That was my thought. How could any new structure be built right on the property line? I thought every state/county had rules about set backs from property lines for new structures. Just because there is NOW a 4 foot rule doesn't mean there wasn't some kind of set back rule in place before. That's one thing they missed in this story, saying whether or not they had checked the rules in effect when permit was approved about set back rules.
Insurance when both building burn down, are going to blame the new ADU, and then the city, as your home was already there, and the neighbor knew that building that close would cause a fire.
I pray that new neighbor pays for this man’s new heating system that doesn’t involve firewood burning just so that no one’s home will catch fire. He’s already being as accommodating to other features of the new build as is.
This is when your neighbors are totally inconsiderate. They could've literally made the building 5 feet smaller. If one home burns the house next door is likely to burn being that close. That's why it's best to buy properties with a huge yard and open grassy space on all four sides to give you a decent amount of separation from the neighboring properties.
City planners and inspectors are some time VERY, VERY wrong! The letter regarding the stucco forgoing the 2'/10' rule is bogus! I've been designing houses for 40 years!
Why don't we see good developers anymore? This is happening in Orange County, too. They really have to restrict the size of the ADU for aesthetic reasons and because it encroaches on people's privacy. Why make the neighborhood ugly?
Our neighbor down the road from us is building an ADU, she said that they city told her currently in SD, 3400 ADUs are being built a year. I guess this is our new norm
So after everyone has built these towering ADUs for extra income, where are people going to park? They are adding residents and doubling the population of the neighborhood, but not upgrading infrastructure to accommodate them.
He was In the wrong , he was taking up the owners property , how is this “pissing” don’t be mad because you can’t afford to live comfortably in California 😂
@@klausrostock4163 I live in the richest county in the US. Would never move to California due to the crazy amount of Asian hate crimes committed in the state.
You can thank Newsom and democrats for mandating these buildings and high density. We need a proposition to put housing control back to the cities not the state
I am so glad I moved from L.A. county to the Central Valley years ago. I used to have a nice home in Altadena, then ADUs were approved. ADUs ghettoize neighborhoods. Suddenly, there are tons of cars on the street, whereas there were none before. I'm sure crime is going to increase, and now this. It was just a matter of time before greedy people began hugely impacting the quality of their neighbor's life in such an insulting way. ADUs are a horrible idea. In this case, the 7/8" stucco covering would reduce the space between the buildings to only 16 inches. I am sorry for this man. This sucks.
Reminds me of the old guy in the UP movie! At least your fence was on their yard for years by more than a foot so you got to enjoy more than 50 square feet of space for years. Now the new tenants will take all your street parking. Just hope they are good tenants because it can take years to evict bad tenants in California.
what a douche bag neighbor to be building a massive building on your property line only to say to you that your chimney is in violation, while the chimney was built before the new development!!!!!
Put an ADU next to the so called senior structural engineers property line and I bet it would not get approved. What a load of crap the city is dishing out to established neighborhoods. Ridiculous!
Horrendous! Zero lot line!? And that chimney is now 10x more dangerous to the homeowner due to sparks not able to properly circulate. Insanely irresponsible of everyone involved, from state legislators all the way down to the neighbor.
Hey there I think just like you do in regards to housing, however as an ADU specialist and advocate I still think a more considerate approach would of worked out better for the neighbor.
I’d be using my fireplace nonstop, using nice slow burning, yet smoky wood.
Me too, but wonder if that taller building will push the smoke back onto his house.
California has a no burn rule except outside the cities for that reason. We have gas fireplaces.
This guy is too nice. The lady next door is probably an Airbnb investor
What a nice neighbor. Too bad if the neighbors house burns down.
Poor guy.
The 2 feet above roof line for a chimney is not only sparks. It can also cause downdrafts and improper venting.
The incompetence in San Diego starts at the mayor's office and rolls down. This never should have been approved.
That was my thought. How could any new structure be built right on the property line? I thought every state/county had rules about set backs from property lines for new structures. Just because there is NOW a 4 foot rule doesn't mean there wasn't some kind of set back rule in place before. That's one thing they missed in this story, saying whether or not they had checked the rules in effect when permit was approved about set back rules.
What a rational guy! He’s so calm it’s admirable 🙏🏼
Ridiculous… hopefully this channel covers the story whenever the building burns down looks like it’s evitable
Insurance when both building burn down, are going to blame the new ADU, and then the city, as your home was already there, and the neighbor knew that building that close would cause a fire.
I pray that new neighbor pays for this man’s new heating system that doesn’t involve firewood burning just so that no one’s home will catch fire. He’s already being as accommodating to other features of the new build as is.
Why should he stop burning wood? It’s environmentally and economically smarter
Does the 7/8" stucco go beyond the property line?
ADU should not be allowed to be over one story high and far enough you can’t hear each other fart
Thank God they have those laws in Florida.
This is when your neighbors are totally inconsiderate. They could've literally made the building 5 feet smaller. If one home burns the house next door is likely to burn being that close. That's why it's best to buy properties with a huge yard and open grassy space on all four sides to give you a decent amount of separation from the neighboring properties.
Should’ve would’ve could’ve dork to late now
But that's not always possible in large cities where houses and land is expensive.
Not with the way European city lovers and urbanists are attempting to change public opinion and label that common sense as NIMBY.
The other solution would be to make the developer pay to increase the height of the chimney. Let the ADU neighbor pay for it.
Good luck doing that in CA.
Fair enough. I agree with the home owner
How in the world was this allowed to happen ???????? Total incompetence. OR, someone is getting paid under the table.
It was permitted before the new codes took place. So if you weight you can still build to the old code. Something is wrong with this.
Just an inconsiderate neighbor who built that. Use your chimney..
In winter I would burn the nastiest smokiest crap I could get in that fireplace just enough to say HELLO to the inconsiderate neighbor
smoke some fish
dont wait til winter he can cook now
Smoke em if you got em
City planners and inspectors are some time VERY, VERY wrong! The letter regarding the stucco forgoing the 2'/10' rule is bogus! I've been designing houses for 40 years!
Why don't we see good developers anymore? This is happening in Orange County, too. They really have to restrict the size of the ADU for aesthetic reasons and because it encroaches on people's privacy. Why make the neighborhood ugly?
Our neighbor down the road from us is building an ADU, she said that they city told her currently in SD, 3400 ADUs are being built a year. I guess this is our new norm
So after everyone has built these towering ADUs for extra income, where are people going to park? They are adding residents and doubling the population of the neighborhood, but not upgrading infrastructure to accommodate them.
the street
That would require forethought, something in very short supply with Democrats.
@@eldebtor6973no duh, you’d think. The already congested streets 😂🙄
@@eldebtor6973you can't park in the streets where I live.
ADU = Accessory Dwelling Unit. You're welcome!
Thank You.
There's nothing like a million dollar trailer park lot.
As an architect this adu build puts both end users at risk, even if using stucco.
No way! Someone got paid alot to approve that monstrosity.i would NOT move into that unit for sure.
How will they finish that wall without trespassing on the neighbors property.
Thank you for this story
This is gross and disgusting.
This is right in my backyard too! In Chula Vista :(
So his neighbors are jerks.
ADUs, ruining a neighborhood near you
"What can you do to prevent a similar situation"? Sell your house and go to a state that doesn't piss all over you.
👋🏼 bye
He was In the wrong , he was taking up the owners property , how is this “pissing” don’t be mad because you can’t afford to live comfortably in California 😂
@@klausrostock4163 I live in the richest county in the US. Would never move to California due to the crazy amount of Asian hate crimes committed in the state.
Code is becoming useless. They should not get paid
Another reason not to buy in the city 🤦🏼♀️
You can thank Newsom and democrats for mandating these buildings and high density. We need a proposition to put housing control back to the cities not the state
San Diego is getting destroyed by builders
So city CODES find a way around city Law
Oooof!!! They will smoke the vents of that home 😂 in the winter
Zero lot line, uh uh! Crooked or fake permit?
There's a setback rule for sheds, but not for houses?
His property value just took a nosedive. So unfortunate
So the city allowed this?
These setbacks are what you see in congested 3rd world neighborhoods.
The city doesn't do their job!!
Sacramento trying to get over nimby issues by turning everyone into a developer
I have no idea what an ADU is.
Additional dwelling unit.
@@diegofondoo1780Didn’t he just do that 🤔
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a small, self-contained residential unit on the same property as a single-family home
Crazy!
What is an ADU???
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a small, self-contained residential unit on the same property as a single-family home
San Mumbai?
Wow to close
I am so glad I moved from L.A. county to the Central Valley years ago. I used to have a nice home in Altadena, then ADUs were approved. ADUs ghettoize neighborhoods. Suddenly, there are tons of cars on the street, whereas there were none before. I'm sure crime is going to increase, and now this. It was just a matter of time before greedy people began hugely impacting the quality of their neighbor's life in such an insulting way. ADUs are a horrible idea. In this case, the 7/8" stucco covering would reduce the space between the buildings to only 16 inches. I am sorry for this man. This sucks.
Damn people are greedy.
Reminds me of the old guy in the UP movie!
At least your fence was on their yard for years by more than a foot so you got to enjoy more than 50 square feet of space for years. Now the new tenants will take all your street parking. Just hope they are good tenants because it can take years to evict bad tenants in California.
You can’t even evict any tenants.
what a douche bag neighbor to be building a massive building on your property line only to say to you that your chimney is in violation, while the chimney was built before the new development!!!!!
Put an ADU next to the so called senior structural engineers property line and I bet it would not get approved. What a load of crap the city is dishing out to established neighborhoods. Ridiculous!
Still a serious and unbelievable story. The 'ADU' is monstrous and unnecessary. Got to find the update on this news story.
you will live in a shed and be happy about it.
whole lot a Venezuelans movin in.
GOD FORBID!!
😮😮😮😮😮😮
That’s ridiculous‼️
Perfectly legal
Horrendous! Zero lot line!? And that chimney is now 10x more dangerous to the homeowner due to sparks not able to properly circulate. Insanely irresponsible of everyone involved, from state legislators all the way down to the neighbor.
ITS CODE COMPLIANT, unless you become a registered senior structural PE, I'd suggest you take a back seat.
And we wonder, why we All can't get along
i would fight that.
These need to be banned
Nah. Not we are working for you. Not “we are working for you.” Not “We are working for you.” Not “We are working for you.” /
No, they are working to keep viewers so they can sell ads. Their reporters are terrible these days, a mere shadow of what they had years ago.
After destroying affordable housing here, The Democrats come up with this “solution”-ADU.
This seems like a great move by that neighbor!
This is unbelievable. Like the bible says, hell on earth.
What a terrible neighbor!
That is horrible.
Sell it and move f it
With the current interest rates and housing prices? HA
@@TC-cd5smsell ur home to your neighbor for a Steep price
Hammer swing away.
The new building codes for ADU have eliminated the five foot rule.
Sounds like working for you means ehhh nuthin you can do suck it pal
Charles should have purchased a bigger lot and he wouldn’t have these problems
This ADU nonsense is everywhere.
Todd Glory Hole 💀
Not Todd, TOAD Gloryhole.
California sucks
The homeowner needs to suck it up, we need housing.
All the transplants and immigrants should kick rocks
Lol. That ADU is going to go for 3k a month.
Hey there I think just like you do in regards to housing, however as an ADU specialist and advocate I still think a more considerate approach would of worked out better for the neighbor.
Why should someone who has purchased their home be inconvenienced by a neighbor who wants to make money by building a sketchy ADU?
Cuz the needs of the masses out weigh the need of a single person
Adu? Looks like a whole house. B.S.