Georgia § 8-2-218 - Change of portion of building to new use or occupancy.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 8-2-218 — Change of portion of building to new use or occupancy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-2-218. Change of portion of building to new use or occupancy.
If a portion of a building is changed to a new use or occupancy and that portion is separated from the remainder of the building with vertical or horizontal fire separations complying with applicable state or local rules, regulations, codes, or standards or with compliance alternatives, then the portion changed shall be made to comply to the applicable requirements for the new use or occupancy to the extent noted in Code Section 8-2-217. If a portion of the building is changed to a new use or occupancy and that portion is not separated from the remainder of the building as noted in subsection (a) of this Code section, then the provisions of the applicable state and local rules, regulations, codes, and standards applying to each use or occupancy of the building shall apply to the entire building to the extent noted in Code Section 8-2-217 ; provided, however, that if there are conflicting provisions in requirements for the various uses or occupancies, the authorized enforcement authority shall apply the strictest requirements. (Code 1981, § 8-2-218 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 8/SB 429.) The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "provided, however, that if" for "provided, however, if" in the proviso of subsection (b).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-2-218 ("Change of portion of building to new use or occupancy.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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