I have received copies of the business construction permit and the sign permit application that has been filed on Floyd’s Antiques Garage. As the news source that broke the story and since the News Sentinel followed it as well. I believe it is imperative to the safety of antique shoppers, other antique business operators to ensure that the County Mayor does not pull another fast one.
So, first off spaces under 5,000 SF can be drawn by individuals not by a licensed Architect(s). If the value of the construction is under $25,000 it can be done by unlicensed contractors or owners. The problem will the permit application is they show a sketch which shows a bathroom and doors etc. The rest room should meet ADA requirements if they are doing any work at all….which it says they are doing $1,000 worth of work, which opens the entire building up to meeting current building and ADA codes. Bringing the entire building under current code is NOT referenced in the building permit application. The alleged tenant Angela Taylor can do the work, or supervise it herself, but it still has to meet the codes.
As for the sign permit application, it can be nearly guaranteed that the sign doesn’t have a 15” diameter concrete footing 36 inches deep like the sketch says! That would be quite a footing for such a sign, but that is what her drawings and the permit application says which she submitted…..would you even mix the concrete for that for $100? That permit application says the sign cost $100….two footings 15” O.D. 36 inches deep with steel angle columns would cost $400-500 for someone to install, not counting the sign cost itself. So, the accuracy of her permit application is in question. What are the ramifications for falsifying a government application?
The two illegal signs at Ball Camp Pike and Amherst Road have been removed.
I have an additional request for information and will continue to follow this story to ensure if the county codes issues a certificate of occupancy that the public welfare is guaranteed safe.
