Our zoning code (when I was the zoning inspector) said nothing about size on outbuildings. Just to be fastened to the ground. Nothing about types of construction. Well, one party who really loved restoring old cars placed 3 truck trailers in his yard (3 lots in the old town, 2 being vacant) He filled the trailers with cars and parts. The arrangement wasn't too orderly though. His neighbor (a real sourass) complained to me constantly . I convinced the trailer owner to create 3 foundations (mainly a few blocks, then take the wheels off. Which he did. As the code said nothing about style, the Planning Commission approved them.
The neighbor got worse, until I found her old rickety front porch was on the street right of way. I told her to remove it Never heard another word. (It was grandfathered - but she did not know it.) I tried to get the first party to put a model RR in one truck. No deal John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Kozlowsky To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:05 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: portable housing for layouts Bob, I happened to get this one for free, but there were reasons why I wanted a travel trailer rather than the office type. The two main reasons were first, that I could tow it with my pickup truck, and second, that pretty much everone in rural New England that has a camper parks it in his yard with no questions asked. Most towns up here are very understanding about keeping personal property on your own land. I worked with a guy several years ago who bought a box car from Guilford to use as a storage building. He lived in a housing development, but there were no regulations against it. His neihbors hated it and tried to talk him into getting rid of it. I saw pictures of it. It was pulled onto his property right next to his house and set up. It was almost as big as his house. The conclusion was that they bought it from him for more than he paid for it and had it removed at no cost to him. I love living in Maine :o) Ed Koz Sanford, Maine >________________________________ > From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:41 AM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: portable housing for layouts > > > > > >I wish I could have been able to obtain someone of your knowledge early >on when I built my layout. When I built my spiral loop using the open L >beam type construction, finding places to make or take measurements was >difficult, as it's someplace in space. I finally convinced a fellow >modeler, who had surveying experience, to stop by and help. I did in a >couple of hours what I had already spent days just thinking about. >Finding people on the net who can help is one of the benefits of >belonging to various groups, that we're round when I was building. > >Your idea of the travel trailer is pretty good. I understand used >versions can be had for very little money. Likewise in the boom and >bust oil industry and related construction businesses, portable office >trailers are often sold for next to nothing. Many are typically 12 X >60's or so with running water, AC & heating units. Just finding a place >to put one is the trick. In this neck of the woods subdivision >regulations generally outlaw that sort of thing, but having property >further out from a city will work. On our recent local tour, I visited >a gentlemen who built a nice metal quanset (sp) type building, fully >insulated with urethane and nice HVAC unit--I was afraid to ask what >something like that would cost, but looking at the rest of his hobby >farm, I knew he could afford it and I couldn't. > >Bob Werre >PhotoTraxx >> >> >> I'm a mechanical design engineer and have 45 years experience >> designing and building production machinery and products. The only >> thing I want to move on my layout are the trains. >> >> Ed Kozlowsky >> Sanford, Maine >> > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6708 (20111213) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6709 (20111213) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
