64Regulation of height of buildings

64 Regulation of height of buildings S. 64(1) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 113. (1) In the interests of fire prevention the council of every city town or borough the municipal district of which is wholly or partly within the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district may pursuant to the provisions of any Act for the time being in force relating to local government and with the approval of the Governor in Council make alter or repeal by-laws for the purpose of regulating or limiting the height of all buildings to be erected in such city town or borough or in any part thereof specified in such by-law and for providing means of escape from every such building in case of fire. (2) Every person who constructs any building contrary to any such by-law and suffers the height of the same to remain contrary to such by-law after twenty-eight days' notice in writing from the council to reduce the height of such building to the height limited in the by-law shall on conviction be liable to a penalty of not more than 1/5 of a penalty unit for every day after the expiration of such notice during which such building continues to be above the height so limited. S. 65 amended by Nos 9727 s. 7, 10262 s. 4, 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 29/2010 s. 65. S. 66 substituted by No. 7885 s. 9(1), amended by Nos 9727 s. 6, 43/1987 s. 5(2), 50/1989 ss 37, 44(9)(10), 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 62.2), 51/2005 s. 72, repealed by No. 58/2012 s. 110(1). S. 66A inserted by No. 50/1989 s. 44(12).