Meanwhile changes to VAT rules mean that the tax is now being levied on hot takeaway food, the provision of self-storage facilities, approved alterations to listed buildings, sports drinks, and to the rental of hairdressers' chairs.
A search of the property records for the building, 142 Columbia Heights, on the Buildings Department's Web site shows that there was an approved alteration to the structure in 1960.
Rescheduling a substance on the 1961 convention requires a majority vote at the CND, and two-thirds of the body's members would have to approve any alterations to the 1971 treaty.
The local district is set up by a town or city that establishes a commission who must approve any alteration to the exterior of a building visible from a public right of way except paint.
For example, Mr. Luxemburg said, the new lease broadens the board's right to approve or disapprove alterations to an apartment and sets forth the steps that must be taken to obtain approval.
Under an honor system that allows professional engineers and architects to approve certain building alterations, Mr. Vargas had certified plans to renovate the building, at 1575 Walton Avenue, five years before the fire.
In many buildings, the board's consent to the amendment is also necessary, and in all cases the board must approve the necessary alterations.
In addition, he said, since most condo bylaws do not require a unit owner to obtain permission of other unit owners as a prerequisite for approving an alteration, it is possible that that requirement would be considered unreasonable as well.
In addition, Mr. Weinstein said, since most proprietary leases require shareholders to get board approval for such alterations, the board may be within its rights to require the shareholder to accept additional shares as a condition of approving the alteration.
The highway commission approved another alteration to US-59 in the Poteau area on February 5, 1973.
