Got a problem. Have a next door neighbor, who is the best guy EVER. ...but I think he's getting really bad information from the town planning board. I think the town is misreading their own zoning regs, and giving him permission to build an illegal structure.
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7/ I didn't include preprinted mailing labels. The docs that HE HIMSELF WROTE specify that there is a fee to apply, and he mangled the construction of the sentence, so the ACTUAL DOC says that the fee pays for the mailing and pre-printed stickers, but he says "YOU provide them"
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8/ Read this carefully. The clause at the end of the sentence, ", and two sets of ... mailing labels", either (a) is part of the explanation for what the fee covers [ my stance ] or (b) ... has no verb associated with it at all. (c) "you must provide" is not a valid readingpic.twitter.com/11Ri2zBNPy
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9/ OK, next question. Please read the following. I submitted my application today, and it was stamped as received in full TODAY. When would you guess the meeting will be held?pic.twitter.com/xVDoCyZ7CV
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10/ My answer: "the board will schedule a hearing within 30 days of receipt of your property complete application" means "within 30 days of today". i.e. by 30 November.
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11/ The Building Department guy told me that he's going on vacation next week and then sending out the letters when he gets back...and I THINK I heard him say that it will occur "at their December meeting".
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12/ I'm not 100% sure I heard that correctly, so I'll wait for the letter to arrive, but I think he is (YET AGAIN) misreading the clear text of the policy, and instead of scheduling a meeting in accordance with the law, packing this issue into a meeting 2 months out. sigh
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13/ Look, I'm not a rocket surgeon. ...and that's cool, because these laws are not Rocket Surgeon Law. They're pretty darned simple. You just sit down and READ THEM. ...and yet this dude has made mistakes every single time his eyes brush over the legal code. Grrr.
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14/ This is a fine question. I have scanned the entire code and not found such a reference. I asked the building department if this was the case. The building department said "no, we consider this barn a primary residence, so we use XYZ setback"https://twitter.com/PittLabs/status/1057687793428766721 …
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15/ Two things: (a) the XYZ setback is not actually the correct setback for a primary residence; it's "X if possible, X-1 if that's the best you can do, X-2 if ... and AT LEAST Q" (b) the structure is not a primary residence; code discusses both residences and non residences
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16/ Basically, the building guy - through ignorance or mistaken bon homie - decided to let neighbor build something at 30 foot front setback, 15 foot side setback, when the code mandates 50 & 30 respectively. There is NO textual support for his position.
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17/ Someone is going to learn something about the Rule of Law in this conflict, and it's not going to be me. https://twitter.com/Stoner_68/status/1057688324356427776 …
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18/ Agreed. Code also defines "primary residence" as having customer living facilities, including kitchen. This does not. Also: it specifically says that attached structures may not grow forward into the setback.https://twitter.com/PittLabs/status/1057688896698490881 …
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19/ I'll pay $20,000 in lawyer fees before I pay a penny in dangeld. https://twitter.com/Stoner_68/status/1057689112671674372 …
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20/ Wife mentioned in passing "I think that after a few years in this town you already have a reputation in town hall as a ... formidable ... opponent." Yes. Morlock brand.
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21/ My favorite to date was grilling the police chief at a town meeting. "I see here that the 2 new officers will cost $50,000. Is that correct?" yes "...but they're hired in July, so the full year cost is $100,000, correct?" yes
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22/ "...but that doesn't include uniforms, safety gear, firearms, lockers, or body cams. That raises the cost to $120,000, yes?" yes "but then we add insurance, so the cost is actually $140,000, right?" <sigh> yes
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23/ "So your proposal says that the cost is $40,000, but all included, it's actually $140,000, is that correct?" yes "One last question. You said earlier that our town is the safest in the state. How much might these new officers improve our ranking?" <defeated silence>
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