Ralph Cramden wrote:
Ivylog wrote:
If you get a feeling that the controlling authorities or neighbors are not in favor of your project, I would STOP. You did put a refundable deposit on the property subject to permitting approvals...written by a real estate attorney and held in Escrow by him/her.
Palm Beach Motorcoach Resort in Jupiter,FL hoped to open during the winter of 15-16. This winter they have some sites finished after having to change or redo almost everything...the counter top was 3/8th" to high.........
Your local authorities enforce codes. A counter top being 3/8" too high was most likely something to do with ADA. A public service counter can be no more than 36", an accessible counter with sink can be no more than 34" to the top surface of a sink. Even a mirror is not immune. No more than 40" to the reflective surface. That's ultimately driven by the feds. Sounds like the owners, or their contractor, did not know what they were doing.
But permitting for anything can be a real bear in many areas especially when a zoning change is required.
Here is a case in point. We have campground near us in PA that had been in place for years and wanted to expand its size. The owners also intended to franchise in to KOA. They finally were able after 8 years of trying. Almost every resident along the 3 mile country road leading to the place, probably 150-200 residents, fought tooth and nail for years to prevent it. It was actually comical. Some made huge banners out of bed sheets and hung them on the fronts of their homes in protest. The campground owner told me she had close to a million invested in attorney, redesign, and other costs over 8 years related to the approvals. It's now enlarged and a KOA, but at times she was ready to just throw in the towel.
Don't ever discount the fact that others in the area are going to be dead set against you using your property as you desire for a whole host of reasons, with #1 being people are basically ******** in general. Not in my back yard.
Where is this campground?
I think I would make it a point to give them my business as a show of support.
