Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment + 12' wide issue":
We needed the "certified" survey from an actual survey company in order to apply for a DECK permit from the town - it was their requirement for that. I don't know about any of the other permits you get from them.
The compliance officer from Lake Adventure knew we were going to put up a deck before we placed our new trailer. NO ONE from Lake Adventure, either verbally or in writing (on the trailer permit application papers that they give you) told us or even suggested we get a survey done BEFORE the trailer was delivered. LA doesn't require it for trailers and I think they should. (If LA had really looked, they would have found one of the original rebarb markers from an original survey and could have measured off that, instead of "guessing" where our boundaries ran. After all, we do pay a trailer permit fee which according to the bylaws is to "help defray the cost associated with the Campsite Maintenance Inspector who has the responsibility of verifying that all placements are in accordance with their respective Trailer Placement Permits.")
So, my advice to anyone getting a new trailer is to get an actual certified survey done before you buy it just to protect yourself. This way, YOU know exactly where your property lies and what might have to be done to fit the trailer you want. If I didn't already have one, I would definitely get a survey before I did anything else that could be scrutinized by the town for compliance. Surveys aren't cheap (can run $300-600) but in the end it is worth it to avoid the aggravation and extra expense that it will cost YOU (definitely more than the cost of the survey) to fix any problems. DO NOT DEPEND ON OR ASSUME LAKE ADVENTURE BYLAWS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOWN CODES & REGULATIONS! For example, LA bylaws measure the side setback as 7.5 ft from the edge of the chassis, excluding tip-outs and slide-outs to the property line. The Town requires 7.5 ft INCLUDING tip-outs and slide-outs when measuring.
Monday, December 1, 2008
comment + 12' wide issue
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Who does surveys in the area? I saw US Geological Survey Co in Milford in the yellow pages. Does the LA office recommend any one in particular? What is the sense of having bylaws that are not in compliance with the township? Sounds like a waste of time and money and added aggravation for the homeowner.
ReplyDeleteI'll check but if I remember correctly measurements are taken from exterior corner to corner excluding tipouts, bay windows, overhangs, etc. which makes the trailers 8 and a half feet wide. The twsp seems to be measuring the trailers the way a 12' wide home would be. Our bylaws may have been correct years ago but apparently not any more. The compliance officer needs to meet with the zoning board to find out what other changes have been made over the years and update our bylaws. You can't fight city hall.
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