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I have built over 40 homes in Northwest Florida and very much understand how the building departments can be. A solution to your situation would be to connect the two homes with a open walkway on the plans. that would make the two houses one dwelling. after the house is built and inspected, and you have your certificate occupancy, you can take down that walkway and have two homes.

If you own 19-20 acres and can’t build 2 homes in it there’s a major problem. That’s ridiculous

Wife and I bought 38 acres here in Texas. We had our house almost framed when one of the city councilmen came by and said we didn't have a permit. Told him I didn't give a crap about his permit. He came back a few days later and handed me the permit. LOL I have built a shop, pool, pool shed, and a she shed all without their glorious permission.

Go before the Zoning Board of Appeal and request a variance.

Another option that occurred to me is will your neighbor sell you .5 acre or whatever you need to be a full 20? Just a thought.

@PineyGroveHomestead extend the house which you built for your parents; either sharing the walls somehow, or place your house right next to it with a beautiful room connecting them into one house.. and then it becomes one house - one enormous house.. with a large room between - could make it a nice shared space full of plants that might shut planning up lol

corruption at the highest level. corrupt officials are saying you're not rich enough.

Same EXACT thing happened to my wife and I in Columbia County, FL. They finally figured out a work around, but had to break some rules to get it done for us. Thank God we live in a rural County that had good people that made exceptions for us.

I just learned the hard way too here in NC. Wanted to put a modular on a small corner of my 90 acres. There had been singlewides and 2 abandoned wells and septics but all removed in the 1980’s… so I went to get permits and was told no, only one dwelling. On 90 acres…. So had to subdivide and deed to myself to get it done… added 8 months to the simple process of bring family onto my land… i totally get ya, praying for you both.

Enjoyed your video as a new subscriber. So glad it’s going to get you to your dream home although it’s hard to absorb those extra costs. We’ve experienced those County codes or HOA changes, too. Hang on to your dream; it’ll definitely be worth pursuing. ! Came over from Doss Farms channel. Blessings from Virginia! 🌺

This is my first visit to your channel. My son is in year 6 of the USAF and is currently cross training in Biloxi…so thank you for your service!! Ohhh and I’m in!! Subscribed to your channel!! ❤ Ohhhh, my sister in law built a home and a smaller mother-in-law house on the same property…they were only allowed it by having a large back driveway and then a “breezeway with sidewalk” attached to it in order to consider it part of the same “foot print.” That was their way of being able to have the separate structures but considered one footprint…

“ I’m from the government and I’m here to help” Ronald Reagan… The government is never there to help people they make everything worse.

Have you ever heard of Grandfather Clause. This sounds like a perfect example of the clause, you gave the county a site plan with everything on it, they made the option of removing the main house with the option of adding it back when you were ready to build, then codes changed. If you can prove the original terms in that meeting, sounds like you might have option to do the original plan.

Thanks, This information is very useful and stuff I would never have thought about before. I’m sorry for the hassle y’all are going through, praying everything works out for the best. Been looking at land for the past few months to find where I want to build my forever home.

I feel for you! I live in California and deal with bureaucracy all of the time, like you, I understand the necessity of it, but I also know the miss information that comes out if it. In your case, how it changes ones life. Glad you figured a solution.

ALWAYS get a land survey and title search!

Here in Citrus county Florida I have seen so many variances rubber stamped. Get a knowledgeable attorney and apply for a variance. Were rules changed after you land purchase ? If so you should be grandfathered in.

Howdy coming come the Doss family farm, sorry to first hear about the building code, n glad you are thinking out your options, good luck n GOD bless ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you so much for sharing the shocking news and for the heads up. Good luck! ❤

Here in Florida St Lucie County, AG 5 zoning 10.23 acres. We can have 1 home per 5 acres. that's terrible. Government overreach is getting out of control. Don't take what the first person says. Go higher up. Answer seems to change we've been through a lot of things.

Please make sure to get from the county in writing that you can build the two car garages attached to the house and be counted as square feet of a home structure. Also get in writing that your parents home will be changed to a secondary structure or whatever needs to be. Have everything you need as far as proper paperwork ready before you build your home. I would make sure my parents home is changed before starting your own, and also that the county is not going to kick them out because they will be living in a secondary structure which usually means it is a structure for hay, farm equipment, animal's shelter and so on and so forth. Wishing you the best always.

Dang! What a pickle. I found your channel through Chad Doss, really late at night and I can tell I'll have to spend a while watching your videos to get up to speed. So... I subscribed. Will watch more in the coming days. God bless your efforts so far!

Bless your hearts! I’m proud our state there aren’t any laws about what you can and can’t build in the county.

Praying for a feasible outcome to the situation for everyone. Keep your heads up. Together you can get through it.

We just bought 21 acres in north Texas. We want to do the same thing….get out of the city, build a homestead and live our best life. We are close to retirement and look forward to creating our dream property as you have. So glad we found your channel and look forward to following along! ❤

@Piney Grove Homestead. Submit a variance in front of the County PLANNING BOARD, then it goes to COUNTY COMMISSION in Florida. There is a fee for a variance. Best thing you can do is speak to your neighbors ahead of time and see if they will either testify at the hearing that they have no issue OR get a written letter signed and notified and read into the record by someone. Also, research all the variances in your area and have a list of them to submit to the county at the hearing, What about a barndominium?

It's called an ADU ( accessory dwelling unit). Florida allows them no as long as the ADU is 50% smaller. Makes no difference which one is built 1st. I'm kinda surprised this was missed when looking at zoning. A quick look at property appraiser website would show how many units per acre.

Here is a Clue... You are nothing but TAX Chattel. As a Resident of Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, I am quite familiar with the Virginia TAXES. If my children & grand children did not live here I would be in South Carolina. We just need more Government. The Government needs More of your Money, More Rules, & More Laws! That would solve all the Governments Problems.

Where I live we have the same roles. We had a similar issue. Our county includes covered walkways between sections of the structures. We added a covered walkway to our garage and a covered walkway to a gazebo. Maybe that can work for you and not need to change the buildings.

❤Heard about you from Doss Farms. So so sorry for your government restrictions. As I am watching this I hope you will be able to petition for an exception permission. I will just have to continue to keep watching to see your outcome.

Ridiculous... we bought 6 acres from my wifes parents in rural Mississippi, out of their 18 total. Didn't have a single issue building a new house. Our county didn't require anything other than a 50 dollar building permit. It amazes me how insane some of these local governments are. You work your tail off to build a life on your own property, and the government says you can't. Unreal...

I began asking our building dept if they can show me in the United States Constitution that they have the authority to tell me what I can and cannot do on my own property> Silence. You are the sovereign owner of that land so you need to tell them what your going to do. I built a large barn and a 2200sq ft house, the county attached a non compliance notice on my property but that is it. You do not need their permission. The constitution is there to protect we the people from an over reaching government.

I went through a very similar situation in building on some family land in Indiana. The area plan commission is a nightmare to work with. However, there is some good hope for you. I have two suggestions: 1. Go back and talk to someone else. My experience is the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing in that office and if you speak to three different people then you will get three different answers. 2. If #1 doesn't work, hire a good land attorney from that county. They can make things happen that you can't. It will likely involve a variance but it could be easier than that. I think you can stick with your original plan by doing these two things. I would be glad to talk to you about how we had to do things.

I came here from Doss Farms. He said we need to come watch this video! Praying for you!!

There is something similar in Oregon where if you have 5-acres but less than 20 it’s considered farm forest and you can’t get a residential permit. You can build an agricultural building but that’s it. You can try to get the land rezoned but 5k is the minimum starting cost and it was pretty obvious that you better hire a land use consultant and getting your request approved is less than 50-50

Thank you for your transparency! I'm so sorry for the news, and I pray that things will turn around for you both. I am even more invested in your channel so I can see how the story turns out! Keep praying and God will turn it around for you both!

Deb and Brad, I cannot believe this is happening to y'all! 🙏 Praying it all works out. ❤

I also came over from Doss Farm, K&S Get Out, Matt, and Grandpa…. I look forward to following along.

Subscribed, very interesting story. Government making everything complicated. We are in a similar position in Washington County Florida. The counties have different restrictions because we have 2.5 acres. We can "build" a second dwelling, but we can't bring in a pre-built. Even if it is a typical 2x4 wooden structure built off site exactly to the same design and trucked in. If we rezone to residential then we can. So, we are buying a really nice older 5th wheel camper. And when people come to stay with us, it be comes our guest house. We could add on to our existing house, but that is really expensive for reasons I won't get into. Good luck with your dream!

Wow!!! Wild journey you are on. Thank you for sharing. Praying for yall and hope your dream property still happens. Looking forward to the future updates

I’m a subscriber to Doss Farms and Chad was talking about your dilemma, so I thought i’d Come over and check you all out. I’m now a new subscriber and will keep you all in my prayers.

We’ve been dealing with something similar where we live. Planning and such. We live in “Westwego” LA and small unincorporated city. But it’s not “Westwego” out zip code covers 4 towns We had to “subdivide” 3 lots into one and hoping to get building percent to move the shell of the tiny home on a concrete pad and add 100sqft to it to make it compliant with the city codes. Ugh! We get your frustrations. Keep your heads up and persevere.

Add a second story den with guest room with a deck to overlook your property...that will add to the SqFt. Another added SqFt option would be to build an attached 3 car-garage with a small 'apartment' above it as to not take away from your original house plans for your children to visit. I'm glad you have options and I'm definitely going to use your experience when I shop for my property. Stay positive...you got this!

same issues here in California. moving to Cresent Valley NV ... Eureka County.. no building division.. just septic and well permits through the state

A good local realtor should have been able to help you with your purchase and let you know about the one home per 10 acres code. I'm glad you figured out a solution and can continue your dream.

Came over to view this and your update videos as directed by Chad from Doss Farms (one of your viewers). Definitely research, check and recheck, check again. We've had rugs pulled out from under us too resulting in costly solutions also. Never the less, still blessed.

When we were looking for land a month ago, we knew the florida requirement of one dwelling per 10 acres, in AG2. In one spot we were looking was a divided to 5 acre plot from 10acres in AG2. Too small for us, BUT a variance was an option. You can APPLY for a variance on this-it is an occupancy variance. There is also a florida law that you can only have so many out buildings per acre-but I think that is going to be repealed. In the meantime, you need apply for a variance. You may be turned down, but it is worth a shot. Another option-add on to the existing house.

Where I live in Calhoun County, Florida folks who live on 10 acres put 2 or 3 mobile homes on them and Tiny shed houses. The same 10 acre rule. I don't know how they get by with it. Your property is beautiful. I pray y'all get everything worked out.

I am so sorry to hear this. It’s beautiful there. I certainly hope something positive happens. Time to change the people in office there. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Our house has an attached garage "under air"; it is insulated and was originallly heated. When we put in the new heating system the contractor removed the "heat" ducts and left ONE vent that complies with the "under air" stipulation. We only heat 1340 sq ft of a 1960 sq ft house. When we sell (or our kids do when we pass) all it will take to bring it back up to 1960 sq ft is to add back in the ductwork.

Yup I see so many KZfaq's do this by a piece of land and then they can't build what they want to build because they didn't bother to check city ordinances. It's the first thing you check before you even look at buying land. Always buy land where you can build with no restrictions

Just a thought, I don't know if it would work for you. Build a large, attached carport, unheated, say for three vehicles. One side is house, one side is entrance, build a half-wall around the two open sides for esthetics. That would increase the home's footprint at minimal cost and the vehicles would be protected.

Another new follower sent over from Doss Farms. Praying that everything works out for you and your family to live comfortably

Just a thought. I opted for a detached garage when I built my home 3 years ago. I am in Texas so this may not work. But if you build a detached garage like you wanted but build a walkway to the detached garage with and awning coverting the walkway would you be able to count that as total square footage to the house. My county does count my covered awning as under roof although it is nor under heat and air. So my house is 1882 sq ft climate controlled but total 3650 sq feet foot print. I extended my covered porch and patio. Btw way the awning is attached to my covered patio and the detached garage.

You gotta love the power local government has. Y’all have a nice well maintained piece of land, zoning inspectors should drive down the road and force their will on the dumps that aren’t kept up. Good luck with your project!

So sorry that you guys are going through this. Would it be possible to purchase enough land from a neighbor to get you to the 20 acre threshold? Good luck.

I remember hearing someone with the same problem yrs. Ago & I think they got a letter from all their surrounding neighbors & some county officials/politicians? giving them a waiver to some of the zoning rules?? Also, could you build a large addition to the smaller house &/or maybe look for an even nicer place?

Have you thought about doing a covered breezeway/patio between the house and garage so they are separate but attached. I think it would be considered one dwelling but may help the cost and size.

Hello from central Alabama. Doss family farms sent me over after telling a very small part of your home building problems and I am glad he did. It’s always nice to find another family that talks to Jesus and that is the main thing he said. Anxious to follow along on your journey! ❤️🙏

This is what us Americans mean its our hard earned money we own the property why the hell we alowing government to tells us what we can do and cant

Cus makes you feel good. Survey and knowledge is key.

Hello! I have come over from Doss Farms!! God Bless and have a Great Weekend!! ❤

I first learned of my hate for a governor when I was 6 years old and I heard it's the thing on my go cart that wouldn't allow me to go fast and I still have the same feeling for the governors of today for the most part

Government is too big now and all we do is keep voting them back in

In Washington to get around a rule like that one would build an addishion to the existing home, IE: a breaseway attacing the 2 structures making it one structure.

Get a single wide trailer and build a 3000sqft add on, NO permits. I dont know where Piney Grove is but it looks like your a few miles up the rd. In Homes or Washington Co. Corruption Central.

Tyrannical government hard at work

If we BUY LAND AND PAY TAXES 4EVER....IT IS NONE OF THE COUNTIES BUSINESS WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR PROPERTY.

Wow learned a lot here. 🙏for you all as you build your new house and that things will go smoothly with the county. No more ridiculous rules.

I hope you are able to secure a special exception from the county commission. I do understand your frustration. We are praying for a resolution to this problem.

Beautiful couple! Thanks for your information… and sorry to hear what’s happened to you

Hello, all the way from the UK. I couldn't stop crying hearing your story. I hope all goes well for you. God will stand up for.

Im in North Florida also, Putnam county to be exact. Go back to zoning, ask for the variance paperwork. Its a simple process, as long as you dont get public pushback by neighbors you will get approved. A real-estate lawyer is definitely recommended.

I’m glad I watched this. We eventually want to buy land in NJ and put 2-3 homes on it. I will make sure we know how much acreage we would need for 2-3 houses.

This is the first I have listened to your channel. I was absolutely blown away by some of the issues you are now facing with your purchase of this property. I am a retired Real Estate Paralegal. Retired, in my case, means I worked for years in the real estate legal & construction side of land & construction investments. Both residential & commercial projects. I had to write this three times to tone down my commentary. Go back to the point where you two began and see where you missed out on "what you should have done". The answer is right there. I am sorry this is harsh.

In Mississippi you can go before the county board of supervisors and they can vote on whether to give you a variance.

Cal the “guest house” an accessory dwelling unit, you will need to make a sidewalk from main house to the “ home office “ aka accessory dwelling unit. Then this should just make it part of the house .

If zoned farm your parents can be a hired hands quarters. Your land measurements also always counts the portion you gave county for road frontage when divided. You need an experienced land development company.

Same thing in Lake county Illinois....$800.00 a month in property tax on a 50X150 lot....they tax me on the house we paid for, not the land. When did it become constitutional for government to tax personal property??

My parents were looking to buy a 3.5 acre property in Florida this spring but found out through the county that the smallest plot that can be built on is 10 acres in that area. My parents ran and let the sellers know that their lake front land is worthless.

Haven’t read previous comments but if you’re allowed any square footage, connect your dream home to the other home with an enclosed hallway (same roofing) that is hooked up to the AC. In Arizona that qualifies it as one home with one total square footage (including the hallway). Maybe that’ll work in FL?

I am a retired City Planner for a rural Arizona city. I have advised people with similar issues as you. Just be aware that codes are different in every city and county. Both the building and planning codes come into play in my suggestion in my city. Our zoning does not define what an "attachment" is. The building code does. In other words...if you left your garage where you originally planned it and connected it to the main house with either a beam...or beams with one or more posts...that would be considered an attachment. In another jurisdiction in California, a footing from the main house connected to the garage was considered a connection as well. I just saw your video tonight on 6/29/24...so I do not know how far you are along in your design process. If you wish to go to an extreme....you can construct the same type of connection to you parent's home to your dream home and make it one building!!!!!!! GO FOR IT! Check with your Building Department first before you speak to your planning department. I have always been an out-of-the box planner in assisting others...and came up with the above solution and it works i my City. Blessings!

HELLO from 🇨🇦 near Sudbury Ontario Just hopped over to hear your story, suggested by Chad from Doss Farms ... Such an unfortunate predicament, especially when doing something to help out your parents, then this happens 😞 Sending lots of prayers 🙏😇🕊️ and positive vibes your way👍🏻 Hope it'll turn out for the best for yous 🙏🕊️ ... subscribed and Hi from Chad at Doss Farms

Sounds familiar in North Florida, I think i know where you are at by the advertisement of the companies you used, I live in Okaloosa county and its amazing how things change around here good luck to you all. Heard about you from Doss farms

I know some homes in GA where they created an enclosed patio/breezeway between the house and garage to satisfy zoning sqft requirements. I know FL has stricter rules but something like that could increase sqft but not necessarily heating/cooling cost. Technically it is just a large screened in porch.

Maybe you can make the 2nd house a guest house or technically connect it with a walkway of some sort? That may be a way to get around the technicality. Also, you should be able to get a variance since you are so close to 20 acres.

Thanks for sharing your story. It is discouraging that we live under a rule system that is on shifting sands. I have sold property and cancelled extensive long-term plans due to government zoning policies, only to find that later "they" changed the rules again and changed the property that was one house per acre, to become "commercial." Had I known, I would have kept it and been much wealthier. I have other properties which I assume I cannot use as I had originally intended. In Florida, "long-range planning" seems to be intended to take away all our property rights. In reality, the government is our "landlord." We only have a lease, and if the annually increasing rent is not paid, it WILL be taken away - improvements and all.

a lot of good info. good the commission listen to the people. Thank you.

I build houses on rural country acreages and it's frustrating because there are so many things to trip you up and the county doesn't always go out of their way to help you, it feels like they're more trying to stop you. Really they are in CYA mode because they have to follow some very specific and arcane rules put in place. It's really the zoning rules that drive up property prices, it creates an artificially low supply of buildable country properties. I've had to go in front of the county commission before with members of the public, aka neighbors. The majority of the neighbors were happy that I was going to replace an old rotten shop building with a nice new 1000 sf home, except for one lady who owned land in the neighborhood, but didn't want a new house built, just because. I did good approval because the county was supportive, that really helped. Good luck, stay positive!

So apply for a change on that property, or ask a neighbor for 1/2 acer and for this 1/2 acer let them plant on part of your land x amount of years and see if you can merge both properties into one deed. There are ways to get around codes. But you submitted plans for 2 homes they accepted and approved. Other option sell the house you have off the land make them move it and add a larger home with 2 living areas. Planing commission approved this, they can't say no now. At least give a deviouation .

Hi! Does Farms sent me! Your video is very informative! I didn't know the county could dictate the number of buildings you could have! I'm from Iowa and pretty sure the farmers here would have none of that!!

Came over from Doss farms. God bless you. Praying for you guys.

Came over from Doss Farms..Chad said to check u out..amazing story..praying it all works out and u get what u dream of having!..do they consider a barndaminium the same as a regular house?may sound silly but u never know with these gov planners.Have u checked out CogHill Farms on here?They built one and it’s gorgeous..Thank u for your service..we r retired military too..and I’m from Va. also. I’m here to follow your journey now.. I’m hooked lol..u and Chad r living my dream.I’ll never have it tho. We r in our mid 60s.. hubby had a parachute accident in service and now all the problems from that is showing worst in his later yr. So I don’t see him being able to do the work that would b needed. ..God bless 🩷🙏🩷🙏🩷

Howdy. Chad from @Doss Farms sent me. Subscribed. Sorry, what a red tape mess you’re caught in! Prayers.

Yeah. I have 10 acres in Northern Michigan and can only build 2 houses on it. But I read the codes before I bought the property. Proper planning prevents piss poor performance.

Subdivide the acreage and build. We have 13 acres. We have a main house and a had a smaller house built for my wife’s parents. I’ve asked the county about building an ADU for my mom. The county said I couldn’t, but if I subdivide the property, I can build on the unimproved parcel.

There is a good chance you can get a variance. It is critical the buyers with plans for accessory units look at the local building codes. Have you submitted an application for a variance. Most variances in our area are approved. You should not assume your neighbors will object. Just make sure you make clear to them that you plan is to build a single home not a development.

Hi Brad & Deb, I'm a newbie Subscriber, sent over from Chad at @DossFarms - gosh your place is so gorgeous. What a conundrum. I feel your pain though - My Ex andI bought my Grandparents house and property in 2002 - a smidge over 9 acres, and their house - which the council/assessor decided was a knockdown job really more than anything - NOT on mine or my, at the time, new husbands, plan. I wanted the whole feel of the family home, the history etc. There was a coin with 1914 under one of the skirting boards in what was the kitchen when we started updating some basic things as we found some issues. - Im not sure about in the USA, but in Australia it was tradition back in the day to put a current coin of that year under a skirting board when the house was built so if things were changed later and anyone found it - it was good luck. That was the year the town was established too, and my dads Family was one of the first families in that area and the port. My Great Great Great Grandmother was the first woman to arrive by ship on the Eyre Peninsula as well :D (South Australia) Corrugated Iron exterior, Mallee Wood Post uprights and pine posts/rails where needed, no insulation, and the good old plasterboard and horsehair type of wall with 1 1/2 x 1/2 inch beading to cover the gaps as not all those plaster boards or the house were necessarily square. I loved it. I only moved 8 years later as we had bought 13 acres next door, giving me 21 acres that I ended up with, and then we had also bought another house over the other side of town on 8 acres, and directly next door to that, an old slaughter house that we scrubbed top to bottom, dumped so much in 'the pit', pulled a 10 ft King Brown Snake that was floating upside down in the water run off pit and the old owner said he had been there for 20 years and figured he was dead, but when we pulled him out, Id said 'dont trust him' (determining it was a him by the little claws on the hind legs (yes some breeds of snakes and males of the species have hind legs that dont really do anything but grip the female when they, um...... )) - as even dead snakes are still venomous for years and years. Well, what do you know, the blooming thing tried boogying himself away from the fire that we had started to just burn excess rubbish, and having just put mares and foals in the paddock he was headed for - him just being half cooked and super soaked from where he had lived (he must have been getting baby pigeons etc though), the ex lobbed his head off and he went back in the fire. We had a massive shed on that property, and a couple of big sheds on the one next to it with the house. Well - in 2011 I walked out, for a huge number of reasons, and could not take the drive bys, the seeing me go to the local shop and being there right behind me so I could not get groceries in peace - local townsfolk were awesome and used to try to divert him into a conversation or help me do my shopping and just chit chat about kids at school (I had a foster kid in my care at the time and she was in some of their kids classes) and eventually went - cant do it - my Grandmother said its a house - you need to be happy, Im so glad you left him (response was the same from EVERYONE in my life) so I advertised it at 9 times what we paid for it, and it sold quickly, but did a lease where they moved in before they paid for it and paid rent for the time til their place sold about 1100km away. He still owns his I dont think anyone would buy it from him to be honest! lol ARGH - sorry - Chad will tell you I ramble on. lol Bloomin Aussie. Anyhow guys, fight on, I will go see if I can watch the other video now about the house - then Ill be sleeping for a few hours and be back to see if I can watch some more. I think your channel will be one to watch and add to my list :D Blessings, hugs, prayers, and best wishes from Shell, the annoying South Australian with my last remaining horse, 3 cats, and 5 fish. Dying to get back out on land before what has me locked inside most of the time kills me first. lol A paddock, water, solar power and a Yurt will do me fine.