Local Government Tried to STOP Us - We Found a Way Around!! 

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I live in Putnam County. I’m an AC contractor. Some years ago I was installing a mobile home AC in Bradford County and the chief inspector insisted I pour a concrete pad to secure the unit to. I told him the pad I was using secured the unit with earth anchors,like the house used and his requirement didn’t make any sense. He promptly told me there was no common sense in government. I poured the pad and left shaking my head. Happy for you.

Good Palm Sunday morning! Chad from Doss Farms suggested I visit your site. No one says the local governments ever make laws that make sense. Congratulations on finding a way to build your dream house. You have a lovely piece of property. Looks to me like it is an old tree farm, with those pines all in rows. I will be 80 in July, 2024, lived in towns and cities most of my life, and find I am hooked on the homesteading channels. Now I live in a retirement community in the southmost city in Texas, Brownsville, and tend my postage stamp sized yard, and my three cats. This old lady is gonna subscribe, just to be able to watch your dreams come true.

Hi from Eden,NC Chad from Doss Farm sent me. I will keep you both covered in prayer. Thank you both for your service. God will bless you both.

Praise God! No explanation needed for those who criticized you for sharing! Pay no attention, this is your platform and you use it well! I enjoy the ride with you both, supporting and praying from Virginia! Stay encouraged and keep sharing great content!

Came over form Doss Farms, Chad said we wouldn't be disappointed. And it looks like I'm just in time to watch some building.

God is smiling on you. Glad to hear you can move ahead with your dream❤

Chad at Doss Farms sent me, subscribed

Congrats on the approval. Can’t wait to see the progress of the entire build.

Congrats on the approvals. The run around was something else though. What a rollercoaster.

New Friends, Chad sent me over to say Howdy Do...hope the weather is wonderful for you and family...Maine got hit with about 4" of snow, then rain and then freezing sleet. Yup, at @9:30 on Sat night we lost power😢. But wait,😮 it stayed off all night and it was cold 28 degrees... Woke up and needed coffee so broke out the camping single burner stove, boiled up some hot water and made Tasters Choice coffee, had some cooked tater tots in frig so we smashed them up, added some eggs and chopped onions, had some defrosted bacon so cooked that up first then did the Powers-Out Special OMG Omlet...that worked to warm us up as we sat in front of the roaring fire place...11:30 am The Power Came Back On, Amen😀...Ta-Ta For Now...Cheers from Maine🦞🥛🍪❤️

What HAS changed is that the attached garage adds sq ft to the TAXABLE value of the dwelling. The land value for taxes doesn't change, and land taxes are a lower percentage. Dwelling taxes are a higher value, so the county has more incentive to make that aspect appreciate as much as possible. So, over 50 years, the county will generate a generous increase compared to the plan you wanted. The year after the certificate of occupancy, you will get your tax assessment notification and you will see how the value assessed on your property increases, specific to the dwelling assessment. It may be $2K more, it may be $3K more, or even up to $5K more. So, again, over 50 years the county makes a good sum of extra money compared to how you had it planned.

Glad to hear you get to move forward!

What a relief! Your home can start being built now. Wonderful 😊

Congratulations!! I'm excited to hear your finally getting to build your home. Can't wait to see and follow the progress.

Came over from DOSS FARMS. So glad you will be able to build your dream home. Beautiful location.

Over here from Chads channel 'Doss Farms'. He recommended you and again he made a good choice. I look forward to going through even more of your videos than i have already. God will be guiding you through the challenges and I hope they become easier for you. I love your honesty and you answering all of the comments to the best if your ability, as you didn't have to do that. Its okay for people to disagree, but they should still be nice in doing so. Disagreeing doesnt have to mean arguing. You handled this right in my opinion, which is another reason I am glad Chad recommended you. Thank you for the great videos.

Congratulations!! Glad you have a path forward on getting the house built.

You have a beautiful property and so glad you have a path forward to build your dream! Excellent job explaining each and every variable like you did. Clear and concise! “Move to the country and change it to the city”. Ya, no thanks. Amazing how people move out to the country and suddenly want street lights and sidewalks.

Doss farms sent me. Glad you get to have your dream home. God is good

DRAMA?? WOW!! Those people do not know don't know what drama is.Ya'll are just dealing with life as it comes your way. Just pray for those people and keep praying for Gods guidance. Enjoy your show.

Chad from Doss Farms sent me...I’m now subscribed and can’t wait to watch your builds!! Congratulations on getting things in line for a permit..

Chad at Doss Farm sent us to check you guys out. Happy things seem to be working out for you. Well, now I have a new family to watch.

Howdy via Doss Farms. God has your back, I will be watching.

New Hampshire gets this all the time from Massachusetts folks who moved to rural NH wanting more services when we’re happy living rurally as we are.

That’s awesome, I’m sure you’re going to enjoy the attached garage our house has on it’s so convenient

Chad sent me over from Doss Farms. Glad to see another Floridian family. I am down in North Central Florida between Gainesville, Ocala and Crystal River with only 1 acre

YAY! Prayers have been answered!

Ok glad you are moving forward. Looking forward to watching your progress.

Great news! I can’t wait to see it all unfold. Congratulations guys!

As a 42 year resident of Hillsborought County, Florida and retired USAF, I can guarantee you that your property taxes will be somewhat higher with an attached garage. Yes, you will appreciate having the attached garage, later. Good luck with the build.

Good to see things are working out for y'all. Looking forward to the build.

Blessings to both of you and your parents.

So happy you can move forward! Will be following along.

Awesome!!!!!! Happy things are moving forward

Congratulations guys! Glad this is working out for you. Looking forward to more videos.

Great news!

Happy y’all have a path forward!

I am happy to hear that you are going to be able to build your home. 💖💖💖

Great news. Ensure you have electrical outlets in your pantry....

Congratulations!

Congratulations. So great to see you aimed high and got approval. Good luck with everything going forward.

Wow! what an eye-opener! I am so glad to hear you got through that can of worms! Your house plan looks lovely and the property is beautiful!

My heat breaks for what you have have gone through. I pray you dont have anymore hurdles. Prayers up.

❤doss farms sent me. Howdy

Wishing you a wonderful build. Congratulations.

Congrats! Good luck!

doss farms said to come over and check out your situation. We used to live in Pensacola near Brunson Field and built a 2500 su house on 12 acres, lived there 15 years and then moved to Jacksonville and built a 3000 sq house on 2 1/4 acrea. we now live in Kansas on 6.5 acres in a 5000 sq house. we understand everytime we built they seemed to change the rules to build. In Kansas they haven;t talked to make any changes .

absolutely stoked for you guys... so glad u got it worked out

Thanks Chad from Doss Farms sent us .. good luck with your build.. regulations are crazy!

I'm so glad when I bought my building lot (Ontario Canada) we stipulated right in the purchase agreement that building permits were available. Love your lot in Florida. Best of luck with the build.

Here from Doss farms. Praying for y'all! This property is BEAUTIFUL!

Found your channel via Chad @Doss Farms. Hope everything works out. I can't believe the regulations that Florida has on agriculture land especially since they allow houses literally on top of each other in a subdivision!

Subscriber of CHAD at DOSS FARMS who recommended we stop by and visit you! Stay Blessed! From the Lakes Region of New Hampshire! 🙏❤️‍🩹🕊️✝️✡️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Congrats! Glad you are able to move forward! It will be such a good feeling when you move into your new home!!! -- J.Andre. / Old Iron Acres

Love your channel. I came over from Ross Farms Chad Does said he watched your video so I came over as well. Hope you can get things set the way you want..Things seem to be getting a lot more difficult when dealing with the government. Good luck and hang in there!

Congratulations! Chad at Doss Farms found your channel and made a suggestion to check out your channel. So glad to see so many miracles, big and small, bring your dream a reality. God is good.

Came from Doss Farms. Another great recommendation like you guys already 🙏

Thank you for sharing your journey ❤

we are building a house on 110 acres in Texas now. Sheet rock just went up. I am responding to the "Deb and I agreed on the layout". My wife designed the house and handed floor plan drawing on a big paper sheet (3 ft x 4 ft) to the designer. She chose wide 6' hallways, the mud room, wrap around porches, kitchen, and the layout of every room. I occasionally made suggestions but the only thing I insisted on was a 4 car drive through garage. The person with the best design sense should govern the design choices. Like you the house is bigger than we need for the 2 of us ..3400 sq ft....but it looks fantastic and is our forever home.

Congratulations 🎊🎉🎈

Hiya from Brownsville TX. Chad at Doss Farms sent me over.

So happy that you have a solution. Doss Farms sent me here. Chad said to say Howdy. 😎

Hello I watch Doss Farms and Chad said to come and say Hi! Do glad you are going to be able to build your house congratulations!!!🎉

Guys, I really admire your grit. I'm sorry the garage thing didn't workout, but then, hey, you're dealing with people with shit for brains, so it's just par for the course. Glad the approval has gone through. All the best.

Great news on getting permission to build your dream home. Found you via Doss Farms!

Good news - hope the county stays by their decision. It looks like the shoulder is doing well. Will be watching the construction of your dream house with interest.

Awesome! I'm 70 and have been in a wheelchair several times. My recommendation is that the master shower floor entrance and the bathroom floor be barrier free so you can roll a wheelchair in the shower. Many motels do this too. It's called a "roll in ADA shower". The bathroom floor should also have an extra floor drain (if using round drains) and floor slopes towards the drains. Currently the rage is to have the shower stall drain be of the type linear/infinity/invisible/trench drain either along the wall or as a dividing line between the shower and the rest of the bathroom floor where a raised curb would normally go for plexiglass installation. Instead, the plexiglass would be anchored an inch off the floor for cleaning. I loved the trench drain. Terlit overflow? To the floor drain. Shower water? Same drain. Architect needs to specify concrete slab slope to make this work. Also, his and her sinks. Add a Kohler Dexter urinal for him, low enough for wheelchair access. It's about time they started putting these in residences! 😉 Your advanced years will thank you.

I came over from Doss farms, so glad you got your permit, I agree that there are crazy city rules to follow, My husband use to be a contractor in in BC Canada and some of the rules were crazy but we had to follow them. God bless you as you build your dream home and care for your family.🇨🇦

In Australia, we can do 'a change of boundary', where you can purchase land that is attached to your land without getting a very expensive development application, which may be declined. So glad you have a new plan. It's very hard when you plan and work towards your dream and those rules change. Looking forward to seeing you progress.

Just watched the video when you found out about you couldn’t build your original plan. I don’t know why people called it drama, I felt for you in that moment. I’d be emotional too! So so happy you found a work around. I’m a new fan. Just subscribed.

Great explanation

Doss Farms sent their viewers over to say hey! So Hey!!! Be blessed.

Congratulations! GOD is in control! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress as you move along to your "Dream Home/Property" GOD Bless You Both

Great news!!! Congratulations, brace yourself for more obstacles 😂 and keep it simple! I’ll be waiting for all the updates and postings. Thank you for sharing, you probably have helped a ton of people avoid these situations and expenses ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

Arrived via the very awesome Chad and Doss Farms. I’m reminded of what Scripture tells us about honouring our parents…as you folk have…God bless you both for that. I’ll certainly be praying that God smiles upon your home building venture…and absolutely blesses your socks off in ways you can’t even imagine as you move forward with this exciting new chapter on your beautiful property. Subscribed and so looking forward to seeing your new home take shape. God is good!! ❤️🙏

Blessings for your family ❤

I am very sorry that you had to go through this. Having worked for Ca. State Water Department for thirty + years, I hate the enflexabillity of Government.

Glad you got approved! Agreed on how inane some of the rules are; I'm a builder in a rural area. Honestly you'll probably be happier with an attached garage. In my own home I have a detached garage and a small home with big porches, and I love the way the house looks, but when I go to my friend's and he has a nice big garage to pull into, it's pretty nice. Good luck.

Hi Chad from Doss Farms. He recommended your homestead channel. I be watching more.

Heard about you from Doss Farms. Hoping all will be well with your Dream home.

Chad at doss farm sent me, subscribed..!! have a good evening and weekend. will keep you both in our prayers. god bless.

Chad of Doss Farms sent me. God Bless and can’t wait to follow your Dream House Build!

Congratulations 🎉

Stopped in from Doss Farms, Chad mentioned your "problem " with rules. Good that you get to proceed by work around, BUT at much cost. Do not know your taxes and annual community charges. Here in Australia the annual 'Rates' charged by the city/community council, responsible for providing garbage, roads, planning, other community services, is very much based on improved value of the property, so total home value is critical. State government also may charge a 'Land Tax' based on the total property value and usage. Here the city/community/region only deals with general services, unlike US, here police, fire brigade, courts and such are state or some even federal, not community run.

i'm happy for you both🎉

Chad from Doss Farms suggested I visit your site, I been looking over your site and I am going to enjoy watching you.

Howdy came over from Doss Farms.

I understand your issue, the area I live in is one house per 50 acres. The only smaller lots were divided years ago by families that split up their own property. Only a few families lived in this area owning hundreds of acres. I personally like it because it stay very rural. I don’t want neighbors to be close. The neighbors we have are wonderful but we don’t see them. I hope you get your dream home. It’s looks rural enough for another home. Just keep praying and things will work out for you.

Happy to see this outcome for you. If you are not 100% complete with the plans, you may consider a breezeway connecting a “detached” garage to the house. This should satisfy the requirement for the garage to be attached and not an accessory structure. It is very nice architecturally, especially for a farmhouse.

I'm sooo happy for you! Hurry up and build. That is ridiculous! We have an attached garage, that we never park in, we use it as flex space❤congratulations 🎉

I suspect that the market value of your home and farm will be increased by having the garage attached. I wish you well and joy with your home build. We did that almost 24 years ago, and while it can be stressful, we had an excellent builder and anything that was done wrong was quickly corrected before construction was concluded. There are a lot of choices, from flooring to ceiling finish, to bathroom fixtures. One thing we did do in our master bath was we had a cultured marble shower which I think is 36x54. I love that shower, and a huge tub is much harder to maintain. I so happy your "dream home" is moving forward, and I think you will like the attached garage better anyway! Perhaps not, but that's your choice! May God continue to bless you and yours!

Happy to hear you guys found a work around, even if it's a more expensive option....you're still moving forward! AWESOME!!

THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!! I purchased land in TN and I am hearing from other land owners that they are finding roadblocks to the point that they have listed their land to sell. I have not done the footwork myself but want to be informed before I start working on my dream homestead!! VERY SCARY as I placed my $$$$ on this land with retirement in mind & having my 3 kids families have a home on the property.

Blame it on Chad Doos Farms, I’m here.

Nice!!! Good luck.

Common Sense and County Politics do not play well together. Glad you found a way to get your dream built and I look forward to the build for both the custom home and pole barn.

Subscribed and will follow your channel…Chad at Doss Farms sent us. Er. Have a blessed weekend ❤

Thank you Father, Lord for your loving kindness to Debs and Brad. What a relief 🎉🎉🎉

From Doss!