07-21-2013, 07:33 AM
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Originally posted by Carey
I have always advise that if you do decide not to build to code, make sure that you know your neighbor (helps if the neighbor is indebted to you)...as they are probably the only ones that would care to report you... the building dept has not shown that, right now, it is looking for violations, but if they are reported, they will pursue violations...
Hedge your bets: if you build something unpermitted, make it compliant and you might be able to get forgiveness later.
That said, you can't control the future neighbors -- and they're usually worse. People who already live there "know the deal", but new transplants tend to mistake "ag" subdivisions for a "residential neighborhood", next thing you know they're complaining about your chickens or something equally inane. (This is how the problems started at SPACE.)