Land Question

[Descant]

Originally Posted by Lake Fan

Very good answer there. The surveyor/civil engineer should also be able to advise on lot grading, drainage, and the location of the house and improvements after all the encumbrances are accounted for.

Just out of curiosity, how long did the permitting process take? I know someone just getting started building on an island and was wondering what the timeframe was like? Thanks in advance for any info.

DES is pretty good (30 days) once an application is complete. If you DIY, it make take a bit of back and forth to be complete. A hired pro should not have much in delays. The delay comes when DES sends the application to the local CC. They may take 30-60 days to get you on the agenda, and they meet mostly once a month. If it's a complicated plan and they want to do a site visit, that can add time. A CE or surveyor can tell you what his experience is in most towns. Ask before you hire.

[Asloren1]

Lake Fan: Town and DES have 30 days to respond…if they have any questions, you will have 30 days to rep,y to that….then they have another 30 days to reply to you again….so, plan ahead and expect it to take several months.

For our recent project, we had submitted plans in November and I believe I had DES approval in Jan.

Also…to the original poster…if your structure is out of the 250 and it’s just driveway, you may be able to avoid shoreland permitting, but check with the town and survey engineer on that .

[secondcurve]

Hi:

That is a good piece of information. Depending upon where I site the house on the lot it could partially be in the 250 foot zone or totally out of the zone.

Thank you

[codeman671]

We used David Dolan for our survey, variance with Meredith for our deck and shoreland permitting. He did a great job getting everything we needed.

If you have an idea of what you want for a house, I would pick out a design so that they can work it into the plan to ensure you have the space and grades that work.