ebinmaine 67,567 #4251 Posted June 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: Still waiting on permits for the pole barn I think we got ours in like 6 days? And that took "so long" because the Code Enforcement Officer here is part-time... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #4252 Posted June 6, 2022 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I think we got ours in like 6 days? And that took "so long" because the Code Enforcement Officer here is part-time... It took me seven weeks to get the “environmental release” and now the permit application and drawings are “on his desk” as I was told two weeks ago. Now I get to assemble it in the middle of summer. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,596 #4253 Posted June 6, 2022 3 hours ago, 19richie66 said: Still waiting on permits for the pole barn. This makes 9 weeks. There’s simply no excuse for that… especially for a pole barn… very sad… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4254 Posted June 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: It took me seven weeks to get the “environmental release” and now the permit application and drawings are “on his desk” as I was told two weeks ago. Now I get to assemble it in the middle of summer. That's just ridiculous. We're hoping 🤞 to Close on the refi loan this Friday... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #4255 Posted June 7, 2022 Finished up the new roof on the magic shed. Of course, the neighbor had to come by and heckle, and get a close up of the Senior. 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,066 #4256 Posted June 7, 2022 Groundhog hunting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,597 #4257 Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, 19richie66 said: Still waiting on permits for the pole barn. PERMITS !!!? Those are what you get after the neighbors realize what you have already done. Just kidding, kind of. Edited June 7, 2022 by Achto 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,597 #4258 Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, adsm08 said: Groundhog hunting. Gas em out! Pump their hole full of exhaust & make sure they can't get out. Worked like a charm with the moles in my yard. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4259 Posted June 7, 2022 9 hours ago, Achto said: PERMITS !!!? Those are what you get after the neighbors realize what you have already done. Just kidding, kind of. My parents have always been on good terms with their local code enforcement officers over the years. Back in the mid-80s maybe? My father wanted to put up a little shed to store the kinds of things that usually fill up your garage because that was where we ran the carpet business out of. He calls Code Enforcement and the guy tells him the limit without a permit is 10x10. My father says, what if I want to go a little longer? How much is the permit? The CEO told him to make it 10 ft wide from street view, and longer if he wanted to, and then tell him he wasn't allowed to be on the property to investigate it. 😀 The CEO told him, I might be able to see it from the road and I might be able to think it's a little bit longer but if you tell me I can't be on the property I'd be trespassing, now wouldn't i? No permit. No problem. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #4260 Posted June 7, 2022 I can go 12x12 without a permit. That just happens to be the size of the outbuilding I plan on putting over the well pump. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,066 #4261 Posted June 7, 2022 13 hours ago, Achto said: Gas em out! Pump their hole full of exhaust & make sure they can't get out. Worked like a charm with the moles in my yard. No, this was recreational. They are the only thing in season right now and I'm out of bait. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4262 Posted June 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, adsm08 said: season Season? Come on up to my place and I'll let you aim around the yard at all the little rodents you want. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,795 #4263 Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 4:24 PM, 19richie66 said: Still waiting on permits Waiting on what? Wheres my big words book? Gotta love living outside the city limits in a rural county! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4264 Posted June 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Waiting on what? Wheres my big words book? Gotta love living outside the city limits in a rural county! The BBT and I wouldn't want it any other way. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,795 #4265 Posted June 8, 2022 Finally!!! Water goin in! Bit of a patch on the salt water cell curing now, and will finish plumbing tomorrow eve. Then on to a small deck for the ladder, and a gate. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,795 #4266 Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: The BBT and I wouldn't want it any other way. The city code enforcement guy hates us! LOL Were within a stone throw of the city limit line. While we like to keep our stuff up, we do it on our terms not cuz some barney fife wanna be felt like flexing his gums! Catherine considers it a public service to help folks challenge the guy in court. He tends to target folks who he can intimidate like the elderly. Heres an idea...offer help and solutions not outrageous fines for folks who already cant afford them. Edited June 8, 2022 by Wheel Horse 3D 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #4267 Posted June 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: The city code enforcement guy hates us! LOL Were within a stone throw of the city limit line. While we like to keep our stuff up, we do it on our terms not cuz some barney fife wanna be felt like flexing his gums! Catherine considers it a public service to help folks challenge the guy in court. He tends to target folks who he can intimidate like the elderly. Heres an idea...offer help and solutions not outrageous fines for folks who already cant afford them. We do live out of city limits a little ways. Tucked away between some farm lands and woods. The county we are in, a permit for what I am doing is just over $300. Soon, our son will start his house on the land in front of us. If they come out to survey and see that there is a barn on the property that wasn’t there and not on the books, it’s double the permit fee for working without one. So I thought I would do it the right way. If I had known over two months later I would still be waiting…… all my stuff would be under shelter already. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,233 #4268 Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, 19richie66 said: If they come out to survey and see that there is a barn on the property that wasn’t there and not on the books, it’s double the permit fee Our village finally started taking a harder line after lots of protests from neighbors over non-conforming and non-permitted work (partly it was "its my property, I'll do what I want" and partly "if they don't know about it my taxes won't go up"). The whiff of favoritism or neglect, however, nearly cost the village engineer his job. The "apologies are easier than permission" theory had gotten out of control. Now it's: Significant work and no permit? Remove it or we will come in and remove it for you--you have two weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #4269 Posted June 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Handy Don said: "its my property, I'll do what I want" Of course the country was founded on principles like that and now we know that the government is the landlord. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4270 Posted June 8, 2022 1 minute ago, lynnmor said: Of course the country was founded on principles like that and now we know that the government is the landlord. Another one of the multitudes of excellent reasons to live in Maine or New Hampshire 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #4271 Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Stood in the sun and watched motorcycles fly by last few days. Fun times! Edited June 8, 2022 by sjoemie himself 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #4272 Posted June 8, 2022 Removed yet another pile of trash off my Senior today! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4273 Posted June 8, 2022 1 minute ago, AMC RULES said: Senior Like that "no sheet metal" look. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #4274 Posted June 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Like that "no sheet metal" look. The PO hacked that fiberglass hood up so bad that it will be a be a complete restoration in and of itself. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,567 #4275 Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, AMC RULES said: The PO hacked that fiberglass hood up so bad that it will be a be a complete restoration in and of itself. Damn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites