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re: Any of you D.I.Yers ever build without a permit?
Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:24 pm to The First Cut
Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:24 pm to The First Cut
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Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:24 pm to The First Cut
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Permitting is not a money grab, if you think $125 covers inspection costs and administrative costs you are sadly mistaken.
No, I think the idea off creating a department that collects $20/day because I want a dumpster is a money grab.
Screw the permit fee, despite how absurd the permit is. As a taxpayer I am paying for someone to accept money because a citizen wants too hang a sign on their fence or install a new air conditioner.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:25 pm to St Augustine
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and a mew roof
Amazing how many people never pull permits for this.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 5:25 am to stout
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What a piss poor counterargument. History shows you are a moron.
Building codes, consumer safety standards, etc. all get adopted by various government agencies as a result of disasters that kill people. Cities have burned, buildings have blown over in storms, boilers have blown up in buildings, balconies have collapsed with partiers on them, etc. The codes get adopted, but if you don't inspect then they'll never be followed. It's patent ignorance of Anerican history to not understand why we have codes. It's patent stupidity to not understand that inspections are required to enforce codes. It's not about money, the fees are very small.
To earlier posters, municipalities are government agencies. I think everyone knows that individual counties across America didn't write the National Elevtric Code, they only adopted them into law. And I do not work code enforcement. There ain't any money in that.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 6:21 am to cleeveclever
I felt the same, who needs an f'n permit?! Two reasons I got one-if something happens, and you need to make an insurance claim, you may be shiite out of luck. Also-if the local auditor/county assayer uses aerial photos, and most do now, that will show up. (In our area, the folks who determine property taxes are the county auditors, not sure what they call'em in your part.) Those guys (in our area) have every building on the property on the plat maps and know when a new one is added, removed, or changed on the outside. Get a permit and deal w/it.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 7:13 am to cleeveclever
In Lafayette Parish, we have Metro Code. Now, don't get me wrong, I do believe in regulation. But sometimes I think that there is over reach. Maybe it's because I don't understand their reason. We bought a house and had it moved to family property. On this lot, there is a rental house that provides income for my mom. I was going to subdivide this lot so it divides property taxes. Can't do that in this parish if that lot is under 12,000 sq. ft. Our lot is a little over 15,000 sq. ft. I can't get a permit for a mechanical sewage system for under that. Only 1 plant per 12,000 sq. ft. We had to purchase a system that handles 2 households and pay extra to a abandon the old one. So now, if we have problems with it, 2 houses have sewage problems vs. 1 if they each had their own. I have a cousin that failed an inspection because 1 riser was 1/4" to high. There are other stories, but we are making progress. Hope to be done and moved in by mid Oct. I hear that other parishes are starting to follow suit as far as how strict they will be.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 7:14 am to LetTheValleyShake
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I believe they can make you tear whatever you built down.
Problems I have seen down the road have been when an insurance claim was made and the new upgrades were not done with a permit, then the insurance company may say those non-permitted changes are not covered.
They use the County or Parish records to determine payout on some types of claims.
This post was edited on 9/19/15 at 7:15 am
Posted on 9/19/15 at 7:25 am to cleeveclever
Of course!
Posted on 9/19/15 at 7:27 am to Hammertime
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I got fined for putting my fence 19'8" from the sidewalk, when it is supposed to be 20ft. Out of the 8 houses on my block, 6 of them have fences within 10ft of the sidewalk, most within 5ft, and one is a foot. Mine is furthest back, looks the best, only took me a day to move forward, and I still got fined for multiple things like fence too close, no permit, gate too close to park a full sized truck in the driveway when it's closed, no walkway gate (I don't have a walkway). I also got fined for not tearing it down. I ran it over with my truck that night, and the inspector came and told me not to touch it again. Two days later, I got fined for having construction debris in my yard. Then, I had to spend $600 on getting a survey, three days losing in court, and still had to get the permits. Yeah, it's a racket
I'm guessing this guy didn't check your knuckles before fricking with you.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 7:49 am to The First Cut
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To earlier posters, municipalities are government agencies. I think everyone knows that individual counties across America didn't write the National Elevtric Code, they only adopted them into law.
I was just making sure you knew that, as your response was "your solution is no building code" in reference to building without a permit. The absence of a permit does not mean the job will not be complete at or above code.
This post was edited on 9/19/15 at 7:50 am
Posted on 9/19/15 at 8:46 am to AUbagman
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This post was edited on 9/24/20 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 9/19/15 at 9:06 am to AUbagman
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The absence of a permit does not mean the job will not be complete at or above code.
What's crazy is that you can do things above and beyond code and still fail because you didn't follow code.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 12:31 pm to AUbagman
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I did all of my construction projects on my house without obtaining a permit (Huntsville, AL). As long as you don't work too early, work too late, and keep trash picked up, you should be alright. You're in the back yard, out of sight and out of mind. I wouldn't worry with it.
all it takes is one complaint and ur life gets messy
Posted on 9/19/15 at 3:37 pm to AUbagman
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was just making sure you knew that, as your response was "your solution is no building code" in reference to building without a permit. The absence of a permit does not mean the job
I don't know about Alabama, but Louisiana has rehibition laws with serious teeth in them. You lie on your affidavit saying that no unpermitted work was done and the new owner can force you to buy back the house. If you are going to comply with code any, it's absolutely stupid to not pay the little $125 fee and be done with it.
Posted on 9/19/15 at 7:07 pm to The First Cut
I bet you're the life of any party, huh?
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