One of my lovely neighbours has dobbed my shed in for being to close to the fence and over a sewer :~. Back in 2001 when it was built I discussed it with council, with a bloke I knew, and he said there was a problem because of the sewer (although no easement!) but as long as it could be dismantled (if anyone needed to get to sewer, but unlikely as the was a manhole next door) and 600 off the fence it was fine. Now it has to be 1500 from the fence and must be approved. As it was reported formally the council had to act and now I need to get it approved :doh:.
Well I talked to a building certifier and as long as I have the structural drawings, and pay thebriberelaxation fee of $2000 :C, plus certifier's fee of another $500 odd :( it would be fine. Well the drawings are at home, and John (Gawdelpus) did have a look for me, but without luck :-. I also rang the company that built it only to find they went bust :(, and the company that took it over only kept records for the past 3 years, so no use to me.
So after all that I booked a plane back to the Gold Coast on Wednesday to sort it out. If I can't find the original drawings I can at least measure it up and draw my own. At least as a structural engineer I can also certify them. I'll book the return trip when I am confident it is all sorted.
I am leaving my truck and trailer at SeasideVicki's place, chained and locked up well :wink: