Building permit attempt #2 - Success!

After returning home from my first attempt at filing for the building permit, I emailed and called Mark. He called Brad at the building department to get the scoop on how he was measuring building height. In the end, our resolution was to get rid of the planned ground-floor door on the back of house and replace it with a window. That way we can keep the garage door in front, which we felt is more important. 

Mark made plan revisions, we sent them all back over to Rick for engineering wet stamps, and they were ready to go two weeks later when we got back from a Spring Break trip with the family to San Diego and Ensenada.

Below are the revisions we made to the site plan as a result of the first visit.

My next visit to the the building department on April 20th was successful, and I was able to fully submit for the building permit. Of course, I also went away having acknowledged that I also needed to get a driveway permit, officiall an “Approach to County Road”.  A cool additional $215, which I filed for over the phone.

This time I went solo because Katie needed to help a neighbor with some medical appointments. This time, the lunch stop on the way back was to Arby's.  Those curley fries are just the best.

I stopped by the entrance to the property on the way back and took these pictures. Still 4 to 5 feet of snow here at the winter parking spot, and more as you venture in. These pictures are about 1/2 mile from our actual lot.