lowering the roof on a house...

[kma]

A city councilman in Utah , Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the east mountains, until a new neighbor purchased the lot below his house and built a new home.

The new home was 18 inches higher than the ordinances would allow, so Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the city to make sure they enforced the lower roof line ordinance.

The new neighbor had to drop the roof line, at great expense.

Recently, Mark Easton called the city, and informed them that his new neighbor had installed some vents on the side of his home.

Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the city to investigate.

When they went to Mark's home to see what the vents looked like, this is what they found:

[Wacky Racer]

[CatherineJ]

If that's true I love it.

[V12Les]

Good on him! The guy looks a fking knob anyway.

[Plotloss]

CatherineJ said:

If that's true I love it.

Its absolutely true.

However, the chap with the vents did remove them once the busybody had apologised for costing him $28K in extra works.

[King Herald]

Plotloss said:

CatherineJ said:

If that's true I love it.

Its absolutely true.

However, the chap with the vents did remove them once the busybody had apologised for costing him $28K in extra works.

Busybody?? If I built my dream home then some knobber threw up a shack in front of my view that was too tall I'd be complaining about it. Knobber was obviously hoping he could get away with it.

[V8mate]

Utah. That's where grandad marries granddaughter, right?

[Mattt]

Nice story

I've seen in some places - like Malibu - before planning is given bits of red tape are put up to indicate the proposed roofline - and allow comments on the application. I haven't seen that system here before.

[Mandat]

King Herald said:

Plotloss said:

CatherineJ said:

If that's true I love it.

Its absolutely true.

However, the chap with the vents did remove them once the busybody had apologised for costing him $28K in extra works.

Busybody?? If I built my dream home then some knobber threw up a shack in front of my view that was too tall I'd be complaining about it. Knobber was obviously hoping he could get away with it.

Planning consent aside, you do know that you do not have a right to a view, don't you?

[Swilly]

Mandat said:

King Herald said:

Plotloss said:

CatherineJ said:

If that's true I love it.

Its absolutely true.

However, the chap with the vents did remove them once the busybody had apologised for costing him $28K in extra works.

Busybody?? If I built my dream home then some knobber threw up a shack in front of my view that was too tall I'd be complaining about it. Knobber was obviously hoping he could get away with it.

Planning consent aside, you do know that you do not have a right to a view, don't you?

...unless of course you DO have that right.

[thetrash]

So why didn't he just build the house on the plot next to his in the first place?

[King Herald]

Mandat said:

King Herald said:

Plotloss said:

CatherineJ said:

If that's true I love it.

Its absolutely true.

However, the chap with the vents did remove them once the busybody had apologised for costing him $28K in extra works.

Busybody?? If I built my dream home then some knobber threw up a shack in front of my view that was too tall I'd be complaining about it. Knobber was obviously hoping he could get away with it.

Planning consent aside, you do know that you do not have a right to a view, don't you?

Says who?

[crofty1984]

Got a link? I can't see the picture!

[pdV6]

Mattt said:

Nice story

I've seen in some places - like Malibu - before planning is given bits of red tape are put up to indicate the proposed roofline - and allow comments on the application. I haven't seen that system here before.

Seen it once here in Bristol when a load of new flats were going in on the waterfront, completely obscuring the view of the houses behind them. Not quite sure what the point was, as the flats got built anyway and the views are presumably all gone.

[Poledriver]

If it's true then........

But that last photo, with the guy in it, does look photoshopped!