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Is it a dick move to fill your lot/ building pad much higher than neighbors house?
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:24 am
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:24 am
Larger lots/homesites it's not really an issue, but what about in tight areas with small lots? (like Old Metry or Lakeview areas in NOLA).
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:25 am to The Mick
Not if you put in a chain wall.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:27 am to The Mick
Probably.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:27 am to The Mick
No.
Make it the way you want it.
Make it the way you want it.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:27 am to The Mick
quote:it will all eventually sink anyway
Lakeview
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:28 am to The Mick
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:29 am to The Mick
No but there are laws that don’t allow you to impede existing drainage flows.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:30 am to The Mick
Ascension believes a 3’ pad causes 2016 type flooding so they limit them at 2.99’ high. At 2.99’ high, they dry up the rain before it falls by somehow taking up less footprint.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:31 am to The Mick
Dick move? Maybe.
But if the parish signs off on the plans and your builder follows said approved plans then you’re good.
But if the parish signs off on the plans and your builder follows said approved plans then you’re good.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:42 am to The Mick
My house was the last built on the street. Higher than the 3 adjacent lots by 6". Every time it rains, my yard is high and dry. 
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:43 am to The Mick
It may be a dick move but it is the right move. Here in Florida there is a very clear law that you cannot change the flow of water based on something that you build that would change the flow of water from your neighbors property.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 11:45 am
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:43 am to The Mick
The parish has to sign off on how high you can build. You can’t just build at any height you want 
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:43 am to FlyinTiger93
quote:
My house was the last built on the street. Higher than the 3 adjacent lots by 6". Every time it rains, my yard is high and dry
i take it he meant several feet higher, not 6". 6" is negligible.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:45 am to poochie
Had the "high" house and the low house
High is better
High is better
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:45 am to MrJimBeam
quote:
The parish has to sign off on how high you can build. You can’t just build at any height you want
You think "the parish" is even looking at that? Even if they do, they're comparing it to decades old drainage maps.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:45 am to The Mick
A lot of the new builds in Old Metairie have built chain walls around the property. It causes drainage issues of the adjacent properties were relying on swales along the property lines to drain.
Have seen several properties where this is now forcing owners to put in drainage systems
Have seen several properties where this is now forcing owners to put in drainage systems
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:48 am to Boudreaux35
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You think "the parish" is even looking at that?
Plan reviewers absolutely look at elevations.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:49 am to The Mick
If your land causes your neighbors land to have drainage/flood issues that it didn’t have before, then yes.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:51 am to The Mick
It's a smart move. No guilt here.
You may also be required to raise it higher given the new re-calibrated Flood Zones.
You may also be required to raise it higher given the new re-calibrated Flood Zones.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 11:52 am
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:53 am to Boudreaux35
quote:
You think "the parish" is even looking at that?
In Jefferson parish they definitely are.
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