The noise code will impose stringent time limits on barking dogs, restrict overnight construction and ban sanitation trucks from collecting garbage near homes at night.
While very destructive, the 1845 fire confirmed the value of building codes restricting wood-frame construction.
The act restricts construction of buildings designed for human occupancy across a fault that is known to be active.
New King County zoning laws restrict construction in a flood plain and it has been years since new homes were built within city limits.
A crucial measure, environmentalists say, is restricting construction in floodplains and development that increases runoff into streams.
Three years ago, residents voted to restrict construction of skyscrapers downtown.
Beach towns are already overdeveloped and there are moves to restrict growth and construction.
The association developed a rezoning plan to restrict construction of apartment buildings and encourage the building of one- and two-family homes.
Local zoning restricts most new construction to three stories, and few buildings are larger than 100,000 square feet.
In return, the community must restrict future construction.
