Ten years ago I hired an Architect to draw plans for a kitchen remodel and to add 174 sq ft to our house. The Los Alamitos, Ca planning department signed off, the building department signed off and told me to come over to pickup my permit. When I tried to do so I was informed that the planning director had changed her mind and unsigned the department’s approval. I asked why, she told me and her answer made no sense so I asked to see this in the city code. Couldn’t show me, but it was my tough luck. The lawyers I shared this with wanted to fight (two pro bono!) while the contractors and Architects said “don’t fight city hall”. I let it go until recently. With the same plans in hand, new engineering (yes you read that right), new energy calcs (that too), and about $5000 for that and the plan check, permit and all the other fees, I can finally put a shovel into my dirt. After this is done we’re outta here!
I also grew up in California as did our three children and all four of my grandparents. Two of my boys are planning out of state moves. When we leave we will be taking a very successful second generation business with us. The liberals, socialists, commies, loafers, illegals, sickos and the rest of the rude pukes have made life here too expensive and time consuming to be worth it.
We will be shopping for a new state to put roots down in. The ones that express a desire to secede from the union will be on top of the list.
New Mexico has it’s faults, but in may ways is still a free state.
Oy, I feel your pain!! They don’t mind spending other people’s money and wasting their time. Sounds like a pretty expensive addition- $$$/sq ft.
When it came time for our final kitchen inspection, the inspector said we needed railings on our steps to get the kitchen signed off. After a couple of months of trying to figure out how to manage that without ruining the look o the brick pilasters on the side of the steps, we finally had custom wrought iron railings installed. When we called again to have the final, they said “Oh, it’s already been signed off” - months earlier....frikkin morons.
Good luck finding a new state, especially one that hasn’t been poisoned by Californians. Let me know where you end up. ; )