One of these restrictions is known as a setback or setback requirement, which gives the town or municipality the ability to dictate the distance from the property line that a home can be built.  ...

A comment on social media claimed Texas had no building codes, but the KHOU 11 Verify Team learned, the complexities behind the system.

At the Vere condominium in Long Island City, there are eight penthouses spanning three floors, but they all technically meet the building code definition because of setbacks in the roof.