Builder claims woman has no permit for garage, blocks her garage with tree.

[thetransporter]

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada...ID/2297980414/


Your thoughts -

[rage2]

My thoughts? LOL hahaha.

[spikerS]

fuck i wish I could get these videos to work while at work...

[G]

Good on the developer. She probably try to screw them over just to save a few bucks.

[Sugarphreak]

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[thetransporter]

Originally posted by spikers
fuck i wish I could get these videos to work while at work...

what blocking? i can circumvent it for u- maybe

[mo_money2supe]

I live in the area and have driven by that house on numerous occasions; have always wondered what was going on there. That said, shouldn't this have been an issue with the home builder and the City and NOT the developer? By the way, this builder is definitely a "favourite" among beyonders.

[benyl]

My guess is that she is over the 45% land coverage:

http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/DBA/Pages/...e-or-Shed.aspx

[bjstare]

You could get rid of that with a sawzall in about 17 seconds.

Also, LOL

[DeleriousZ]

What's the problem? It's probably just being used for storage anyway?

[G]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak


So.... what exactly stops her from taking a saw and getting rid of the tree? Or just driving it over, lol.

Statistically speaking since she is older, oriental and a woman sooner or later she will mow it down.

[Evo prec]

seems like another fob trying save some pennies and cut some corners

[Go4Long]

Definitely looks like WAY over 45% coverage.

[spikerS]

Originally posted by thetransporter



what blocking? i can circumvent it for u- maybe

Nothing blocking it per se, just takes like 20 mins to load these videos from any of the outlets on my work comp. Any other video from any other source is just fine.

[DeleriousZ]

Originally posted by G


Statistically speaking since she is older, oriental and a woman sooner or later she will mow it down.

[90_Shelby]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak


So.... what exactly stops her from taking a saw and getting rid of the tree? Or just driving it over, lol.

The lawn and tree are on city property.

[lilmira]

WTF haha, I can't believe that guy from the builder/developer kept a straight face in the interview. So who built that garage, the original builder or a separate contractor hired by the owner directly?

My guess would be like this, the owner wanted the garage, builder gave them a high quote, owner said that's too expensive and found someone else to do it for cheap. Owner had not a clue about permit requirement. Builder didn't give a shit since they didn't get the money. The other contractor only cared about building the garage, permits and such were the owner's responsibility.

[spikerS]

Originally posted by lilmira
WTF haha, I can't believe that guy from the builder/developer kept a straight face in the interview. So who built that garage, the original builder or a separate contractor hired by the owner directly?

My guess would be like this, the owner wanted the garage, builder gave them a high quote, owner said that's too expensive and found someone else to do it for cheap. Owner had not a clue about permit requirement. Builder didn't give a shit since they didn't get the money. The other contractor only cared about building the garage, permits and such were the owner's responsibility.

+1

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by lilmira
WTF haha, I can't believe that guy from the builder/developer kept a straight face in the interview. So who built that garage, the original builder or a separate contractor hired by the owner directly?

This has nothing to do with the builder. The Developer sets the way they want the community to look. That's why when you build in a new community you get choices of specific front elevations, colors, etc. The developer owns all the land around the yards and probably had this tree planned to go there from the start. Was it kinda dickish to put the tree in front of the door for the garage? sure...did they do anything "wrong" nope. And the tree would have been on the plans filed with the City had they done the permitting process properly for building the garage in the first place.

I know there's a giant hate on for the builder on this forum in general, but in this case they had nothing to do with it.

[Rarasaurus]

The developer also has their requirement for the boulevards to The City. They follow the landscaping plan in order to get final sign off. The home owner built the garage and got the permit on their own. The City should not have granted a permit for this garage but they did by accident. I am sure they will give a relaxation and it will be resolved.