Is there anywhere around that doesn't take setback measurements from the eave of the building? SMH...
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Is there anywhere around that doesn't take setback measurements from the eave of the building? SMH...
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Maister: moved from Friday Afternoon Club
Last edited by Maister; 04 Oct 2013 at 8:53 AM.
My previous community allowed eaves to overhang two feet into the setback.Originally posted by AG74683
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
We had a similar provision as well, though I think ours was a foot and a half.
And that concludes staff’s presentation...
Might be something for us to look at here. I can't believe how many times I have run into this issue even though I specifically say its from the eave.
18 inches bro.. it's all you need.
I can be a little uppity at the counter but today took the cake.
A former probation officer said a certain new development was bad news for town because it will breed nothing but gangbagers. I took offense because
a) i know quite a few families that live there and it is a great place to live and my kids love the neighborhood. It's very walkable, lots of parks and trails
b) home start around the mid 300's there, so pretty tough for the gangbangers to buy
c) i had a hand in writing the master plan and graphics for the entitlement of the project circa 10 years ago.
I basically told they guy that is a very rude thing to say. Should have smirked, "well you know the sticks breed nothing be meth heads and supremacists, but what do i know.
When someone yells "stop", I ask myself if I should collaborate and listen...
I have never worked anywhere that does it that way. Always an exception for eaves to extend 18 to 24 inches (depending on the jurisdiction) into the required setback, but setbacks are always measured from the exterior wall.
Children in the back seat can cause accidents - and vice versa.
Otisville alows 18 inches for eaves and other architectural features.
Well then I guess that's something I should change. Ours even includes decks and stairs in the setback measurement.
Turns out one of the 5000 previous planners here changed it for no real reason.
From the building wall, 24" eave encroachment allowed. Up to ten foot encroachment for passive solar (energy calculations required).
Ours is measured from the exterior wall, but bays, porches, stoops, and balconies can encroach into the setback.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
No exemptions for overhangs here . . . we're hard core.
We measure to the building....but we have an unwritten rule...my rule. Exceptions apply to eaves, porches, etc. Vertical clearance my butt.
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
How do you measure fence height?
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