383. Restrictions on excavation and construction adjacent to boundaries.

A building owner¹ is subject to statutory restrictions and requirements² when he proposes to excavate³, or excavate for and erect a building or structure on his own land, within specified distances of a building or structure⁴ of an adjoining owner⁵. For this purpose, all owners of buildings or structures within these distances are deemed to be adjoining owners⁶.

The restrictions apply where:

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   (1)     a building owner proposes to excavate, or excavate for and erect a building or structure, within a distance of three metres measured horizontally from any part of a building or structure of an adjoining owner, and any