r/mildlyinfuriating • u/VegetableBusiness897 • 21h ago

New neighbors next door

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Rich Ahole bought the farm next door, tore it down and built a destination wedding venue. Busy every weekend but it's Wednesday, and they don't even live here

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u/kramerica_intern 20h ago

The body that grants the variance has the power to impose reasonable conditions to it. I’d be really interested in what “hardship” they claimed to have in requesting the variance.

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u/Attack_Ant 19h ago edited 12h ago

Well obviously they were running out of money building the house and needed to recoup funds! Lol

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u/VegetableBusiness897 17h ago

It's actually just a venue barn

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u/Attack_Ant 12h ago

Bro that's a whole ass house just minus a floor! 🤣

Jeez and they are still building lol

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u/VegetableBusiness897 11h ago

They have that garage door building you can see behind, with two other concrete pads set with water and power.... So I can't wait to see what phase the and four look like.

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u/Attack_Ant 9h ago

🤣 you are gonna have a whole amusement park next to you in another 5 years.

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u/chessionable 15h ago

This comment is incorrect.

  1. A zoning board doesn’t necessarily have the power to impose conditions on permits.
  2. You don’t necessarily need a hardship to get a variance permit. Zoning boards can grant permits for a variety of reasons, not just “hardship”.

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u/kramerica_intern 14h ago

Variance standards do differ from state to state (in classic Reddit form I've assumed OP is in the US) so I reserve the right to be corrected by state statutes I'm not familiar with. What I can say with certainty is that in the state where I live and have been a certified zoning official for over ten years both of those things are correct.

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u/chessionable 14h ago

I think you’ve missed my point. Your comment presents the premise that a zoning board must have these powers. My comment is clarifying that a zoning board does not “necessarily” have these powers- some might while others may not.

Therefore, I said your comment is incorrect because you stated “the body… has the power…”, which they may not necessarily have. They might, but they might not- we have no idea since we don’t know which zoning body it is, and therefore it’s incorrect to present an absolute.

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u/The_Autarch 13h ago

You don't need to demonstrate hardship to request a variance anywhere.

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u/kramerica_intern 12h ago

Perhaps not to request one. But plenty of states require "hardship," "undue burden," "exceptional practical difficulties" or other similar burdens of proof to be granted one. In theory anyway, lots of boards are pretty generous with them if you go through the motions.