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Summary: This Tip is about the flexibility in the building code, and how you can use it. The code allows us to consider different ways you can show your project meets the goals of the code. In many, but not all, cases this flexibility could help you get approval for your project. We need to agree with what you do first, though.

Date Revised: 08/04/2022

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