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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a quote from the denial letter of what the homeowner thought:

Although the addition is unfinished, you explain in your request that the finished wall will be done in "standard vinyl siding — approximately one inch in thickness," resulting in a final right side yard setback that “will be around 7.3 feet."[/quote]

Vinyl siding isn't that thick, typically a projection of 3/4”. I suppose the corner trim could project 1". Again, someone should have submitted a drawing. [/quote]

There’s insulation under the siding, which adds some more thickness. I suppose one could cheap out on the insulation to save bulk, but then you’d be paying extra on heat and air conditioning every month. 
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Insulation? What's that?[/quote]

Haha, right- they’re doing this as cheaply as possible. Who needs insulation?
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They do make insulated vinyl siding. It's better than nothing, but that's not "standard." However, what is standard vinyl siding? There's no end of styles and shapes.

Again, tell the BZA exactly what you are installing and include the product documentation. Completely self-inflicted problem leaving "standard vinyl siding" up to the BZA's imagination. [/quote]

They knew exactly what was meant. They just weren't going to administratively approve a controversial project. The homeowner needs to demonstrate he's willing to go to court.[/quote]

How could they know what was meant without any exact measurements to examine? How do you know what the board knows?
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Don't be obtuse. We all know what the homeowner intends to install. And if they were going to install foamboard, it would have been on the permit application.

But no one installs foamboard on an addition, and certainly not at this price point. Separate from that, the width differences between vinyl siding options is negligible.[/quote]

Then the builder should be able to supply exact measurements, not approximations. At the very least, a drawing should have been supplied. [/quote]

How many building applications do think include such measurements?

The county knows if foamboard was in the plan or not. And they know how thick vinyl siding is.

I don't blame them for not administratively approving this, but the "siding thickness" rationale is absurd.[/quote]

If it's not in the application, the county doesn't know.

BTW, how thick is vinyl siding? [/quote]

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