Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "Man Unhappy With Zoning Regs Moves His House 12 Ft" video.

@Londubh Things along those lines are fairly common when something has been grandfathered in. Once something has been completely torn down, you're typically starting from scratch. If it's partially standing, you often times are allowed to rebuild a similar structure in it's place, even if the current rules wouldn't permit any construction.
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That's extremely generous of them. When a municipality took the only buildable portion of a piece of property my Dad owned, they just paid for the piece they wanted, not the rest of it, even though it made the entire land worthless due to the topography.
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In all fairness, somebody screwed up if that was the case. The house should have been grandfathered in if it had been properly permitted and built prior to the property line being there. And if the line was there first, then the people approving the permit should have known that when approving it.
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Yep, it's worth noting that the cost and expense of moving a building on a property doesn't really change much whether it's 12 feet or 200 feet, provided you've got a path to get there. Most of it is the lifting and the setting back in place after you've got the new foundation in.
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Probably not much. They can't arbitrarily raise taxes on the portion on their side of the line. Nor can they seize it either. If he chooses to build something on that side of the line, they could potentially tie that up with regulations, but realistically, I doubt they're going to care.
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@Phosgg94 Yep, there's a lot of technology that the Amish use, people miss the point that there is no blanket prohibition on technology, there's just a very conservative view on it and a lot of consideration for the impact that it will have on their community. There are Amish computers, they're pretty basic and have religious studies materials included, but some Amish communities permit them to be used.
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@CoRin-o4v It happens. My parents bought a piece of land the year before last that's divided into 3 pieces. Historically, there was a railroad that ran through it, so there's one piece of property on each side and one for the right of way for the tracks. So, 3 bills. Although, each bill isn't that large. They could have them consolidated into one property, but then they'd be one piece of property forever, and if for some reason they wanted to split it up again, that would be a bit of work. I'm not sure these things are as unusual as most of us would think. Especially for property in more rural areas that was platted out with older technology and techniques.
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@Garth2011 The issue is that the property is in different jurisdictions. Without moving property between them, it's not something that can be resolved.
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@bobblacka918 Yep, I think on the balance having zoning departments is a net good. The problem is that so often the politicians that get to decide what the rules are screw things up. There's also the issue that a lot of those sorts of things have to be located somewhere and most people don't want to be next door. Although, being next to a club isn't a big deal if you're the sort of person that works a night job.
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