I have this crazy idea for building a home with detached woodshop.
There is a home for sale on a large lot around here that is gutted. The home is a single story and is a fairly small rectangular design.
My thought is to do the absolute minimum to get the home livable, but I have no idea what is generally required to get an occupancy permit.
I would live in this home while building a new home elsewhere on the lot. The existing home would be used as a woodshop once a new home is built. I'm not sure if the city would allow this, but I do plan on taking my idea to the planning commission on Tuesday. (Very small town and the two city employees can't answer my questions.)
Again, any ideas on what exactly needs to be in a home to get an occupancy permit in general? (I did some web searches to no avail.)
Brian Elfert