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When purchasing a home in Santa Fe, some
alterations are almost always in order. Remodeling is typically the bread
and butter of our firm. In fact, renovation is more prevalent than new
construction, due to Santa Fe's limited land base (we're backed up against
the southern Rockies on our east side)... Siting Your New
Residence As we drove up to my clients new 12.5 acre lot in the
Tesuque area, three words came to mind - access, location and orientation.
We had obtained some important information pertaining to zoning, building
setbacks, and access to public utilities. I had asked the owner to bring the
legal plat and any accompanying restrictive covenants, both of these were in
his closing package which he had received from the Title Company... Hiring an Architect The three red tags on the front door of the residence
boldly stated "City of Santa Fe Notice to Stop Work''. I immediately began
to wonder why the owner had decided not to obtain a permit for the
construction. It appeared that the only work being done was replacing
windows and patching stucco but is the owner aware of egress requirements
out of bedrooms, proper venting of heaters and the numerous other code
upgrades that may be required by the City Officials when undertaking a
renovation. Siting Your
New Residence - Part Two In the previous chapter we discussed how to pick out the proper house site and road location for your new lot. In this article I'd like to discuss the actual siting of your new house.
The first step is having a clear idea of what spaces need to
be incorporated into your new house. Make a list of the rooms required and
their approximate sizes, take this to the site, you can then begin to put
together the layout of your house.
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