Posted on 01/06/2018 9:24:25 AM PST by plain talk
Did I say anything was wrong with pole barns? I do not give a hoot about your stuff, why would I?
Here is a better view. To me it looks incredible.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3620040/posts?page=27#27';
They applied for & received a permit for the treehouse. IF there was a conflict with zoning, the permit should have been denied & the reasons stated BEFORE it was built.
Seems the city/county screwed this up....not the home owner.
IF I apply for a permit to build something, that usually also includes INSPECTIONS at various stages of construction. IF all of that occurred, then I say the home owners built it in good faith. Setback is OK, etc.
Maybe a ‘Variance”.
“This is a abuse! You’re looking for 12A, next door.”
“What a stupid concept!”
As are traditional wood frame houses. My brother was a home inspector for a while and he never once inspected a wood frame house without finding tell-tale signs of insect infestation of one kind or another.
Typical bureaucratic harassment of tax-paying citizens here. So it doesn't meet the zoning law? Let them have an easement then. Let them pay a one-time fine. The treehouse isn't an eyesore (in fact, it's the opposite). It's not bothering anybody.
Zoning laws are in place so that there is a mechanism to correct a situation where there is true harm or damage done to the community. Do you know why almost every public beach has a sign saying "no alcohol permitted"? It so law enforcement has a mechanism to evict drunks or other jerks who make trouble for others. You don't have cops walking around beaches inspecting coolers or harassing the average Joe who might have filled empty Gatorade bottles with margaritas (an old trick of mine!). The rule is there to deal with troublemakers. Not to come down on people who are minding their own business, being discreet, and not making trouble for anybody.
The story reported they were told by the town that they did not require a permit. The couple did go for a permit but as I said they were told they did not need one. It was after that Tree House was built and someone complained that the routine check turned up the fact that there was no permit issue.
Everyone is missing the obvious, the problem is not the permit, but rather they built it on a setback where they did not have rights to build it. The reason the permit is getting thrown about is; if they had gone through the actual permitting process it would have caught the setback issue.
Bottom line it’s the owners fault for building on the setback.
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