got your permits?

[byrdman]

They didn't have pictures quite this nice, but when I filed for my little $75 permits, the Inspections Department guy pulled up on his PC a very recent aerial photo of my property. I thought at the time how easy it would be to have software scan for changes and pinpoint folks who didn't get their permit...

U.S. counties using hi-res multi-angle aerial photography to check for unpermitted decks, construction

 

[OH-MAN]

Very common now they will catch you if you put in something that was not done with a permit.

 

[Concrete Video]

DOWN WITH THE MAN!

I wonder if anyone has ever fought permit laws in the courts. My hometown doesn't have permit laws yet, but it bothers me...I should be able to build anything I want without alerting anyone.

 

[Ken Greene]

look for your house:
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/
or if your in New York State try:
http://www1.nysgis.state.ny.us/MainMap.cfm

 

[428]

Death and Taxes

Our lake house is in a remote and un-zoned area but septic permits and building permits are required. Awhile back they used arial photo's to determine sq. footage for tax puposes. We got hit with a huge increase. We challenged it and won because heated sq ft is what was taxed. Almost 1/2 of our roof covers screened porches which is exempt.

Where I live is zoned and they also require and use the permits to add to your sq. footage to increase your property tax since tax appraisals are only done every four years. One way or the other they're going to get their cut.

 

[Luckydevil]

Time to start building underground...

 

[dsprint2000]

Time to start building underground...

Or at least use a roofing product that looks like the landscape so is not discernible....

David

 

[OI812]

Time to start building underground...

I second that

Or at least use a roofing product that looks like the landscape so is not discernible....

Oh you mean green turf

 

[avsfan733]

just paint a giant middle finger on your roof. Does anyone know whats the rules on owning the airspace above your house? just curious i assume you don't but i mean you must own some because your house goes upwards? Get that put in the contract when you buy and they really got nowhere to fly and photograph...or just coat your roof with mirrors and claim the extra sqft was a lense flare...i have way to many really bad ideas tonight

 

[TOO Z MAXX]

The gov is worse than the mafia.

 

[Weekend_warrior]

The city here uses the trash guys, water, and electric company (city owned) to report new buildings of decks, sheds, and shops. I have a buddy that works for the city electric and they get 20 bucks to rat you out if the permit is not there.

 

[Runner94]

Just to let you know guys, I did find my house. Albeit, you can't see very much detail but it's there.

 

[Wile1Coyote]

Those are shot from a Satellite usually not a plane, Feel free to look for your house here, it is free.

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/

 

[iiibdsiil]

I wish they had a reward program, I would rat my ex girlfriend out in a heart beat.

 

[Double Venom]

Yee-hawww
I just passed my final electrical inspection today. Had me worried, didn't find out until Saturday that the grounds in all the outlets had to be crimped now! Boy how time changes.

Now, on to the final, 'Final'!
DV
PS did you know that if you have a bare concrete floor (read garage, basement, etc, and no, paint doesn't count!) that all circuits have to be GF protected?