{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-8-2-219","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 8-2-219","heading":"Changes which increase floor loading.","body":"Any proposed change in the use or occupancy of an existing building or portion thereof which could increase the floor loading should be investigated by a Georgia registered professional engineer to determine the adequacy of the existing floor system to support the increased loads. If the existing floor system is found to be inadequate, it should be modified to support the increased loads or the proposed allowable floor loading shall be reduced by and posted by the appropriate enforcement authority.","path":["TITLE 8 Buildings and Housing","CHAPTER 2 Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures","Article 3 Application of Building and Fire Related Codes to Existing Buildings"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.08.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"6e3a7866a08408b81b89b3309d41c12e9f9e29f97ebdf14a899a1f38f1162678","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-8-2-218","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-8-2-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}