JKSHulenburg t1_jad4i0e wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Reply to comment by Aberdolf-Linkler in They knocked down a house in my neighborhood but left a facade. by Mojo_art

There's a number of reasons to have setback requirements. Keeping the character of a neighborhood, providing space for easements for utilities, fire considerations (spacing buildings) ect

JKSHulenburg t1_jabboxp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:49 AM

Reply to comment by jg_bigboypants in They knocked down a house in my neighborhood but left a facade. by Mojo_art

They bought it for the land. But look at the house next to it. There must be a zoning ordinance for a setback on the lot and they left the wall to circumvent permitting for a new building and not have to follow the zoning and save 10'

JKSHulenburg t1_jabbhe2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:47 AM

Reply to comment by CrispiestCrispyCrisp in They knocked down a house in my neighborhood but left a facade. by Mojo_art

My dad had to do this for his garage. If he tore it down to foundations, he'd have to move it 30 feet from the house per code. By leaving 2 walls up at a time, it was a "repair" and it could stay in place.

If I remember correctly, the garage predated the house by 20 years and was built during the depression out of scrap wood. As such, it was falling over. It violated modern codes because it was just 4 feet from the house meaning any fire in the garage could easily jump to the house.