When my Dad was working on a project outside, we got a notice from the city that we had to tear it down because we did not obtain a permit. The way the notice was worded made it sound as if a neighbor complained to the city...
After tearing the project down, my Dad looked into replacing an old shed. I took pictures of the old shed and the project before and after it was torn down not thinking it would come in handy.
We looked into what was needed to replace the old shed. No permits were needed for replacing an existing structure as long as it was not higher than 18 feet. We took down names of the city officials and what not.
My Dad wanted an 18 foot bright red barn. He was hoping to irritate the potential whistleblower. Well, on completion we got yet another notice stating something like "We have been notified that a project in violation of a previous notice has been completed."
My Mom tried to talk to the city about the fact it was separate projects. Emotional arguments don't always work, the lady was ignoring us. She didn't want to disturb the guy we had talked to months earlier until I pulled out my pictures.
Once she saw those, she ran and got the guy and it was all settled. I hope whoever "notified" the city wakes up every morning to this red beacon in disgust! I further hope the got told off by the city too.
Posted by Michael at November 15, 2004 10:11 AM