on 7/20/2008 10:57 AM Boden said the following:
SteveB wrote:

Don Phillipson wrote:


You may find out your
contractor needs a building permit for the work you want done.


It's likely you _will_ need a building permit. Most towns where I work
require a permit for any permanent construction. Heck, they require
permits for anything but paint.

Your town doesn't (yet) have a Historical Preservation Review Board.
They issue the permits to paint, approve the color and finish.

Love those liberals.

I used to live in a town that had a Historical Preservation zone.
No AC units in the windows, no vinyl or aluminum siding, outside paint
could only be Colonial colors, etc. They went so far as to regulate
Christmas tree decorations visible to the outside. A single white or
clear electric candle in each window was all that was allowed.
A new resident of the zone protested the zoning ordinances by painting
his house and trim in shades of purple. I thought it looked kinda cool,
like something out of Disneyworld. I never found out what was the
resolution to the dispute, since I moved away.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County
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