Dear Brownstoners,
\nWe filed an application for a permit (Alt type 2) to install a door in the rear wall of exsiting one-story extension, which has just been rejected for the third time. According to our architect and his expeditor the DOB changed the rule recently and now they consider all exterior walls to be “structural.” Despite two meetings with architect\/expeditor, the DOB official still insists we need a different type of permit. We fear that pursuing this further would lead to more (possibly wasted) money and time, and are inclined to withdraw the application altogether. Question is: What are the consequences of withdrawing a permit application after it was rejected? What if we want to do different type of work on the house and need a permit in the future? And if and when we decide to sell the house, would most buyers care about a record of “disapproved and withdrawn” permit? If you can share your opinions\/experience before we make the decision this Monday, we would really appreciate it. TIA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Brownstoners, We filed an application for a permit (Alt type 2) to install a door in the rear wall of exsiting one-story extension, which has just been rejected for the third time. According to our architect and his expeditor the DOB changed the rule recently and now they consider all exterior walls to be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44490,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-43114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-permits"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/04\/withdrawing-per\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Withdrawing Permit App","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/04\/withdrawing-per\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/04\/withdrawing-per\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Permits","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"newkid"}],"creator":["newkid"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2010-04-16T23:33:29Z","datePublished":"2010-04-16T23:33:29Z","dateModified":"2010-04-20T13:39:58Z"},"rendered":"