Our plans for an addition were just rejected by the city/county
Apparently the neighbors “Grand Oak” is effecting us.
We didn’t include adding the sidewalk (apparently is required if the addition is over 1000 sq ft)
Adequate drainage shown on a ‘grid” <— unsure on this one too
and this one ‘Adequate cross sections showing relationships of stuctures, swales, or other pertinent features shown? <— this one i’m unsure with it is.
The sidewalk thing is a new rule that recently went into play
the Neighbors grand oak status just blows my mind
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copper spikes in that oak
it won't be bothering you for long
not that I would ever condone killing a healthy tree
Apparently the neighbors "Grand Oak" is effecting us.
Did it say whether it, the oak, is covered under a landscape ordinance, a hysterical district thing, or a parkway easement. Any of the above can 'force' you to take care to preserve the tree--said preservation sometimes being required on the plans. Good news, sometimes that's as simple as a protective fence noted on the plans (which the inspector will require you to install, too). Worst case, you need somebody with a wet stamp to declare that your construction ought not harm the tree in any way (which might include planks or temporary gravel roads over the root "foot print," at worst).
We didn't include adding the sidewalk (apparently is required if the addition is over 1000 sq ft)
A lot of places are adding sidewalks for ADA compliance. Some places are making people pay to make the entire sidewalk compliant, which can get right dicey right quick.
Adequate drainage shown on a 'grid" <--- unsure on this one too
and this one 'Adequate cross sections showing relationships of stuctures, swales, or other pertinent features shown? <--- this one i'm unsure with it is.
These appear to be one and the same, but wanting different drawings. A number of jurisdictions are requiring an engineer to certify how much rainwater runoff any property or project has. If there's a nearby water "conservation" district, they'll require it, and in spades.
From the quote, I'm guessing there's a checklist item for how much run off the site is expected to have,and where said run off "goes." If there's a WCD, there'll be a maximum amount of allowed runoff, if your site has more than that, you have to have a retention pond, which must be shown on the plans (along with all "structures" that fill said RP).
Now "cross sections" is a civil engineering term that usually refers to connections with storm & sanitary sewers (and almost all swivel engineering gets wet stamped).
This may sound dumb--dumb as in, "my monitor don't work!" "Is it plugged in?" dumb--but does your AHJ have a permitting checklist?
But wait, there's an "Ah Ha1" in there--if you are "under" one checklist, and they have recently changed the list, "they" are "supposed" to let you follow the one you started (as you did so in good faith & ernest, etc., yada yada yada). Now, they are the AHJ, and you're not--you may have to "lump" it.
Trust me, I know exactly the pain your are feeling--prep and entire submittal for one town, only to learn at the end that the survey is wrong, the property is in the next town over <grrrr>.
Or, if your are particularly unlucky, you submit plans to the plan checker who has just been ordered to cold turkey quit tobacco, caffiene, and alcohol . . . this morning.