Zoning

I did a little googling and a search here, but the post on converting exterior space to interior piqued my interest, as I hope to someday do a little enclosing myself on my own home. The question I have is about FAR. Technically my house is listed as a 2 story home. However, the basement…

I’m looking at purchasing a semi-detached house in a R6B zone. The building is 18′ wide on a 38.5′ wide single tax lot. Our plan is to renovate the house for our own use and we’d like to subdivide the lot and sell off the vacant lot to subsidize our renovation and purchase costs. Anyone…

I am interested in a house that is categorized as a 1-family house. What would it take to convert the ground floor into a legal rental unit? Also, how much does the paperwork usually cost, and how long does it take? Thanks!

Hi All, Wondering if anybody can answer this. I own a two family, semi-detached house, zoned R6, with a very large side-yard. If I were to build a building on that side yard, how many feet away from my house(which has many windows along that side) would be required before the line of the new…