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Wayne Whitney wrote:

On 2009-03-25, HeyBub wrote:

In order to get a permit from the city to do some remodeling (upgrade the
kitchen, paint the exterior, etc.), he has to fork over $15,000(!) to have
an asphalt sidewalk installed on his 60' frontage.

He's not remodeling, he's doing a complete teardown and building a new
house. That's why the sidewalk requirement kicked in.

Wayne

Maybe he can use a loophole often used around here -- leave a small
section of one wall somewhere. Then it's called a remodel.