I'm rollin now!!
 

Time to do the happy-dance. I've been dealing with this shit since April. See all them "Approved" words? They actually did come through the air today!

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Reviews for Permit Number
201307691

Issue Date Issued By Description Status More Info Comments
10/18/2013 2557 RESID ENG-LOT GRADING-INITIAL Approved
10/11/2013 2557 RESID ENG-DRIVEWAY INSP-INIT Conditional Approval Conditions INSTALL 15" CMP - RICK W - 10/14/13
10/09/2013 3813 RESIDENTIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW Conditional Approval Conditions -SITE APPRVL FOR SFD W/WRAP AROUND PORCH & DET STORAGE BARN 40X48 ONLY- MAINTAIN 108 TREES IN THE UPLAND & A NATURAL 15 FOOT BUFFER FROM WETLAND
10/09/2013 3813 FLOOD REVIEW Approved * FLOOD ZONE A05/C, STRUCTURE PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE C, ELEVATION CERTIFICATE NOT REQUIRED
10/09/2013 3813 RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSING REVIEW Approved
10/09/2013 3813 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING REVIEW Approved
10/09/2013 3813 FINAL PROCESSING REVIEW Approved
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Reviews for Permit Number
201307693

Issue Date Issued By Description Status More Info Comments
10/09/2013 3813 FLOOD REVIEW Approved FLOOD ZONE A05/C, STRUCTURE PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE C, ELEVATION CERTIFICATE NOT REQUIRED / FEE W/201307691
10/09/2013 3813 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING REVIEW Approved
10/09/2013 3813 FINAL PROCESSING REVIEW Approved

Congrats, build it quick before they change their minds.

Hold on there King Mosabe, my grandfather Chief Running Bull to me that that 20 acres you want to build on is an Indian ancient burial ground. I'm thinking Hank should call and tell them?

I'm on it. Got the excavator bringing in fill this week-end. Should start construction the second week of Nov.


Ric, It woudln't surprise me if they don't have a department just for that. They have one for everything else.

Good news Tony. Now you get to deal with contractors instead of the gubment.

Congrats Tony. You worked hard for this, and it is going to happen. Then you will have a big party and invite everyone. :)

Congrats Tony,
With all the crap you've been through will help you appreciate your new "Crib" that much more!
Ms. Grumpy that party thing sounds like a good idea! I wonder how many we can get into Tony's Nomad. :banana:

Made a little more progress. All the fill is in, graded, and ready to go. Contractor will start Monday. Temperory power pole is set, power hooked to it, portable toilet is on the job-site. Gate is done too.

Hope i get an invite for beer and shooting from the back yard porch.
Congrats on your huge victory.

Congrats ,better to deal with a contractor anytime than the govt .At least you can fire the contractor if you need to.

Congrats, won't be long now, but you know

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Sure. Where are you at in Fl? The guy that did the final grading asked if he could deer hunt on my property. He set up a trail-cam, but I haven't heard back from him about what he caught on it. I'm in the Northern part of Citrus County, Dunnellon.

Glad to hear things are finally going your way.

I thought you were in some kind of gate community or some kind of neigborhood association that was trying to stop you from building. Is it leagal to hunt around your area? The last thing you want to do is have someone shoot the pet deer in your area.

Or your donkey if you get one .

That was last year. I had 3 acres that was in a HOA. The guy had 350 acres that he sub-divided into smaller parcels, some 5 acre, some 10 acre, some 20 acre, and the small 3 acre lots. I wanted to build basically the same thing on the 3 acres that I am building now. The HOA didn't think I needed that big of a garage. We ended up going the legal route. They finally decided that I could in fact build what I wanted. They said the building was too tall, but the Covenants of the HOA say you can't store a motor-home outside. I had to show them the actual dimensions of a MH and had to make them understand that you can't put an 11' foot high vechile in a garage that is only 10' tall. But, after finding out what a bunch of ass-holes a HOA can be, I wanted no part of them. So I sold that property and bought the 20 acres I have now. It is very secluded. There is wildlife galore on the 20 acres. I'm only about 1/8 of a mile from where I was before. I had no idea the power that a HOA has. They can tell you what color your roof can be, what color siding you can have, what landscapeing you can have. I researched Section 7.20 of the Florida code extensively, which deals with HOAs, and was shocked at how many rules they can put in place and enforce. My brother was the first one to buy property in there, I was the second. All the members in the HOA bought years after we did. The HOA rules consisted of 11 rules when we bought. After the millionaire lawyers bought property, they made new rules. The rules now consist of a book that is a half an inch thick, with all kinds of legal mumbo-jumbo. They actually did me a favor, as the 20 acres is a million times nicer property.

It all worked out for the best Tony. I can't see you living under the thumb of an HOA. I know I wouldn't want to.

I agree, I won't live where they have an HOA either. My wife found a house she loved that had one, but I couldn't even have a car trailer at the house and they had to approve the color of the house. Glad you found a place you can enjoy and do what you want.

It is so sad that society is telling you what you can do on your own property. I understand that it is supposed to make sure that the neighborhood stays nice. But sometimes it just goes too far.

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Looking good ,keep the pics coming .

That's moving right along. Looking good.

Crew was busy today. This is the storage building-shop. It's 40x48x14' high.

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Interesting building process. Looking good and at 14 feet a lift could go in there no problem. Are you plumbing for a bathroom?

Yes on the bathroom. I'll put a 3/4 bath in the shop, two full baths in the house. There will be a 6' whirlpool tub in one of them.
They do all the roof framing that is possible on the ground, then use a crane to set the trusses. I've never seen it done that way, but they build a bunch of these post and beam buildings that way. Doug says everything that they have done so far looks very good. He is real picky too, so that is a good sign. So far, they are ahead of schedule.

Use of a crane for the trusses is very common here in FL. My family's construction company used to "stick build" everything by hand up in the northeast.

Looks great so far, hope things keep moving. The weather has been decent.

Okay, now it makes sense. I thought that roof line looked a little low. So what's the schedule look like for having it roughed in? Looks like they're moving along pretty good.

I talked to the building inspector for the County today. I had a few questions about the plumbing code, as I found conflicting info on the State site and the County site. Turns out the County has it's own set of rules and those are the ones I need to follow. The inspector has been out to the job-site twice, not for inspections, but because I asked him to have a look at the Contractors work. He is impressed so far, says they are being pretty meticulous about everything. He said he tried to find something to make him think "where in the hell did he find these clowns"? Couldn't find anything, which makes me feel pretty good about the crew.
Carpool, that's the way we build up here too. I've set some trusses that were downright scary to flip into position. The shop I have here is a two story and we set these with a flipper pole. Hang on!! Here she comes!!!
Hank, I don't have a solid date for completion. The crew will do the shells only, then Doug and I will do the rest. I may have the HVAC done by a friend of mine, will have to see what his time frame is. I plan to go back down right after the first of the year to do the plumbing and electrical ground work. When that is done and inspected, the concrete guys go in. I want to get the well and septic done after that. Then I can take my time. I don't want to be down there working in the summertime. Too hot and muggy for me. Remember, I'm a cave dweller.

First off there is a issue with only a 3/4 bath in the pole building. If Hank and I come down in his motorhome there needs to be power on the pad that we park his motorhome on, and I'm sure we will not be allowed in the house, so I think it would be a good idea on your part to have a full bath with a outside entrance from the motorhome pad. I have attached a few pics of what I'm thinking for the bathroom.

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If no full bath, this is what you will see when you get up in the morning and see from your deck.

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That last pic is a scary sight ,which one of ya'll is that ?

Amen to that

Ok, OK, Ric. You get your own full bath! When did you take my picture? I don't remember seeing you that day when I was on the porch. Maybe I was too involved in the phone call?

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Very cool, I can't believe you are not down there during this exciting time. But I know your charible organization "Strippers without boarders" need you at this time of year.

As for the pic, I took that just before you made lunch for everyone.

Looking good Tony. Now you won't hit your head when you walk inside.

Looking good, what I could see past the finger in the photo. Lol

I took a couple pictures of my project last week and my finger also got in the photo. Dang small camera's.

That is shaping up nicely ,wish they had pics of the crane hoisting the trusses up ,never seen one built like that .

I didn't get any pictures from my brother for two days. He had to go out of town. I'd like to see them set them too.

Save some of the leftover wood for my target stand.!

I'm a pack-rat. I'm keeping all the scrap! I had my brother make sure those 6x6 cut-offs are put in a safe place.