Homeowner is told to demolish his lakeside $3 million mansion because it was built too close to road (despite city granting him an EXEMPTION): Quebec judge sides with neighbors in eight-year battle

Daily Mail ^ | July 25, 2021 | Peter Belfiore

[nuconvert]

Nice house. And on the water. Wow. Doesn’t look too close to the street to me.
The neighbors have no taste.

[Mr.FixIt]

https://www.cherryhousemoving.com/

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The reporter really dropped the ball there. If the city has to pay for the demolition then that will ultimately be a tax on the citizens who asked for the demo.

What goes around, comes around.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Looks like it was built in Minecraft.

[SuperLuminal]

Ditto!

[for-q-clinton]

He’s making the CITY pay for the CITY’s mistake though.

[Blennos]

They may call this a mansion, but it is one ugly house.

[Secret Agent Man]

you may be able to get 2 or three armored bulldozers for 3 million

that won’t over heat on you when you need them, or drop a tread

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Yep.

[Sacajaweau]

You can’t undo exemptions. Never heard of it and been in the business 50+ years.

[I want the USA back]

Even when the gov makes a mistake, you lose and they win.

The gov thinks you don’t own your property and will do everything in its power to make sure you know that.

[Responsibility2nd]

I noticed that as well. Powerlines? Seriously?

[Responsibility2nd]

As I think about it, the owner knew from the very start that his plans for the house violated the setback requirement. I would’ve left well enough alone and not have sought the waiver. But he did, and he got it. Only to realize years later the word of the Government is useless.

I’m not blaming the owner, but he did screw up. He trusted them.

[ETCM]

A judge has ruled that a $3million luxury home in Quebec, Canada, built less than ten years ago must be demolished and the local city will need to pay for it.

Rather than pay 3 million loonies, I bet the city could get off cheaper by paying a few of his closest neighbors $100K.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

A brand-new D-11 is running upwards of $2 million, a new D-10 about half that. Three million should easily cover several used machines, though, with all of the armor and other necessary modifications. Hiring operators might be another matter entirely.

[fhayek]

Maybe it would be cheaper to move the street?

[RockyTx]

rich people think that rules don’t apply to them

[skepsel]

Is dropping a tread anything like throwing a track?

[Radix]

That house looks like a monstrosity. It reminds me of those cubic condos in Montreal which originally served as housing for the ‘76’ Olympics. On the TV they did not look so bad but once I saw them in person I was horrified.

Reminiscent of the Soviet style of 1960’s architecture.

[alternatives?]

If you look at the other two homes in the picture it does look out of place and also looks too close to street.