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Does anyone know what the code requirements are for a pergola in Brooklyn? I am thinking of building one on my 18 x 25 ft terrace and was wondering if I need a permit…any advice would be very helpful!
Does anyone know what the code requirements are for a pergola in Brooklyn? I am thinking of building one on my 18 x 25 ft terrace and was wondering if I need a permit…any advice would be very helpful!
For the “movable” pergola I would suggest temporary footings. The big home improvement stores sell them. They look like concrete pyramids with the tops cut off. They’re about a foot high and are usually used for building decks so they may have a recessed x pattern in the top of them. I can’t imagine a couple hundred pounds of wood bolted to concrete blocks ever blowing over in anything less than a hurricane.
That’s interesting about it being movable. Good solution. I wanted a pergola too, over our outdoor dining table and I have been trying to figure it out. We own a house and have a fairly deep yard in which the pergola would be more than 10 feet from the house. So I could install a permanent one but I didn’t want to go through a permit process. I wouldn’t want the thing to blow into a neighbor’s yard or house in a bad storm either. I’d think heavy cedar posts wouldn’t move around or blow over, right?
I also might just install two lattice fences about 7 feet tall and 8 feet long on either side of the dining area. I can’t imagine that needing a permit.
Keep it “furniture” — potentially movable. You could avoid the permit process that way.
Thanks for your comments. I live in a 5 story converted condo building. Its in an old firehouse in Prospect Heights. It says it is a Special condominium billing lot (R0) on Property Shark. I dont think I can attach to the building structure without getting into a permit issue, but like you said if I make it freestanding (anchored to the terrace of course) that may help. Any information you can offer is so helpful…thank you!!
And what is your zoning district? Impossible to answer, other than that “if it’s treated as furniture, you can do nearly whatever you’d like…”
What kind of building are you in?