A simple little land division in turning out to be very expensive because it runs headlong into a Catch 22.?ÿ
Seems that one regulatory item will skyrocket the cost way into 5 or possibly 6 figures (not including any surveying, platting, construction, just the one check off item).?ÿ
This would swamp the lands value and is unacceptable of course.?ÿ
Possibly there are maybe two ways to go around the powers that require this item, fingers crossed that either one will work.
So, um, what is the item?
A irrigation distribution plan, sounds simple, but the property sits on an old water right. To get it through, each landowner on the old water right has to be sent a consent document to sign.
The consents are a legal document, probably 3 pages long with a notary, lengthy legalese statements "explaining" the point of the document (nobody understands them).
The BIG problem with this one is there is 400 owners, maybe, haven't counted them all yet, hoping to avoid it all.
If you can spent one hour per consent that would be a record, although I've never had 400, so maybe it can be done that fast.
I recently had a somewhat different issue, now gotten through. We were mapping (ground shot topo) about 5 acres for a stateside engineering co., for a architect co. for the National Park Service. We had to set monuments to NPS specs. and get approval for their location from the park's architect. That was fine, but he said we also had to get approval from the park's botanist to be sure we weren't destroying any endangered plants and get approval from their archaeologist to be sure we weren't destroying any buried cultural resources. This is to dig 2 holes 6"x6"x 24"deep. Meanwhile the trackhoes have cleared most of the site. I know I have been away from the real world for a long time, but this is new to me. ?ÿ?ÿ
It is a wonder the whole economic engine does not collapse under this weight of regulation, California is the worst.
Example;
Small town with about 100 grand for some 8" water line for better fire flows to hydrants.
New line will go in existing paved road for about 500 feet, the environmental alone was
mandatory and over $25,000.?ÿ Not plans and spec's not C900 pipe just for paper report.
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