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........... We had friends who bought years ago in the Florida. They were head over heels for a home that had a gorgeous view and that was what "sold" them. Before they signed on the dotted line, they showed me pictures and I immediately asked if there was any buildable land in front of them that could eventually block that view. They had not thought of it and so they asked and the realtor was kind of vague. So they went to the County land & deed recorder and sure enough there was still a buildable plot and yes it could block the views based upon height restrictions. They walked away and 3 years later they saw a huge home being built that would have destroyed their views.
Home buying is not for the fait of heart.
Something similar happened to a friend of mine, except he actually bought into the condo building.... In his situation, he bought a top floor (somewhat fortunately) condo unit, across the street from the beach, in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Directly beachfront, were a number of "single story", but about 6 feet off the ground, cottages. Being on the third floor of the complex, his unit had view that went right over the tops of the cottages, and he could see the ocean from his balcony.......for about 5-6 years.
At that point, a "developer" came in, bought 4-5 of the cottages, tore them down, and built a 12-14 story, "luxury high rise complex" in place of the cottages.
I just recently purchased a house in the Town of Hempstead. There is a restaurant parking lot that borders my backyard. There is only a 6 foot chain fence between my yard and the parking spaces. People pull in head first. Having young children that play in the backyard, I’m always nervous that someone is going to accelerate through the fence. Is there any zoning or setback laws that require more than a chain link fence?
I am curious what attracted you to this particular house, since you have young children, and you are "always nervous" that someone may drive through the fence?
What was the upside of this particular property? I hope you got a good deal on this house.
If there was a zoning law, that would have come up during the inspection, don't you think? Is the chain-link fence yours or does it belong to the restaurant? I really don't think it's incumbent on the Town of Hempstead to protect you from the possibility that that a car will accelerate through the fence. In fact, I am thinking, and I am not sure what would prevent an accelerated car from driving through the fence.
Remember the most important factor when selecting Real Estate? Sure, you do -
I just recently purchased a house in the Town of Hempstead. There is a restaurant parking lot that borders my backyard. There is only a 6 foot chain fence between my yard and the parking spaces. People pull in head first. Having young children that play in the backyard, I’m always nervous that someone is going to accelerate through the fence. Is there any zoning or setback laws that require more than a chain link fence?
That's a question you ask BEFORE you buy the house, not after. You're like the people who buy a house by an airport and then complain about the noise of the planes taking off and landing.
My friend alleys told me to NEVER buy a house near a business area. What is a nice quiet today can easily be a body shop with paint fumes in a year. At no cost would I purchase a house that lines a commercial zone
I have no issues with the hardware store that butts up against the side of the house where I live. The owners are nice enough to let the locals park in their lot (as long as it's after hours) during snow emergencies. We don't do that odd side-even side nonsense. It's "we've declared a snow emergency. We will be plowing certain areas of the cities on such and such date. If you live on one of those streets make sure your car is off the street when the plow comes down." My city tows a lot less cars than the surrounding cities.
I love when someone posts a question or problem they are having then never return back with any replies. It's annoying. Please be courteous and respond to peoples questions.
Ok so here are a few more details. It is an IHOP and he owns the house for roughly 9 years now base upon this earlier post. He has only made 3 posts and one was in reply to his first post.
I just recently purchased a house in the Town of Hempstead. There is a restaurant parking lot that borders my backyard. There is only a 6 foot chain fence between my yard and the parking spaces. People pull in head first. Having young children that play in the backyard, I’m always nervous that someone is going to accelerate through the fence. Is there any zoning or setback laws that require more than a chain link fence?
I love when someone posts a question or problem they are having then never return back with any replies. It's annoying. Please be courteous and respond to peoples questions.
I thought it was common sense that if you moved in next to an airport or train station, you petition to make them move or at the very least, be more quiet.
I thought it was common sense that if you moved in next to an airport or train station, you petition to make them move or at the very least, be more quiet.
No, that only happens to automobile race tracks..................
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