{"id":13430,"date":"2024-02-02T14:53:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=13430"},"modified":"2024-02-22T17:40:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:40:16","slug":"approved-permit-and-inspection-schedule-for-our-small-modular-cabin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/approved-permit-and-inspection-schedule-for-our-small-modular-cabin\/","title":{"rendered":"Approved Permit and Inspection Schedule for our Small Modular Cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We have a jobsite box, but nothing is in it yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We don\u2019t have a permit yet, but we have a job box ready for it.<\/p>\n

It should not take this long to get a permit, so Taylor went down again to try to shepherd it through. They said they had sent me an email about the problem and I found it in my Spam folder.<\/p>\n

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Google Satellite View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The problem is the driveway. Because we are using the driveway the city put in off Comet, instead of making a new driveway off Dartmouth, the driveway is on a different parcel from the house. It doesn\u2019t matter that we own both parcels. We need to \u201cdeed that part of the property as an easement for the property in the rear.\u201d We already gave the city an easement to use that property, but that doesn\u2019t matter. They want us to have another survey and grant right of way. Taylor called around, they want at least $1500 to survey an easement. Another survey! We must have paid for 10 surveys here already! And do we really want a permanent easement through the back yard of this house?<\/p>\n

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Google Street View of the driveway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a driveway for that parcel. They can see it on Google Satellite and Street View. It turns a sharp corner and runs really close to the back of the house they built on the lot next to ours. The flag was there first, so the builder knew how close the house is to a surveyed off driveway, but still… My daughter and her husband use the driveway to park their camper.<\/p>\n

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The official driveway on the permit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taylor re-applied for a building permit with the driveway coming off of Dartmouth. He marked it with a parking area and a walkway to the cabin. If we have to, we can put in a bridge.<\/p>\n

The driveway we put in will be the construction driveway. The driveway off Dartmouth will be the official addressed driveway.<\/p>\n

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The approved permit application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The permit application shows how far from the property lines the cabin will be.<\/p>\n

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Construction sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They agreed. The new driveway is a construction entrance.<\/p>\n

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Construction driveway sign off Comet Drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The permit now says<\/p>\n

Jobsite Address: 2194 Dartmouth Rd
\nJobsite Directions: Construction Entrance will be off of Comet Drive. Sign in Place<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Finally! Something in the Job Box!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The permit is approved. Now we can finally move forward!<\/p>\n

The email from the city also informed me that the waterway we just worked on is now considered a blue line stream and we can\u2019t build within 50 feet of it. Good thing they hadn\u2019t made that decision before we built our house, since it is about 5 feet off of it. They must have come out right after a rain. The whole mountain seems to take this route to the brook, but it is dry the rest of the time.<\/p>\n

About a week later we saw someone wandering around in the back yard. It was a surveyor. Taylor said they had never called back, but somehow they got their wires crossed and were out there surveying for the easement. Cliff called Taylor, Taylor called the surveyor and he left. But we have another set of pins and flags. This must be the most surveyed piece of land in the county.<\/p>\n

Modular Home Inspection Schedule<\/h2>\n

Are you wondering what inspections are required for a modular home? Most of the inspections are already done where the house is being built. These are the inspections that are done here.<\/p>\n

Required Inspections<\/strong><\/p>\n