With seemingly dozens of lots available for 5000 or just a little more I'm thinking of just grabbing one to put up a work shop on.
Anyone have opinions ( good or bad ) or recommendations for favorite/preferred streets ?
Horror stories to talk me out of it welcome too.
Mahalos in advance.
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The lots are too small. You'll be listening to your neighbors even with the windows closed!
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You can do what others have. Buy multiple lots side by side and build in the middle, and/or get lots that border the forest reserve.
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quote:
Originally posted by riverwolf
You can do what others have. Buy multiple lots side by side and build in the middle.
It doesn't work that way unless you legally make all those small lots one large lot.
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So John if I understand person cannot built their house on 2 lots example on the lot lines unless you join them.
How much to bring 4 lots together so I can build in the middle?
I'm glad you spoke up
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It is called consolidation. Usually not a problem. I don't think it is an expensive process. The planning department is generally happy to reduce the number of lots in Puna.
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Rob is right. I know somebody who did this, and the County was quite obliging.
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I am going to suggest that you dont consolidate 4 lots. Build your house on one of the center lots within the setbacks for that lot but dont consolidate.
If there should ever come a time when you would like to sell off a portion (or even down the line your children might want to) - it is very hard to "unconsolidate" them.
But yes, Plan Dept LOVES to consolidate the smaller lots especially. Currently lots cant be under 10K SF, back in the day it was much smaller (approx 8000 SF but it depended on where).
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rusty h, your question pretty much has been answered by the previous posters. It's a fairly easy process to consolidate lots, all you need is a licensed surveyor to provide a new survey map of the consolidated lots to the Planning Department. You also need to post a sign on the lots to provide public notice of your intention and you need to notify all your neighbors within a certain distance to the lots. One thing to remember though, even if you consolidate say five lots into one, you still have to pay HOA dues, if there are any, on all five.
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Nanawale has strong neighbor hood board that insures compliance with their C & Rs so the workshop would have to be at least 880 square feet with an finalized permit in a certain time frame .They are also very strict about Albezia removal ,which sometimes is the primary reason for the low lot price , all of which will protect your investment once you are an owner.
