John Dirks Jr Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 (edited) I thought you guys might humor this. This house is a couple miles from me and sat unoccupied following its construction several years ago. I always assumed it was a setback problem because it was oddly too close to the roadway. What I saw today when I drove by confirmed my belief. If you want to see the setting from Google Earth, the coordinates are 39.094444 N 76.576687 W The Google Earth street view still shows it before the chopped it off. Edited March 21 by John Dirks Jr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 Wow. WTAF happened that it got this far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 7 hours ago, Bill Kibbel said: Wow. WTAF happened that it got this far? I know right. You would think the AHJ would have threw the flag on the footing inspection. Maybe even the grading permit. I figured these pictures might be good for a few laughs at any training event. Help yourself. Grab the Google Earth angles to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 (edited) On 3/22/2023 at 12:06 AM, Bill Kibbel said: Edited March 27 by John Dirks Jr Duplicate post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 I suppose it’s possible they knew they had a problem earlier in the initial construction and decided to continue and file for an easement. Then the easement was denied. I’ll get the property address and run the permit info and see what it says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 Just talked to a friend who got a couple of shots earlier in the modification process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 It wouldn't surprise me if the house sat for years longer before eventually becoming demolished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Mistakes happen. I once worked on an apartment building that ended up being built 6" over the boundary of the neighboring property. It was discovered during the ALTA survey at the very end of construction. The original surveyor's E&O insurance paid to buy a 1' strip of land from the neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 There is a 60s development nearby that has 100 houses on 200' circle lots with the remainder being common area. In the early 2000s the HOA decided to update the surveys to GPS. They halted after 18 lots were done and only 3 homes were within their 200' circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 I guess that house is too tall to jack up and move. I inspected an older rancher that has one back corner carved off like that, too close to the sideline with the neighbor. The lot lines hit the road at an angle, and I imagine the builder measured his front corner and laid out the foundation from there. The alteration appeared to be recent and sloppy, probably by one angry home owner. Sometimes the owner can apply for and get a variance if he goes around and gets signatures from neighbors. Setbacks from a public road are a different matter, no tolerance there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted May 17 Author Report Share Posted May 17 The finished buttoning up the siding. It’s weird when you approach it in a car because the angles make it look like the entire house is leaning over when compared to the house next door. It almost makes you dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 Ugly son of a ....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 (edited) Which kind of setback will the landing off that door violate? So close to the road the landing might need to include a de-cel lane. Edited May 18 by Jim Baird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 If you ever get to inspect it, call for collision protection, concrete barriers or bollards. That door is a fire exit, out of the frying pan into the oncoming traffic.😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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