Shared residential accommodation
The Scottish Building Standards, Part I. Technical Handbook – Domestic, Appendix A Defined Terms, defines shared residential accommodation as: ‘…a unit of residential accommodation, other than a dwelling, having an occupancy capacity not exceeding 10, entered from the open air at ground level and having no storey at a height exceeding 7.5m.’
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