It depends on the scope of your project. If you propose to build an attached garage at a property line abutting a side yard, you would need a side-yard easement with your adjacent neighbor agreeing to preserve a 10’ separation from the façade wall of that structure to your neighbor's home. Your project would not be allowed to extend into a required rear yard any closer than 12’ to either the center line of an abutting alley or rear property line.

feet in the side and rear yards. Front yard setback is 35 feet in the Single Family Residential (SFR) and Commercial (C) zones, 40 feet in the Island Residential (IR) zone, and 50 feet in all other zones. Only docks and boathouses may be placed within 40 feet of Lake Winnipesaukee.

It depends upon the depth of the well, if you have leased your property, and if the well is going to be a vertical or directional well. A vertical well cannot be drilled closer than 100 feet from any property not in the drilling unit but may need to be up to 500 feet depending upon the depth of the well. A directional well can conceivably be drilled right next to a property line.

To legally establish your property line requires the services of licensed surveyor. The City of Seattle has resources in the Engineering Vault (684-5132) that can help you determine approximately where your property lines are.

You will usually have either a cellar or an attic attached to your property. If it is possible, we advise you to buy a property with a parking space or an indoor garage - even if you don't drive - in case you want to resell and the next owner needs it.

A - The Property Profile Overview is a summary of construction activity, job filings, PRA/ARA (plumbing applications), boilers, violations, and complaints for a particular address. All the alternate addresses for a property are listed, as well as the number of Department of Buildings property records, and the Building Identification Number (BIN), a designation assigned by the Department of City Planning.

A - The section labeled Actions from the Property Profile screen reflects older construction applications and other records prior to the implementation of electronic processing.

A - The property might be a very old building where the old applications for your building were not entered or there is no recorded actions.

A - Many people accidentally leave their overhead door open when popping over to a neighborhood store and this leaves enough time for burglary to take place.

Garage sales may be held on private property. No sales or signs are permitted on public property (street medians, right of way, parks, trails, etc.)

The examples from the O'Reilly books (Shirley-Hu-Magid, Rosenberry-Teague, Hu) are available at ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/dce

Simply throwing it in the trash could be harmful for the environment. Instead, you can use free drop-off sites throughout the County. It only takes 5-10 minutes and is a safe way to dispose of hazardous waste. For dropoff sites and to make an appointment call: East County 925-778-4040; West County 1-888-412-9277; Central and South County, 1-800-646-1431. Recycle your motor oil in clean, empty, plastic containers with tight lids.

A - Select the first option on the Buildings Information System. Choose Option A for Building Information Search. From this screen there are nine possible options to request BIS information depending on the type of search you want to conduct. You can search by property, complaint or violation, application or boiler.

Covenants # 9 and 10 refer to the "front line" and the "side street line" of a property. These are the actual property boundaries. Most home owners received a copy of a survey along with their deed when they bought their home. If so, the survey will show where the front property line is located (this is the line along the street towards which your house faces). If you have a corner property, the "side street line" is the property line along the side street.

Simply click here to register your details and then your property information, or on the home page click on "Add Your Property Now ", and then follow the instructions on the screen.

See the question below. If your estate agent already has a web-presence and a specific page for your property then we can provide a link straight to it.

For a standard-size lot (minimum of 60’ wide), you can build as close as 25’ to your front property line and as close as 8’ to your rear property line. In general, for lots which are not on a corner, you can build as close as 8’ to your side property line as long as you allow at least 12’ of space on the opposite side of the structure (for a total of 20’ of side yard setback).