Councilman Cam Gordon has recently proposed creating a task force to review occupancy codes throughout University of Minnesota neighborhoods. Though tabled by the University District Alliance, we ...

Fatal collapses ignited interest in the safety of public-occupancy temporary structures, such as stages and tents, which have long been permitted by the fire department, not the building official. The ...

COSTA MESA – A fire that started Sunday in a two-bedroom apartment that housed nine people challenged city officials on how to enforce occupancy limits established to promote public safety. The fire ...

Lawrence City Commissioners had lengthy discussion and debate on setting the maxmium occupnacy limits for the least dense residential zoning districts. Eventually, they voted to set the maximum ...

Loveland councilors directed staff to return with a menu of options for changes to residential occupancy rules on Tuesday, after the latest version of a development code amendment was presented that ...