By Todd Clark (Broker/Sales Coach) 503-524-9494
Recently, one of my clients got real lucky when they went to buy some kitchen cabinets. Instead of making a huge commission and keeping their mouth shut, the salesman advised my clients that they should talk to another department at the county.
You see, what had happened was my
clients were looking to
have a daycare in their basement and was given the green light on
that as long
as it had its own kitchen since there was going to be more than 5
children in
this daycare. They were given the green light to do all this from the
business
department, but wasn’t done was getting the permission from the
building
department.
It seems that despite the
business department saying it is alright and it’s is
done all the time, the code says otherwise and this person
at the cabinet shop
knew it. The cabinets were alright, but the stove and the sink they
were
planning to put in would have been not ok with the building and code
department.
So, my clients saved thousands by not putting in a kitchen that would have had to be taken out. It seems even though my clients had a legit reason for putting the second kitchen in, it seems the county sees it as a duplex or a second living quarter which is not allowed.
So, before you make major changes to your home for a home business, make you talk to all departments involved or it could cost you thousands.
Todd Clark - Broker / Sales Coach
All Brokers Real Estate
Phone: (503)524-9494
Fax: (503)622-8739
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Todd,
Great post, doing your "homework" on any project can be a lifesaver. Glad that your clients got some good advice!
It's always critical that the right hand knows what the left hand is doing.
Love the picture of the retro kitchen.
All the best, Michelle
In Virginia apart from getting county permission if you live in HOA community you have to get their permission also. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the post Todd. It's nice to see there are still people out there who are honest and despite a commission loss, did the right thing. That is what I call excellent customer service and good things will come back to that person!
I wonder how many of these type of kitchens are out there and the building department never finds out. I bet a lot!
Hey Lucy! Can I have some orange juice*?
Love the 50's kitchen and the values of that kitchen salesmen!
Bill
*What we use to call OJ.
Todd ---- wow -- thank goodness that the salesman was an honest guy. This post has very sound advice.
Todd, this is excellent advice. We have similar codes here. It's always better to check with the necessary departments.
You mean government agencies don't coordinate... who would have thought! It is always good to understand who is really in charge of what you can do with your home. Start at the guys at the department of land use, then the code enforcement guys, finish with the business guys, in that order.
Great advice getting all the departments in agreement before you spend the money.
It's always a good thing to talk to different departments or even different people in the same department when it comes to getting the right information. It's amazing how many times you get different answers to the same problem just because you restated the question.
Sad part is government has gotten to big to know what the other hand is doing. You can have 15 different departments, 15 different rules and each one tells you what you can't do with your property.
Not only that but, the government workers have no liability! They can tell you anything and if they are completely wrong.....oh well....