permit? I don' need no stinking permit!

The back half of my house used to be a trailer. The front half was added as an addition with a full truss roof over the whole mess.

The trailer caught fire, and so I pulled it out and demolished it. Built the entire rear half of the house, even enlarged the foot print slightly.

Was I required permits? you bet. BUT.. the only permit I actually applied for was the electrical permit, to get a new service entrance. I could have just re-done it the way it was before, ( feeding off the adjacent building ) and even put it to code.. but wanted the separate entrance.

I suppose nosy neighbors would have forced me to work in the system, but I slipped through the cracks.

I am planning to put up a large awning in front ( see : roof ) yeah, very large. I DON'T plan to get a permit. I figure if the work is up and done in a weekend, then they can just sit and stew.

I'm sure it helps that I am two miles out of city limits as well. Unfortunately, I AM on a major roadway.