Homeowners with large vehicles stir debate

Bah... crybabies. They are just jealous. If they don't like looking at it then they should plant trees. The city is the one who issued the permit, so blame them instead of the garage owner. He could have probably made it prettier for the neigborhood, but the size is to be blamed on the city council who approved the building permit. They knew how big it would be before he even started construction.
 
That is why you form neighborhodd associations on the front end. When people move in, they sign a contract and are aware of the rules.



I wouldn't want to live next to it, but it looks like in this case, the builder covered himself well.
 
That guy should have checked with a few more architects. That garage is horrible. It looks like it is the focal point of the property. I'd definately kill for that much garage space but I don't think I'd throw up a steel building right next to my new house. Offset it and at least make it look like it belongs there.
 
bckpack said:
That guy should have checked with a few more architects. That garage is horrible. It looks like it is the focal point of the property. I'd definately kill for that much garage space but I don't think I'd throw up a steel building right next to my new house. Offset it and at least make it look like it belongs there.
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:werd: He should have made it match the architecture of the house.



If this guy had a few more acres, he could have easily stuck the garage quite a bit back. Out of sight, out of mind.



I know my family would put that house at the top of our "like" list compared to an identical house with a simple attatched 2-car.
 
I agree, he should have made it match the architecture of the house. I wouldn't want to look at that next door. Much less build something so ugly on my own property. Move it back and make it look like a barn or something pleasant. I saw a huge garage here on Long Island, the front looked like stables. The garage doors were on the side so you could not see it.
 
Aside from looking like a county fairgrounds arena, think of the room you'd have to work on cars in that thing!!! And when a storm threatens, he could rent out space!
 
IMO that's one ugly structure, but as long as he abided by the building codes and neighborhood covenants it's just another case of "you can't legislate good taste".
 
We have a metal blob just like that but ours is behind our house on about 10acres of land. So the only people that think or see that its ugly is me.
 
Put me in the It's ugly camp. I'm all for property owner rights and all, but... Some people should not be allowed to make aesthetic choices.
 
I don't think the planners read their own code when they approved that mess. Unattached garages are considered ancillary buildings, and in most codes cannot exceed the size of the primary structure on the lot (the home).



It's completely rediculous that: a) he built that POS in the first place; b) he couldn't at least try to push it behind the house so it's not the prominent feature on the lot; and c) he didn't have the common courtesy to take a look at the neighborhood and recognize that he would be making enemies with this.



People that think this is perfectly ok should go buy the homes adjacent to this jerk. You'll probably get a deal, because I'm sure he has negatively affected their property values.
 
I'm thinking if we saw the inside of the garage we would be the jealous people, though. 28-car garage... I don't know what I'd do with that much space... it could have been built better, but still, I think the neighbors are over-reacting.
 
I think the idea of the garage is great. :xyxthumbs But beside that nice looking house. :nono I wouldn't have done it. I want a large garage myself and want to build a bigger one then I have now with the next house but if I was to build one like that it would be behind the house or off to the side on a large lot. And it wouldn't be in a sub divison. He made a poor choice putting that up in the spot that he did.





James
 
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