| RicodJour 2006-11-21, 9:25 am |
| Don wrote:
> "Rick Bass"> wrote
>
> Its an ambiguous number Rick,
> You'll have to talk to the *chief plans examiner* directly, in person (don't
> do it over the phone), to get the correct info.
> Show him your plans and survey with legal description and he'll make a
> determnation.
>
> I happen to design homes on an assortment of islands that have differing
> requirements on how to measure a homes *height*.
> On one island they want the height measured from the finished grade to the
> peak of the roof.
> Another island they want from finished grade to *mean* roof, which is
> mid-way up the roof.
> Another one they want from underside of 1st floor framing to peak of roof,
> etc., etc.
I've also seen heights limitations based on the average grade along the
front of the house, and, this one killed me, based on street elevation.
Gee, that makes sense - if you live in Holland.
In any event, that one story plus 17' is weird. That's a damn tall
roof on top of a story. Maybe there are a lot of 15/12 pitches* in the
area...
R
* That pluralization really pisses me off. There is
abso-frickin-lutely no reason to stick an E in there. It's like
someone deliberately decided to make the word more complicated than it
needs to be. It should be pitchs. Who do I talk to to get that E
removed?
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