Thread: damn town code
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02-27-2008 06:54 PM #9
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..
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
EG
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