I am in Carroll County Maryland.
Hi,
Three months ago I started building a 16x12 shed which I have recently discovered actually crosses my property line by about one and a half foot. My neighbor and I are in very good terms. But I had to apply for a variance with the county. I have a hearing scheduled in about a month. In addition, right behind my construction (where it crosses the property line) there is a storm ditch, maintained by the county (rarely). Neither me or my neighbor are sure if this is an easement in his property or it is a strip of land owned by the county itself. My questions are:
1. Who do I have to contact in order to find out the status of the ditch?
2. If the ditch is a utility easement owned by my neighbor, what do we need to do in order to have the Board of Zoning Appeals legalize the situation? What documents are needed?
3 What if the ditch is owned by the county? What do I need to do in order to be completely prepared and have the BZA legalize the current location of my shed.
Before we fond out that I am involuntarily encroaching all of my immediate neighbors signed a petition to the BZA that they do not object to the current location of the shed. And yes, moving the shed is practically an extremely difficult option.
Hi,
Three months ago I started building a 16x12 shed which I have recently discovered actually crosses my property line by about one and a half foot. My neighbor and I are in very good terms. But I had to apply for a variance with the county. I have a hearing scheduled in about a month. In addition, right behind my construction (where it crosses the property line) there is a storm ditch, maintained by the county (rarely). Neither me or my neighbor are sure if this is an easement in his property or it is a strip of land owned by the county itself. My questions are:
1. Who do I have to contact in order to find out the status of the ditch?
2. If the ditch is a utility easement owned by my neighbor, what do we need to do in order to have the Board of Zoning Appeals legalize the situation? What documents are needed?
3 What if the ditch is owned by the county? What do I need to do in order to be completely prepared and have the BZA legalize the current location of my shed.
Before we fond out that I am involuntarily encroaching all of my immediate neighbors signed a petition to the BZA that they do not object to the current location of the shed. And yes, moving the shed is practically an extremely difficult option.