OT:Busted by the city for my workshop :(, no permits......no plans.... Options

[Mueller]

Am I going to have to pay thru the nose? Any chance I'll have to tear it down?

I recieved a "stop work" notice on our front door and just a while ago someone from the city was there taking pictures...I talked to him on the phone and it appears I am 8 sq ft too big to be building the structure without a permit, but the electrical needs a permit no matter what size the workshop/shed is.

Anyone else have this happen? The guy taking the pictures did comment that it looks nice and well built, so let's hope the other inspector and the city does not bust my @ss too bad..........

[mikester]

HAving worked with may Government employees and being one myself it's a question of respect a lot of times. Just common respect, an expectation by the Citizen that "my taxes pay your salary so give me what ever I want" syndrome.

It seems that citizens have a license not to treat a person standing behind a government counter with respect when in fact that respect should be given to that person because they are there to perform a job for not just you but everyone. By enforcing codes and laws and servicing you.

Granted, the lines at the DMV and the attitude can be just as bad as the citizen's I have found that when I'm treated with disrespect I don't respond nearly as well as I do when I am treated with some measure of respect.

Treating others as you would like to be treated can go a long way.

On the otherhand I have met more people in government work than anywhere else who I truely "Can't work with" because of their issues (lazy, attitude etc) but they are the exception as most are quite good where I am.