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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

OK, suppose they allow animals but not the camping.  Suppose that I 
consent to building a mother-in-law's house on the site, if for  nothing 
other than as an investment, and the slope is fine for a building site.  
What I think I'm hearing is that it's an all-or-nothing risk, whether 
the dig for water succeeds (I'm not sure which is riskier, the well 
digging or the well approval process).  For then, with water, can come 
the approval for a "dwelling".  It's no wonder that no one is rushing to 
buy if that's the case.

I don't suppose that anything can be done about access other than making 
friends with the neighbors!

I didn't read your PS until just a minute ago.  That's how I always 
thought it was.  A man could buy a property by the lake and stay in the 
camper 'til whenever.  I guess since I was a kid they passed a lot of 
anti-hippification laws out West, and now they're in the way of anyone 
who wants to live a sustainable lifestyle.

Bill
S. Oregon coast

VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:

> ...
>
> Most places have building codes though how restrictive
> they are and how strictly they are enforced varies.  A
> lot of places will allow the camper but have limits to
> keep you from using it has permanent housing.
>
> There might be a state law about the animals even if
> no local.   
>
> ...
>
> Van Dell
>
> P.S.  If you want to come to Randolph County, Missouri
> we have no building codes or zoning.
>
> --- Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I'm trying to buy a 2-5 acre parcel in Oregon's
> > banana belt where we can 
> > take the sheep for the winter when we're retired.  I
> > guess I'm naive 
> > about "the way things are".  I wish someone could
> > explain these 
> > paradoxes to me.  Thanks in advance.  I feel really
> > stupid asking these 
> > things of a realtor.  Should I find a realtor other
> > than the seller's?  
> > At what point do I become obligated to follow
> > through with a particular 
> > realtor?
> >
> > 1.  "You can't build on the land if it doesn't have
> > water."  I see how 
> > this fits in with the world of home loans.  But I'm
> > paying cash.  And 
> > enough rain falls there that we can easily manage
> > with a small cistern, 
> > just for the winter months.
> >
> > 2.  "You can't stay on the land unless it has a
> > government-approved home 
> > on it."  I'm not sure about this one.  But I'm
> > pretty sure they've found 
> > a way to keep the riff-raff away.  What if my RV is
> > really nice?
> >
> > 3.  "You can't keep animals there unless you stay
> > there with them."  
> > Once again, don't know.  Either way, it would AYOR
> > to leave them alone.
> >
> > 4.  "You have to 'develop' the water source before
> > you know if there is 
> > any, because you can't use the creek water."  Should
> > I expect the 
> > seller's realtor to disclose details about water,
> > the geological report, 
> > and access?  If I have to dig, even though I don't
> > want to, then do I 
> > only find out after I'm screwed whether I can build?
> >
> > I'm happy to build a 12' x 10' solarium with a cook
> > stove, but I'm not 
> > sure if this would buy me the privilege of staying
> > on my own land.
> >
> > So what I don't appreciate overall is, I started out
> > with only the 
> > simplest demands, since I already own a summer farm,
> > yet I end up having 
> > to build a McMansion whether I want to or not? 
> > Should we just ignore it 
> > all and go park the RV there and enjoy a balmy
> > winter?
> >
> > Bill
> > S. Oregon coast
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