Guest House Building And Planning Ideas
If you're planning on building a guesthouse, I would
suggest that you check with your local planning and building departments
first. One of the last things that most city planning departments want
to have, is to families living on a property that isn't zoned for it.
Another word for guest house will be a granny flat. These houses aren't
for him permanent occupation and should only be used for people who are
only going to be living there temporarily. They're not suggesting that
someone moves in to these homes permanently. This is one of the biggest
problems when it comes to building a guesthouse on your property.
The first thing that that you should do is contact your local planning
department for the area that you live in. You can usually find the local
planning departments phone number or address in the yellow pages or
online. If your city doesn't have a planning department, you might be
part of an unincorporated area and you should find out who's in charge
of planning, building and safety, for the area that you live in.
You should also have your lot and parcel numbers and these numbers are
usually located on your grant deed. The planning department will ask you
for these numbers and then they will give you further instructions or
give you the bad news, that you can't build a guesthouse on your
property, because it wasn't zoned for one.
If you can and they give me the okay to build a guest home, now it's
time to contact your local building department. They will give you
further instructions on what you need to do. I get questions like this,
e-mailed to me often. If you're planning on building a guest home, I
hope this information is helpful.