Aerial pics for tax assessor

I heard the assessor in a nearby town was using GOOGLE MAPS to find new swimming pools. It seems to me there should be a law... peeping tom? With a sex offender registry to follow?
 
Sac Arrow said:
Seriously. At some point violence is justified.
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Just found out my county is limiting "impermeable lot coverage" (house, decks, porches, driveway, etc) to 15% w/o special permit, no more than 30% with special permits and remediation. This is for lake front property only, however, this lake has a 400 sq mi drainage basin and is surrounded by wetlands. It makes little sense, but my neighbor who had not yet rebuilt from the small cottages originally on this lake is now screwed....
 
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jhausch said:
Just found out my county is limiting "impermeable lot coverage" (house, decks, porches, driveway, etc) to 15% w/o special permit, no more than 30% with special permits and remediation. This is for lake front property only, however, this lake has a 400 sq mi drainage basin and is surrounded by wetlands. It makes little sense, but my neighbor who had not yet rebuilt from the small cottages originally on this lake is now screwed....
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Out here it is even worse...

We are limited to 10%... And the planning commision considers some bizzarre regs to define their precious... " Impervious surface" rules...

Like...

The driveway can be dirt, or gravel and they consider it impervious, even tho water runs right through that surface..

They take in the footprint of the structure based on looking straight down at it... Alot of people build with long tails on the roof to shed water and snow away from the foundation.. So. take a basic 50X50 foot structure and add 4 foot tails on the roof so the drip line is away from the base of the building.. Sounds simple and beneign, right..... NO:no:

You loose 800 square feet of your impervious surface allocation, even tho rain can be driven up againt the foundation and onto the grass with even a small wind present...

Friggin IDIOTS...:mad2::mad2::mad2:..
 
N801BH said:
Out here it is even worse...

We are limited to 10%... And the planning commision considers some bizzarre regs to define their precious... " Impervious surface" rules...

Like...

The driveway can be dirt, or gravel and they consider it impervious, even tho water runs right through that surface..

They take in the footprint of the structure based on looking straight down at it... Alot of people build with long tails on the roof to shed water and snow away from the foundation.. So. take a basic 50X50 foot structure and add 4 foot tails on the roof so the drip line is away from the base of the building.. Sounds simple and beneign, right..... NO:no:

You loose 800 square feet of your impervious surface allocation, even tho rain can be driven up againt the foundation and onto the grass with even a small wind present...

Friggin IDIOTS...:mad2::mad2::mad2:..
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In most places, your relief is through the Zoning Board of Appeals. It would be interesting to know how easy it is to get relief and how much it costs to file! My guess is pretty easy and relatively expensive for what you get.
Can you say revenue stream?
 
I don't believe you can see a 2" difference. Sounds more like somebody reported on you.

In Southern California, a company called Pictometry does the photography. I believe they fly around 5 to 6,000 ft. The photos are designed to allow the Fire Department, Police Department, and Assessors the ability to see your property from various angles. It it good enough to measure your windows, but it is not super detailed. Think of it as being around twice the resolution of Google map. I worked on a project to install Pictometry at work around 10 years ago. We use it to detect things like construction activities and to measure properties remotely.
 
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I know someone who had a dispute with his neighbor about a fence. The neighbor turned him in to the county. The county found all sorts of stuff he did without a permit or engineering drawings. He had to get the drawings retroactively and make some structural changes. I don't think it's resolved yet.
 
Everskyward said:
I know someone who had a dispute with his neighbor about a fence. The neighbor turned him in to the county. The county found all sorts of stuff he did without a permit or engineering drawings. He had to get the drawings retroactively and make some structural changes. I don't think it's resolved yet.
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And this is why it's really, really important to make nice with the neighbors! I'm not a huge fan of permits and inspections for everything. If you're a DIYer like I am, your neighbors always hold this trump card, just as I do them. Just play nice and nobody gets hurt.
 
N801BH said:
The driveway can be dirt, or gravel and they consider it impervious, even tho water runs right through that surface..

They take in the footprint of the structure based on looking straight down at it...
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Same here.
 
N801BH said:
Out here it is even worse...

We are limited to 10%... And the planning commision considers some bizzarre regs to define their precious... " Impervious surface" rules...

Like...

The driveway can be dirt, or gravel and they consider it impervious, even tho water runs right through that surface..

They take in the footprint of the structure based on looking straight down at it... Alot of people build with long tails on the roof to shed water and snow away from the foundation.. So. take a basic 50X50 foot structure and add 4 foot tails on the roof so the drip line is away from the base of the building.. Sounds simple and beneign, right..... NO:no:

You loose 800 square feet of your impervious surface allocation, even tho rain can be driven up againt the foundation and onto the grass with even a small wind present...

Friggin IDIOTS...:mad2::mad2::mad2:..
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There are ways around everything, you just have to think outside the box.
 
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