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Tag: planning department

January 1, 2025 at 5:21 am

City Rules Ban Demolition Of Decrepit House, So Owner Does Minimal Renovations And Let’s A Storm Finish The Job

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Diego Caumont

Those laws backfired completely.

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August 28, 2024 at 7:49 pm

Homeowner Wanted To Add An Extra Floor To His Home, But The County Planning Commission Wouldn’t Approve It. So Did His Research And Found A Loophole That Allowed For Adding Basements With No Permission

Source: Pexels/Deden Alifa

Once again, a local government getting in the way of people’s wishes. 

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