Well, of course we want to build a house, as soon as we reasonably can. Should be easy enough, right? (no, not really)
We certainly don't need a full 19 acres of land. Our very good friends, let's just call them the Redoy family, went in on the initial purchase with us. Should be easy to plan, survey and split off their parcel, and sell it to them, right? (not quite... might take a couple years... doh)
Is there anything we can build or do on the land right away? (nope, not so much)
Only approved use of parcels zoned R3 is single family residential, with no accessory structures before a primary dwelling having approved certificat of occupancy, only one single family residential dwelling per parcel, of a minimum 1200 sq ft ground floor area, no more than 50% of building surface shall be vinyl or aluminum siding, must obtain and display valid building permit, before which you need 6 other permits, with approved inspections, and all allowable exemptions approved in writing, blah blah BLAH OMGZ shit.
Ok then. Let's forget about all that for a bit and just enjoy the beautiful abundance of nature, eh?
This is the neighbors house. Our for sale sign was still up.
Family gathers for an exploratory hike into the parcel
And we're off! Machetes and loppers in hand
Had to bushwhack our way in
Made it back to the creek!
Later that month, we took another hike.
Some trails already exist.... hmmm
J was still so little!
Some remnants of past recreation dotted the landscape
Finally in late January, there was a dusting of snow. Early 2012 came to be known as the-year-without-a-winter.
A toast!
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