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I'm beginning to get a hint, a gleam, a glimmer of a plan,* by which perhaps I may redeem my honor as a man proceed with my studio project.
Or rather, not "a plan" but "multiple options," which shall be prioritized based on desirability.
Plan A: The city lets me do exactly what I want and doesn't ask for anything more. FAILED.
New:
Plan B: I prove that I don't actually have room in my front yard to legally do as the city requests; I am therefore legally able to ask for a variance.
By my current measurements this is in fact the case, but I'm only short by one foot, and on this scale a mistake of one foot is actually easy to make. My measurements also rely on the rear fence line being an accurate indicator of my rear property line, which is a very large assumption. The only way I know of to check that is to hire an actual surveyor, though, which would run hundreds to thousands of dollars and have a high likelihood of turning up even more boundary line problems.
Outcome: unknowable. Best case, project is allowed to go ahead as planned. Worst case, project is denied on exactly the same grounds as before.
Plan C: I request a much smaller variance so that I may extend my driveway by turning it, instead of widening it. This would put even more driveway in front of the living room window, but it would leave planting space between the new driveway section and the road -- if the new driveway is turf block it could actually make a nice patio.
This would be ideal IF the giant rhody is moveable, because it could move six feet forward towards the street, but I'm still waiting on a response to the email I sent looking for a professional opinion on that. Even if the rhody had to go (*tears*) it would be preferable to Plan D.
While it does seem like this shouldn't require a variance, I actually asked about this option when I argued it all the first time and was told no. "Why?" "Because the second car would be blocked in." "But the second car is blocked in when you have a two-car long driveway too, and that's allowed." "Yes. No. It's different."
So it would still require going over the head of the guy who said no last time, but it would show willing/offer a compromise.
Plan D: Remove rhody (*huge tears*), build stupid driveway where stupid city stupidly wants it, cover driveway with giant planters filled with giant plants as soon as they sign off on the project. Plan D is also know as "Operation There's a Driveway Under There Somewhere."
*Bonus points for correctly identifying source musical and or character.
Or rather, not "a plan" but "multiple options," which shall be prioritized based on desirability.
Plan A: The city lets me do exactly what I want and doesn't ask for anything more. FAILED.
New:
Plan B: I prove that I don't actually have room in my front yard to legally do as the city requests; I am therefore legally able to ask for a variance.
By my current measurements this is in fact the case, but I'm only short by one foot, and on this scale a mistake of one foot is actually easy to make. My measurements also rely on the rear fence line being an accurate indicator of my rear property line, which is a very large assumption. The only way I know of to check that is to hire an actual surveyor, though, which would run hundreds to thousands of dollars and have a high likelihood of turning up even more boundary line problems.
Outcome: unknowable. Best case, project is allowed to go ahead as planned. Worst case, project is denied on exactly the same grounds as before.
Plan C: I request a much smaller variance so that I may extend my driveway by turning it, instead of widening it. This would put even more driveway in front of the living room window, but it would leave planting space between the new driveway section and the road -- if the new driveway is turf block it could actually make a nice patio.
This would be ideal IF the giant rhody is moveable, because it could move six feet forward towards the street, but I'm still waiting on a response to the email I sent looking for a professional opinion on that. Even if the rhody had to go (*tears*) it would be preferable to Plan D.
While it does seem like this shouldn't require a variance, I actually asked about this option when I argued it all the first time and was told no. "Why?" "Because the second car would be blocked in." "But the second car is blocked in when you have a two-car long driveway too, and that's allowed." "Yes. No. It's different."
So it would still require going over the head of the guy who said no last time, but it would show willing/offer a compromise.
Plan D: Remove rhody (*huge tears*), build stupid driveway where stupid city stupidly wants it, cover driveway with giant planters filled with giant plants as soon as they sign off on the project. Plan D is also know as "Operation There's a Driveway Under There Somewhere."
*Bonus points for correctly identifying source musical and or character.
