Correct - it's about setback rules. They exist for a reason. They've already been denied the home they wanted to build b/c it wasn't within the guidelines and would be totally out of character of the neighborhood. Even the house that's been approved is going to stand out. But not by much. I'm sure these two people are nice, they seem to be about mid 20s - but they've been led astray by professionals that ought to know better.89Hen wrote:Yeah, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. I'm talking more about even somebody building whatever home they want in a neighborhood of other homes. Your post that started this looked like it was all about setback rules. They are 100% needed. Imagine your neighbor being able to build to the end of their lot line, or being able to put up a 5 story home.Ibanez wrote: That's how you get a place like Houston. I have friends, that before they moved, lived in a house, with a Satanist temple next door and a 7-11 a houses down.
This is the lot...https://goo.gl/maps/66cjej9CRGM2 If you go to the right, down the hill and then back up, they own the land on either side of the creek. Which is unusable. Not sure why anyone would buy that.