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[quote=Anonymous]The original complaints to the county were because neighbors were trying to figure out if this was allowable under zoning/code.

It was run up the chain and the county just kept saying that it was approved. Pat Herrity was contacted and media was contacted when it appeared that the county hadn’t really bothered with inspections and such.

Pat Herrity then took the possibility of zoning changes to the Board around the time the media came out to shoot the story. When the county actually came out to do inspections (due to the publicity this was about to get), that is when the setback issue was found.

Look, if it’s actually allowed under zoning/codes, there is little that the neighborhood can do other than work to try to change those so something this insane doesn’t go up in the future anywhere else.

Whatever happens from this point forward is on the county.

When Mike was interviewed, he said something about an office and playroom, just more space is what he claimed this was. Then the document showing this addition has 6 br and 6 ba showed up on this site. He’s lying. It looks like a motel because that is essentially what it is. Maybe it is for cramming as many family members as possible into the space, but don’t try to convince me that it’s just some extra “living space”. And yes, if that many people are living in that house, parking on that already narrow street is going to be a nightmare.

We have 2 Ashley models on either side of our house. Yes, they are pretty tiny (1500 sf), but they do contain 4 br and 2 ba. Most of the house is essentially bedrooms -2 on the ground level along with a full bath, a living room and an eat in kitchen. The 2 other bedrooms are upstairs, along with an additional bath. The upstairs is impacted by the roof, so it feels tight up there. We looked at a couple Ashleys when we were house hunting and decided to go with a larger colonial model. Our model is around 2200 sf and has decent sized bedrooms and other living spaces.[/quote]

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