adjusterjack
Moderator
Read this:
legal-resources.uslegalforms.com
Building can mean many things under different circumstances.
Now tell us what you are charged with and maybe you'll get better comments.
Building: Legal Definition and Contextual Meanings | US Legal Forms
Discover the legal definition of Building, its various meanings, and implications in law. Explore how it applies to structures and more.
Building can mean many things under different circumstances.
Now tell us what you are charged with and maybe you'll get better comments.
zddoodah
Moderator
"Covered bench area" is WAY too vague to be meaningful.
Please describe it.
Also, "considered" by whom and for what purpose?
Why are you asking?
Also, since you're posting in an area relating to criminal law, please consider that this is a public forum and that, if you've been charged with a crime, you may be incriminating yourself by posting here and that this might be a better discussion to have with your attorney.
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adjusterjack
Moderator
Or something like this that you often see in parks and back yards.
It will be interesting to see what OP's story is.
If he ever comes back.
It will be interesting to see what OP's story is.
If he ever comes back.
Tax Counsel
Moderator
That depends on the details of the covered bench area and whose definition of a "building" is at issue. In the law, the definitions that are written in the statute or ordinance are what matter, even if that definition is different from what you might think a building is. That means we'd need to know why the definition matters (if you were cited for a violation, for example, that citiation would give the statute or ordinance that defines the violation and exactly what this "building" looked like.
army judge
Moderator
Here you go. Just because you asked politely!!!
Had you retained me for legal counsel, my standard fee would have been $800.00 for an INITIAL consultation.
I'm in a generous, giving mood lately. So, I'm giving you this "freebie".
You're most welcome.
Except as otherwise provided, in this subchapter:
(1)
Omitted
(2)
The term "building" means any structure to be constructed which includes provision for a heating or cooling system, or both, or for a hot water system.
(3)
The term "building code" means a legal instrument which is in effect in a State or unit of general purpose local government, the provisions of which must be adhered to if a building is to be considered to be in conformance with law and suitable for occupancy and use.
(4)
The term "commercial building" means any building other than a residential building, including any building developed for industrial or public purposes.
(5)
The term "Federal agency" means any department, agency, corporation, or other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including the United States Postal Service, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
(6)
The term "Federal building" means any building to be constructed by, or for the use of, any Federal agency. Such term shall include buildings built for the purpose of being leased by a Federal agency, and privatized military housing.
(7)
The term "Federal financial assistance" means (A) any form of loan, grant, guarantee, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance (other than general or special revenue sharing or formula grants made to States) approved by any Federal officer or agency; or (B) any loan made or purchased by any bank, savings and loan association, or similar institution subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration.
(8)
The term "National Institute of Building Sciences" means the institute established by section 1701j–2 of title 12.
(9)
The term "residential building" means any structure which is constructed and developed for residential occupancy.
(10)
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
(11)
The term "State" includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory and possession of the United States.
(12)
The term "unit of general purpose local government" means any city, county, town, municipality, or other political subdivision of a State (or any combination thereof), which has a building code or similar authority over a particular geographic area.
(13)
The term "Federal building energy standards" means energy consumption objectives to be met without specification of the methods, materials, or equipment to be employed in achieving those objectives, but including statements of the requirements, criteria, and evaluation methods to be used, and any necessary commentary.
(14)
The term "voluntary building energy code" means a building energy code developed and updated through a consensus process among interested persons, such as that used by the Council of American Building Officials; the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; or other appropriate organizations.
(15)
The term "CABO" means the Council of American Building Officials.
(16)
The term "ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
www.law.cornell.edu
Had you retained me for legal counsel, my standard fee would have been $800.00 for an INITIAL consultation.
I'm in a generous, giving mood lately. So, I'm giving you this "freebie".
You're most welcome.
42 U.S. Code § 6832 - Definitions
Except as otherwise provided, in this subchapter:
(1)
Omitted
(2)
The term "building" means any structure to be constructed which includes provision for a heating or cooling system, or both, or for a hot water system.
(3)
The term "building code" means a legal instrument which is in effect in a State or unit of general purpose local government, the provisions of which must be adhered to if a building is to be considered to be in conformance with law and suitable for occupancy and use.
(4)
The term "commercial building" means any building other than a residential building, including any building developed for industrial or public purposes.
(5)
The term "Federal agency" means any department, agency, corporation, or other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including the United States Postal Service, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
(6)
The term "Federal building" means any building to be constructed by, or for the use of, any Federal agency. Such term shall include buildings built for the purpose of being leased by a Federal agency, and privatized military housing.
(7)
The term "Federal financial assistance" means (A) any form of loan, grant, guarantee, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance (other than general or special revenue sharing or formula grants made to States) approved by any Federal officer or agency; or (B) any loan made or purchased by any bank, savings and loan association, or similar institution subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration.
(8)
The term "National Institute of Building Sciences" means the institute established by section 1701j–2 of title 12.
(9)
The term "residential building" means any structure which is constructed and developed for residential occupancy.
(10)
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
(11)
The term "State" includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory and possession of the United States.
(12)
The term "unit of general purpose local government" means any city, county, town, municipality, or other political subdivision of a State (or any combination thereof), which has a building code or similar authority over a particular geographic area.
(13)
The term "Federal building energy standards" means energy consumption objectives to be met without specification of the methods, materials, or equipment to be employed in achieving those objectives, but including statements of the requirements, criteria, and evaluation methods to be used, and any necessary commentary.
(14)
The term "voluntary building energy code" means a building energy code developed and updated through a consensus process among interested persons, such as that used by the Council of American Building Officials; the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; or other appropriate organizations.
(15)
The term "CABO" means the Council of American Building Officials.
(16)
The term "ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
42 U.S. Code § 6832 - Definitions
adjusterjack
Moderator
Well, Army Judge, that's good information about federal law that appears to apply to federal buildings.
We are still waiting for OP to come back with details about whatever it is that's bothering him.
It's a couple of days already. Not really expecting anything.
We are still waiting for OP to come back with details about whatever it is that's bothering him.
It's a couple of days already. Not really expecting anything.
Tax Counsel
Moderator
Army's definition applies only for the purposes of Chapter 81 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code. That chapter is titled "ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL", a very narrow slice of federal law. My guess is that the OP's question is probably not releated to energy conservation and resource renewal. The definition is an excellent example, however, of exactly why the details of the sitution that prompted the OP's question matter. Most people would not define a building the way Congress did for that particular federal code provision.
