ddxv
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Grew up off grid. House is a converted two story three bed barn that is quite nice, but my parents claim much or the work was done after permits were issued in the late 80s. They added additional windows as well, the house had a lot of windows, some or which were not permitted.
So we want to extend the tiny utility room to make more room for solar equipment and take it out of the main living area (currently in the 'pantry' and make it a bit safer (much more spacing, more conduit, concrete board etc).
Parents are adamant we can't get the county involved to get a permit as they have these fears in order of importance:
Does anyone have experience with this? For reference we are in a rural area down a long dirt road and off grid. County is Mendocino, California and the house or property is K class.
So we want to extend the tiny utility room to make more room for solar equipment and take it out of the main living area (currently in the 'pantry' and make it a bit safer (much more spacing, more conduit, concrete board etc).
Parents are adamant we can't get the county involved to get a permit as they have these fears in order of importance:
- They'll ding us for unrelated items like windows, a shed we built, decks and existing electrical. This could, they say, and I have also heard, end with the loss of our family home.
- It will increase property taxes.
- Maybe this should be first, the general complete distrust of 'the county'.
Does anyone have experience with this? For reference we are in a rural area down a long dirt road and off grid. County is Mendocino, California and the house or property is K class.