Lakefront property code enforcement

jazzman · 08-01-2011, 04:47 PM

I've been looking at a number of island properties and it seems that a pretty good percentage of them have more bedrooms than the septic permit calls out and many have bunkhouses that don't appear to have ever been properly permitted. Also many have more dock than is at least allowable today.

Does anyone have any experience with issues with the town or state on these sorts of issues? Would a town actually make you tear down a bunkhouse that has been sitting there for 25+ years without a proper permit?

I can't find any grandfather rules on the DES web pages about docks. I'm looking at a place thats around 20 years old and has a nice U dock that I know you couldn't get a permit for today.

08-01-2011, 04:47 PM	#1
jazzman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mont Vernon NH & Big Barndoor Island Posts: 321 Thanks: 4 Thanked 184 Times in 62 Posts	Lakefront property code enforcement I've been looking at a number of island properties and it seems that a pretty good percentage of them have more bedrooms than the septic permit calls out and many have bunkhouses that don't appear to have ever been properly permitted. Also many have more dock than is at least allowable today. Does anyone have any experience with issues with the town or state on these sorts of issues? Would a town actually make you tear down a bunkhouse that has been sitting there for 25+ years without a proper permit? I can't find any grandfather rules on the DES web pages about docks. I'm looking at a place thats around 20 years old and has a nice U dock that I know you couldn't get a permit for today.