DOB-approving a driveway???!!!
Hi, SO I bought my building 4 years ago with a driveway. Apparently the driveway was installed sometime in the 90’s, because the title company I used when getting my mortgage used a survey from the 80’s. OK, so about a year ago I received a random violation on the having an illegal “Curb Cut…
Hi,
SO I bought my building 4 years ago with a driveway. Apparently the driveway was installed sometime in the 90’s, because the title company I used when getting my mortgage used a survey from the 80’s. OK, so about a year ago I received a random violation on the having an illegal “Curb Cut driveway”, I then went to re-finance my mortgage and they of course found this violation and are holding 5K in escrow – etc.
I researched what I needed, got a new land survey,filled out the application for a work permit,filed with the DOB and got REJECTED!
How does one contest their ruling?
3:29 is right. Show us a picture! I bet you have one of the “areaway” parking spots that are bad for everybody except you. What are you hiding?? Show the PIX!
12:27 is right — there could be any reason for the objection, a misspelling on the Dept of Buildings forms could cause a rejection. What did the objection sheet say was the problem?
A driveway is required to be 18 feet wide? Isn’t a car about 6 feet wide?
A curb cut for an 18′ wide lot? Are you out of your frackin mind?
Intro 619 or 620, once passed, will give the DOT a mandate to fix it themselves and bill you for the work.
It sounds like an illegal curb cut, and your argument is with (a) the seller and (b) your closing attorney / title company.
You’re screwed, buddy.
You contest it the good, old-fashioned, New York way. You hire a lawyer.
It depends on the zoning where you live, also. For example, in an R5B district, you are not allowed to create a curbcut on a lot narrower than 40 feet.
Can we see a picture of what we are talking about here?
You should have received an objection sheet stating why. Maybe you didn’t have all the dimenstions on the plans.
Get rid of it! They suck for the block ANYWAY!!