I do however think you should show coutesy to your neighbors. Otherwise its my land leave me the hell alone. Rules limiting builind on your property should be reserved for private communities only. VOTE THEM OUT! And make it clear why you did. You want to build something on your property and they say no. Whatever happend to poeple standing up to what they believe in? Its your government. Ill be damed if i will live in a place that tells me how big or how tall or what type of house i have to build. Save thousands on electrical and plumbing. Ass long as you do it right and it is inspected by a licensed contractor its fine. It is also common practic here to build your own new house and get contractors to sign off on it. There are many benifits of living in the so called country or the south. Its common here to add an additon to a room or a deck, a barn or garage and never have to worry about inspection. But does not enforce it really hard unless your doing something crazy. The county i live in has no codes or permits. Most being from lower populated states and counties. Their are many counties in many states that do not require a permit. Is there anything I can take with me aid in my cause to keep this sculpture? I go to the local court this Thursday to defend my art.
The building code is written so that anything with a roof is considered a building, and can not be created on any property with out plans and permits, apparently we live in a strict police state and even though we live with the ideal of pursuit of happiness, that includes nailing a few pieces of wood together, you are just out of luck.
There is no danger to another person or property besides my own. Did I mention the entire sculpture is built out of pallets and other found materials, there could be no plans submitted, the sculpture is primitive but has stood through two heavy winters, I live on a dead end facing a lake with only one neighbor who is proud to have a creative person next door. The tow code enforcer sent a summons to me for erecting a building without obtaining permits. I built a functional sculpture, composed of pallets to cover my car and motorcycle and to act as a base to the rest of the sculpture which is not complete, There is no electricity or water services to the sculpture, there is no floor or permanent foundation. Inevitably this is going to lead to some tragic consequences. Given the current economic circumstances I’m suspect that more and more people are failing to get permits in order to save money. I only wish more people would read that chapter in the book before they begin construction. In my book, The Building Process Simplified, I discussed the trouble people can get into when they cut corners and don’t do their due diligence before they buy property. One of the potential subcontractors asked too many questions, didn’t get hired and turned the owners in to the municipality. In another case, the homeowners only hired subcontractors who wouldn’t apply for permits. The defendant’s excuse for that one was that he bought the house that way. He then complained when the inspector saw that his deck had been built without a permit. He couldn’t even claim ignorance because he was in the building trade. Recently in court I had a defendant who had built an addition without any permits. I am always surprised about the things people build without a permit.