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Toronto couple built an addition to house without permits told to tear it down.
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In Galveston Tx, one city I know of in the US, they have that freedom to build almost whatever they want and it' causing problem. One person who built a beautiful home on the water, had his property value sink when the property owner next door decided to sell it to a developer who built a fun park with rides and the whole nine yards, The first owner is not impressed and seen his property value go south big time. I guess you'd be okay with that?Which is the rule book that lets us live all bunched up in cities without killing, robbing raping and rampaging over each other. Every society there's ever been wanted a rule book as soon as their numbers got past three. If someone wants to do whatever they want—with their property, or anything else—they can. Just as soon as they get to a place where they live all alone.
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Adam Vaughn is a fucking moron and crook. Probably was annoyed because he got no payoff from this. I cannot believe people keep voting for this twit.The only reason Adam Vaughan hates the decision is that he hates developers and what they might do to benefit from this case, even though these circumstances are in no way comparable to any potential case involving a developer building a high rise.
It seems that the complainants found a minor loophole but ultimately, it was the OMB who realized that after all this time (and a costly, lengthy fight), the homeowner/occupants have 'suffered' a lot, and if the home still fits the neighbourhood, they decided in their favour.
At the end of the day, it's still cheaper to get a permit and not go through with such trials and tribulations, and that's the lesson to be learned here. Will others want to go through such pain? Probably not.
A crook, how so?Adam Vaughn is a fucking moron and crook. Probably was annoyed because he got no payoff from this. I cannot believe people keep voting for this twit.
Having recently gone through the Building Permit process in Toronto, I now sympathize with this Toronto couple.
It took me 3 months to get a zoning review.
Then it took 3 months to get a variance
Then it took 6 months to get a building permit.
That's just slightly more than a year of complete and utter bullshit. BULLSHIT.
The province of Ontario legislates that municipalities must either accept or reject Building Permit applications for houses in 10 working days. It takes 6 fucking months with the City of Toronto.
Here's how it works (for a building permit, never mind the variance, and the Committee of Adjustment - which is this fucking kangaroo court).
1. You submit detailed drawings to the Building Department. (After you wait in line for 2 hours). At the time, they tell you 4 to 6 weeks. Fair enough.
1A, You find out that you have tree issues - so you have to do a song and dance there. You end up having to build this enclosure around the tree in the boulevard and give them detailed plans of that, AND a $2,700.00 deposit in case you kill the tree during construction.
2. After 6 weeks, you start calling, only neither of the 2 individuals reviewing the submission answer the phone. One guy's mail box is full and he never answers the phone. The other guy - you leave a voice mail and he NEVER calls you back. Not ever.
3. After 4 months, you get a letter in the mail with 2 or 3 issues on your drawings - in my case windows on the side of the house and an underpinning detail.
4. You resubmit Immediately.
5. You don't hear anything back.
6. You start phoning again. The odd time buddy answers his phone, he tells you that he will get to it when he gets to it.
7. You phone his boss, it gets you nowhere.
8. After 6 months, you get your permit.
6 fucking months.
They should all be fired. Every last one of them.
It took me 3 months to get a zoning review.
Then it took 3 months to get a variance
Then it took 6 months to get a building permit.
That's just slightly more than a year of complete and utter bullshit. BULLSHIT.
The province of Ontario legislates that municipalities must either accept or reject Building Permit applications for houses in 10 working days. It takes 6 fucking months with the City of Toronto.
Here's how it works (for a building permit, never mind the variance, and the Committee of Adjustment - which is this fucking kangaroo court).
1. You submit detailed drawings to the Building Department. (After you wait in line for 2 hours). At the time, they tell you 4 to 6 weeks. Fair enough.
1A, You find out that you have tree issues - so you have to do a song and dance there. You end up having to build this enclosure around the tree in the boulevard and give them detailed plans of that, AND a $2,700.00 deposit in case you kill the tree during construction.
2. After 6 weeks, you start calling, only neither of the 2 individuals reviewing the submission answer the phone. One guy's mail box is full and he never answers the phone. The other guy - you leave a voice mail and he NEVER calls you back. Not ever.
3. After 4 months, you get a letter in the mail with 2 or 3 issues on your drawings - in my case windows on the side of the house and an underpinning detail.
4. You resubmit Immediately.
5. You don't hear anything back.
6. You start phoning again. The odd time buddy answers his phone, he tells you that he will get to it when he gets to it.
7. You phone his boss, it gets you nowhere.
8. After 6 months, you get your permit.
6 fucking months.
They should all be fired. Every last one of them.
correct.Yup, try cutting down a tree on your property and see what happens.
Anything over 12" in diameter measured 4 feet off the ground and you are in trouble.
and thats a real shame. you should be able to take down trees on your property.correct.
Anything over 12" in diameter measured 4 feet off the ground and you are in trouble.
