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Finally.. permitted and moving dirt!

11/16/2019

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We turned a big page for our 'next chapter'- completing permitting, grading, and installation of 'bmps' (best management processes) to mitigate storm water runoff for our home.  Although our dream home was a cedar cabin, regulations (too much to detail here) and cost drove us to modify our plans.    Our cabin went to a 'Santa Fe' style home that has now been replaced by a 'Farmhouse'  (I tell Tina that's great- we can do 'farm to table' and she just rolls her eyes).

Our proposed home's "rough grade" inspection (a huge milestone) was approved by the County last week.  Lots of work to get to that point- I was the 'laborer' (water boy, root picker and rock thrower) as the professionals took a rough piece of our property and made it solid and level.  The estimate was 3 days, however- those 3 turned into a total of 17. 

Views include Combs peak (to the north east), Hot Springs Mountain (to the East- the highest mountain in San Diego County), Lake Henshaw (to the South) and the Palomar mountain range to the west.  We feel as if we are on top of the world.

First picture reflects stakes for the home, second picture is Tina and Dusty resetting the stakes as the pad moves towards completion, third picture is "Dusty on the Hose" and fourth picture is of the pad ready for "rough grade" inspection.  The first, second, and fourth pictures are oriented in a south-west direction.


Next steps include filing for the building permits (the granny flat will be down by the Ag building) and trench work for electrical, water, and the fire hydrants.
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Jim Day
11/16/2019 08:34:51 pm

Man oh man, Dusty, I am glad you are finally moving! Your new home will be amazing!

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Walt Palmer
11/17/2019 06:08:33 am

Congrats Dusty! Big challenge building in rural SD County. Our build in Alpine was tough, gotta be even tougher now 25 years later. Don’t weaken, and keep the pics coming.

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Dusty Sandoval
11/18/2019 01:03:25 pm

Thx Walt; great hearing from you. SD County process is onerous to say the least and the requirements continue to get tougher. As one that had a little bit of control of a similar process at one time....you just bite your tongue and think back to what Cecil used to say (it's like pushing jello up a hill with your nose...only to find out that they want green jello and you have red). Hope to see you 'out here' in the future- we'll have lot's of room for folks to spend the night. Dusty

Dusty Sandoval
11/18/2019 01:04:40 pm

Thx Jim; look forward to having you up here with your family. We will have extra room so that you can spend the night. Take care. Dusty

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