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421. Posted: 8 Aug 2013 17:03 - Properties / 120 sqft Colorado cabin = no permit?
...er cabins or homes nearby that can be seen from public roads, those owners most likely went through the permit process. Many of those who have jumped through the hoops and paid the fees may not take kindly to someone building something w/o a permit.
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422. Posted: 7 Aug 2013 19:28 - Properties / 120 sqft Colorado cabin = no permit?
I would give the county building dept a call, I've found the small county planners out here in the west to be extremely laid back and helpful. I'm not in gunnison county, but ultimately our buildin...
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423. Posted: 7 Aug 2013 17:27 - Properties / 120 sqft Colorado cabin = no permit?
My family has some land in Gunnison County in Colorado. I've discovered recently that you can build a 120 sq ft cabin in Gunnison County and not need a building permit (as long as it's not over 120 sq ft). Does anyone have experience or knowledge about this loophole? When looking through Gunnison County's ...
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424. Posted: 7 Aug 2013 16:55 - Properties / Questions to ask when purchasing land
... / Gals, I wanted everyone's opinion in with the questions I want to ask a realtor of a parcel of land I may be interested in. It's over 100 acres, in an unincorporated municipality (no building permits required), no roads (just lumber roads), no services. I'm not interested in roads or services, I can manage on my own. I do plan on getting Title Insu...
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425. Posted: 4 Aug 2013 13:26 - Properties / Crown Land Use Policy Report - Northern Ontario
...incorporated municipalities which means: Territories without municipal organization (ie.where there is no local government in place), are commonly referred to as "unorganized territories." Building permits are not issued in unorganized townships, as there is no municipal authority to do so. There are, however, unorganized townships that are subject to Minister...
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426. Posted: 31 Jul 2013 22:33 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
As I said in my previous post we needed a permit and got one. Not a building permit but as the above article states a zoning permit and it had to be approved by the board. We had to draw up a map of our prop...
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427. Posted: 30 Jul 2013 23:50 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
...ship...... and want to know several facts. Some points on this great site have been helpful....Thank you!! Looking for more clarity on: 1- Number and sizes ...including max height, of code compliant buildings allowed without permit and with permit. 2- Is having only composting toilets allowed ? (SUNMAR claims ontario approval..they are used in many govt...
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428. Posted: 27 Jul 2013 00:18 - Useful Links and Resources / Cabin plans?
...cratching your head here and there. These plans are not instructional material for beginners, they are minimally complete plans for experienced builders. They say there is enough for submittal for a building permit, so the basics should be there. For $25 I'd say it's worth it, but again, I haven't seen their plans.
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429. Posted: 26 Jul 2013 22:20 - Properties / help with OBC and two storey sheds please
Today I showed up at my property in Ontario to find a building official had made his way onto my land and posted a stop work order on two sheds I have built. One is 8x8 and the other is 8x12. His written reason for the stop work order was his cl...
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430. Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:29 - Member's Projects and Photos / Our High Plains Wyoming cabin
...your pictures, vision and the plan to build here. We have a section of land in Nevada in settings very very similar to yours and looking at your pictures and plans have given me some hope in terms of building on our property (which is mostly used by a rancher two miles down the road for grazing his cows). Questions are as follows: - Was the permitting process a pain? - D...
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431. Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:12 - Properties / Quebec construction code for chalet
hello I am a first time poster. My question concerns the building codes for a chalet in Quebec. What defines a chalet as opposed to a house. are the construction requirements the same for building materials and permit...
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432. Posted: 22 Jul 2013 23:22 - Properties / Building a cabin in Quebec
My recomendation is to clear it with the municipality. If the dock, building exists in the plans and you simply repair, you are good. If it is not in the plans but you have evidence they were there before laws changed I believe you can get them grandfathered...
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433. Posted: 19 Jul 2013 11:04 - Member's Projects and Photos / Northern Sierra 300 sq ft
...ar, post bases etc, nor does it include my time, about 100 hours total. Now I know why people build on piers. But, in the long run, I'll be glad I did this, because eventually I can add to this building and make it part of an approved permitted R-3 residence. Here's a pic of the back side, toward the slope, which had to be dug deeper due to the slope, causing...
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434. Posted: 7 Jul 2013 23:41 - Member's Projects and Photos / 14x28 cabin in NWL Michigan
...hem. They can be used for mobile homes as well. I used the 30" ones but they offer them in 15",40", and 48" models. The brackets on the frame are actually from UniStrut. Per our building inspector the 30" were just fine for our area and we needed to be 1ft from the corners and aprox 6ft of spacing between each one. They just started allowing the use of these on ...
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435. Posted: 29 Jun 2013 08:36 - Member's Projects and Photos / New Member
You guys are great! I'm getting so anxious. Ar is having trouble deciding between post and pier or concrete foundation. Not happy about the tax and building permit situation but he wants what he wants. Still contemplating the 14 x 24 rather than 10 x 15. At this point I just want a cabin. Any cabin. I'll be ...
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436. Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:50 - Member's Projects and Photos / 18x28 Northern Wisconsin
Thanks Dillio, Trollbridge I just started building the boardwalk I didn't realize I needed a permit for a 4 foot wide dock after applying for the zoning permit they realized I had low land and ...
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437. Posted: 25 Jun 2013 07:41 - Member's Projects and Photos / 18x28 Northern Wisconsin
...9;t remember if Lyman was linked also. You are very close to us! What side of Lyman? It is a nice lake-great for swimming and fishing...and loons! Lots of turtles. We go to Anna Gene Park often. The building inspector, Brian, is awesome as are all the township people. They really bent over backwards to help us get our permits-we had trouble with our bridge permit...
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438. Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:53 - Member's Projects and Photos / New Member
...But many rural areas of PA recognize the "Recreational Cabin Affadivit". The RCA replaces the bulding permit and allows you to build most cabins without being required to adhere to the UCC building codes (sewer and possibly other local permits may still required however). The RCA does carry with it several restrictions. Certain structures tha...
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439. Posted: 21 Jun 2013 16:30 - Member's Projects and Photos / New Member
...ds on what and how we will build. We can't afford the upkeep of two residences. What we are looking at is the no permit shed route. We have a spring, septic system and electric access. No building was on the land at time of purchase. Anyway~ We're thinking of starting with 150 sq. ft. (max here without a permit) and divide it up into 1...
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440. Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:42 - Member's Projects and Photos / 14x28 cabin in NWL Michigan
...Once we are inspected next week I'll be putting a wall up on the storage door side and 4x7 window in the area already framed for it (covered with peg-board now). In a couple years we'll be building a smaller 10x20 shed and I will take the double doors off the cabin to use for it and we're either putting in a sliding patio door or window in the spot. That 8x14 area will the...
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441. Posted: 18 Jun 2013 22:15 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
Hey We are in the process of getting our permit in Ont. we are zoned Limited Service Residential because we are water access only. That means 528 Square foot Minimum. Accessory buildings are not technically allowed without a permitted main building. But in reality they are almost always ignored unless you offend you...
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442. Posted: 18 Jun 2013 17:21 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
I've understood (possibly incorrectly) that buildings which are not the primary residence are accessory buildings. You can't just decide that it is or isn't an accessory building, it's ...
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443. Posted: 18 Jun 2013 17:01 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
I understand you need a permit for an accessory building, but i assume it is only for structures over 108 sq. ft. All the building guides provided by the municipality that I have researched tell me that i ...
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444. Posted: 18 Jun 2013 15:28 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
...pality some parts of some municipality's are still at 640 sq. feet .and no you can't include the deck in the total only enclosed space over 4 ft. high . best thing is to talk to your local building inspector . it does'nt say it all has to be finished inside. I have built both , a 24x24 with permit and a 108 without, no one will bother you about the 108 ...
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445. Posted: 18 Jun 2013 15:25 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
Oh also, to get a building permit in my municipality you need to already have a septic permit from the Health Dept. You can't get a building per...
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446. Posted: 18 Jun 2013 14:55 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
...minimum square footage for a dwelling is be 800 sq. ft. (I'm not 100% sure on that number.) Seeing as this is larger than what most tiny homes are, it would seem that we are out of options in Ontario except for building a something that is 108 sq. ft. I'm not even sure that technically allowed because it's supposed to be used for tool sheds and things like that. If they sa...
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447. Posted: 14 Jun 2013 14:15 - Properties / Building a cabin in Quebec
...r PDF's for information on the following: If you can't read French copy/paste into translate.google.com to get the gist. "Construction" = construction or "bâtiment" = building to know what rules are regarding construction. You may also need "Zonage" = zoning – to read about specifics to your area Landslide risk can be in a document about "...
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448. Posted: 14 Jun 2013 13:41 - Properties / Building a cabin in Quebec
... check with the municipality first though. Quoting: RakosThanks Avan. I do have a house, but the problem is they feel the gazebo is too close to my lake. And it was built by the contractor without a building permit (he said none was needed, it is not 'habitation'!).
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449. Posted: 14 Jun 2013 13:33 - Properties / Building a cabin in Quebec
...et for 2 stories. Also note that if your area is at risk for landslides (eg. a good slope present on your lot in an area with a lot of clay), they may require a geotechnical assessment prior to any building permit. If you border water (river, lake) this assessment is good for only 1 year! Everything you build will pretty much require a septic system (not just a tank)....
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450. Posted: 14 Jun 2013 13:31 - Properties / Quebec properties -- some (maybe dumb) questions
...et for 2 stories. Also note that if your area is at risk for landslides (eg. a good slope present on your lot in an area with a lot of clay), they may require a geotechnical assessment prior to any building permit. If you border water (river, lake) this assessment is good for only 1 year! Everything you build will pretty much require a septic system (not just a tank)....
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