I just found this blog, Home Building in the Virgin Islands, about a couple building a house on St. Croix. Their blog documents the entire building process, beginning with the permitting process. Don't look for any updates though, because their house was completed in 2007.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Christmas Came Early
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" and I have proof. I called the Department of Planning and Natural Resources this afternoon and guess what..... You got it. My Earth Change permit is waiting for me all I have to do is pay $77.49 and I can start moving some earth. So, I guess I girl can dream and this girl is going to keep dreaming.
Status Report- What Earth Change Permit?
So, I haven't written anything in a while. The truth is I get tired about telling you about how things aren't going how they are supposed to. Being off schedule is really frustrating for me, Paul and our relationship. Every hiccup we encounter is so upsetting and makes me wonder if I should just give up on building. I wonder if all of the hiccups are some sort of sign. Right now we are still planning on building, but I am doing so with great uncertainty.
So where are we?
We decided to stick with the downstairs apart. Although we got a great quote for the upstairs from Caribbean Affordable Housing Company (CAHC), I don't want to be stressed about making my mortgage payments, so I think we will stick with the downstairs for now and plan to build the upstairs in a few years.
We don't have an Earth Change permit yet. Paul called the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) earlier this week and they said they had no record of our application. I was in shock. I called the draftsman, who was supposed to have filed the application and he said he would look for the receipt. He emailed me the receipt yesterday. It is dated 9/21/09. So, Paul is going to take the receipt copy down to DPNR and see what is going on. I am going to keep my fingers crossed that they say "oh yeah, we have been holding your permit for you here. You can take it with you now. Sorry we never contacted you. We'll make it up to you by rushing your building permit." A girl can dream can't she?!
Mr. Wheatley from CAHC, said he needs to make some changes to the plans, to prevent having to get change orders approved by DPNR after we start building. I told the draftsman and he said we can meet in January to make the changes. I hope that we get all the changes done by the end of January and we are able to file our building permit application then.
I'll be back soon.
So where are we?
We decided to stick with the downstairs apart. Although we got a great quote for the upstairs from Caribbean Affordable Housing Company (CAHC), I don't want to be stressed about making my mortgage payments, so I think we will stick with the downstairs for now and plan to build the upstairs in a few years.
We don't have an Earth Change permit yet. Paul called the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) earlier this week and they said they had no record of our application. I was in shock. I called the draftsman, who was supposed to have filed the application and he said he would look for the receipt. He emailed me the receipt yesterday. It is dated 9/21/09. So, Paul is going to take the receipt copy down to DPNR and see what is going on. I am going to keep my fingers crossed that they say "oh yeah, we have been holding your permit for you here. You can take it with you now. Sorry we never contacted you. We'll make it up to you by rushing your building permit." A girl can dream can't she?!
Mr. Wheatley from CAHC, said he needs to make some changes to the plans, to prevent having to get change orders approved by DPNR after we start building. I told the draftsman and he said we can meet in January to make the changes. I hope that we get all the changes done by the end of January and we are able to file our building permit application then.
I'll be back soon.
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