Building highlights

Our building process has been comical. Well, we have to laugh, or we would be depressed. The house itself is amazing, and the processes we are using are great. The hardest part has been getting to this point. Kevin got his contractor's license so he could be the General. But, our lovely city is very anti-growth. They like to make things as hard as possible, just because they can.

Here are some of our highlights (or lowlights, depending on when you talk to me) from our dealings with the city:

1. We needed to adjust the lot lines to accommodate the duplexes. We turned our paperwork into the city. After they sat on it for almost a month, they decided “right as I was about to approve your lot line adjustment” that they would no longer allow lot line adjustments in the city. Fantastic.
2. So, we had to submit for a minor replatt. That costs more money, and takes several weeks to accomplish. I talked them out of charging us extra, because that would be morally wrong as far as I am concerned.
3. After waiting the several weeks for the replatt, the city decided that under the replatt rules, we would not be able to build duplexes on the property. My dad did his homework before he purchased the property. He checked the zoning with the city, and they had told him that duplexes would be fine.
4. After all this drama, the city decided to grandfather us in, and let us do a lot line adjustment after all. Thanks, that only cost us almost three months, and several mortgage payments.

I have more pictures coming, but for some reason the disc that they are saved on is now coming up blank, so I will have to find out where they are. Sorry!