12-04-2009, 05:36 AM
i keep hearing references about people who got their building permits finaled and had requirements that had nothing to do with their building. such as having to buy a refrigerator. having to plant a hedge, having to tear down a bathhouse, having to move a shipping container. etc. etc. my question to anyone who has gone through this: do they walk around your acreage looking for stuff, or do they just inspect your house? are some inspectors more reasonable or are they out looking to screw folks? my last inspection was in the early 1980s and was a piece of cake so i am a bit concerned here. it seems so silly with all the unpermited structures in puna why they would play gestapo with people who are getting permits... any firsthand experience out there??