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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking at the aerial photos, the addition doesn't extend much beyond the original back of the home. To the extent there is a setback violation, it certainly wouldn't be new. How were the neighbors able to live in their home without that full 8 feet?[/quote]

The property line may not be a straight line, so while the structure might be built on a straight line, that doesn't mean that it mets the entire set back if the property line isn't straight.[/quote]

Right, but the point is that the rear of the structure only seems to extend 5 feet further back than the original structure. If the new structure is crosses the 8ft line, then the original one did, too. There's no significant difference here.[/quote]

You really can’t ascertain anything about property lines by looking at an aerial photo available online. You need to be looking at a professional survey that was produced for the purpose of building a structure. This type of survey was apparently not done for this project, so it is possible that the foundation of the new extension was following the lines correctly.

My understanding is that the county is investigating the situation. It’s more complicated than just looking at a picture. 
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