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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, knock on your neighbor's door and tell them you are planning a construction project and want to loop them in. Ask to set up a good time to meet. Bring your architect/developer and/or a set of the plans, depending on the scope of work you are doing. Know the extent to which your plans impact their property. Leave the notification letter/response with them - they are supposed to return it to you. If they are uncooperative or difficult, send them a copy of the letter via certified mail. They have 30 days (I think?) to return the letter - if they don't return it and you have followed all of the steps outlined by DCRA, you can begin construction.

You don't have to notify DCRA of any of this or the steps you took to notify them - but you definitely need the documentation that they were notified and signed off (or didn't) in case there are problems later with your project. [/quote]

Thank you, this was helpful. Out neighbors are already OK with the project and have seen the plans. We just need to know how to go about officially notifying them for DCRA purposes.  I suppose we can send a certified letter and just keep the receipt with our records. Sounds like DCRA doesn’t need this receipt for the project file. [/quote]

OP, I think you are missing the forest for the trees.  I am not the first poster but I think that it is [i]very good advice to take the letter over personally[/i].  If I received a certified letter from a next- or back-yard neighbor I would be highly offended and annoyed at the rude behavior of people whose actions were going to result in my inconvenience and impede my ability to live peacefully and quietly in my home with my family.  If your construction is going to negatively impact neighbors by noise, inconvenience, etc., then you owe it to them to hand-deliver the notice and to give them your cell phone number and email.[/quote]

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