spaces includes several types of government-owned rentable areas:
(2) Business Districts. Plots beginning with 'cbd' ,'nbd', or ‘wbd’ are Business Districts.
(i) Plots beginning with 'cbd' are Central Business District plots.
(ii) Plots beginning with 'nbd' are North Business District plots.
(iii) Plots beginning with 'wbd' are Willow Business District plots. The Department of the Interior has jurisdiction to create themes and regulate the usage of Willow Business District plots in order to promote specific trades and professions.
(3) Market Stalls. Plots beginning with 'revstall' are Market Stalls.
(4) Newsstands. Plots beginning with 'revnews' are Newsstands.
(5) Food Trucks. Plots beginning with 'FT' are Food Trucks.
(6) Only the Department of Construction and Transport shall create rentable regions that fall under these naming conventions.
10 - Apartments
(1) There are no naming conventions for apartment regions names.
(2) Apartments must not contain Nether portals and/or chest shops.
(3) Water drops from water source blocks must not drip into other rent regions.
(4) Lava drops from lava source blocks must not drip into other rent regions.
11 - Farmland Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with 'F' or ‘Wl-F’ are farmland plots (e.g. ‘Wl-F001’)
(2) Farmland plots are height limited to 40 blocks, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transport.
12 - Ranch Zoning
(1) Plots beginning with ‘fr’ are ranch plots (e.g. ‘fr001’).
(2) Ranch plots shall consist of two sections:
(a) A single rectangular Residential Area defined as a subregion of the ranch plot (e.g. fr001-Residential); and
(b) A single Agricultural Area located outside the Residential Area.
(3) Ranch Residential Area Regulations
(a) The residential structure must be entirely contained within the area;
(i) EXCEPTION: As basements and rooftops aren't entirely visible, they are an exception to this rule; and
(b) The residential area of ranch plots are height limited to 15 blocks above grade, and must remain within a 12-block-by-12-block square floor space, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.
(4) Agricultural Area Regulations
(a)The agricultural area is defined as the portion for the ranch plot outside of the ranch's corresponding Residential Area;
(b)The agricultural area may only be used for agricultural purposes; and
(c) The maximum structure or crop height permitted in the agricultural area is 10 blocks above grade, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Construction and Transportation.
(5) In addition to the other requirements laid out in Section 12 herein, the separate Ranch Residential and Agricultural areas are subject to the relevant regulations of that zoning type unless otherwise specified, but do not contribute towards plot limitations for that zoning type.
13 - Urban Agriculture
(1) Agriculture is not permitted on Residential, Government Commercial Spaces, or Black Market plots.
(2) Agriculture is permitted on Industrial, Commercial, and Skyscraper plots if it is conducted underground or hidden.
(3) Agriculture is permitted on farmland plots and ranch plots.
14 - Sale of Plots
(1) Plots may be sold back to their Landlord for 90% of the plot's in-game price, or be resold to another player, or may be auctioned.
(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 or a violation of the Property Standards Act is present on the plot, the original owner has a duty to disclose the report and/or violation to the buyer or recipient of the plot.
15 - Duty of Disclosure
(1) Failure to Disclose
A tort that occurs when a party fails to provide the other parties with all legally required information and or documents which are relevant to a property.
Per Tort: The tort may be liable for treble 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 defense to failure to disclose.
16 - 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.
17 - Plot Limitations
(1) Commercial Plots. A citizen may not own more than 30 commercial properties.
(2) Residential Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 residential properties.
(3) Industrial Plots. A citizen may not own more than 2 industrial properties.
(4) Skyscraper Plots. A citizen may not own more than 6 skyscraper properties.
(5) Black Market Plots. A citizen may not own nor rent more than 1 black market property.
(6) Ranch Plots. A citizen may not own more than 1 ranch property.
(7) Farmland Plots. A citizen may not own nor rent more than 3 farmland properties.
(7) Government Subsidized Commercial Spaces. A citizen may not own nor rent more than 2 of each type of Government Subsidized Commercial Space.
(8) Realtors. Any citizen with a Realtor job may exceed these limitations by 5 plots each:
(a) excluding BM, FR, and Government Commercial Spaces; and
(b) provided the plots exceeding these limitations are for the purpose of reselling the plot within 30 days of purchasing the plot.
(9) Plots located within towns are not subject to the above plot limits. Each town shall retain jurisdiction to create their own plot limits for plots located within their town.
18 - Merged Plots
(1) For the purposes of ownership limitations under Section 17, any merged plots will not be recognised as one plot; rather, they will be counted as the number of sub-plots which form the whole merged plot.
(2) For all other regulatory purposes, including but not limited to zoning compliance, height limitations, building regulations, and eviction proceedings, merged plots shall be considered as one unified property.
(3) The zoning classification of a merged plot shall be designated by the DCT.
(4) For merged plots to be considered as one unified property under this section, any building or structure must have a physical presence on each constituent sub-plot within the merged area.
19 - Plot Releases
The releasing authority must release plots in a fair and equitable fashion that is controlled and factors in time zones.
20 - Exemptions/Extensions
(1) The Secretary of Construction and Transportation has the power to issue and revoke exemptions and extensions for building regulation and legal compliance when they are satisfied that either of the following criteria is met:
(a) there is a compassionate and compelling reason requiring an exemption/extension
(b) that the exemption/extension does not undermine the intent of the eviction process
(c) that there is significant progress being made to rectify the breach
(d) in the interests of large-scale development
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