dartmouthrocks
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I would appreciate help on a square footage issue for a Colorado home. Does anyone have experience whether counties/assessors typically included the square footage of a below grade level of a home (would have been called a “cellar” in New England) within the calculation of a home’s square footage in the 1983 time-frame?
The assessor has not included the cellar in square footage calculations since the home was built.
No as-built plans exist in the Land Use file (home has stepped foundation — built into a hill) and the majority of the cellar had ceiling heights now acceptable by the county as potentially habitable space. (The cellar floor is decomposed granite.) Initial building plans showed a crawlspace — on the other hand, the same set of plans included a “basement option.”
Thanks for any help on whether cellars typically had their square footage counted within the ambit of a home’s square footage (in the early 1980’s time frame). This may seem may like a strange question to ask, but it is affecting whether the county will permit cement and an interior french drainage system to ward against moisture/mold issues.
Thanks for any insight. Links to codes and reputable sources are greatly appreciated.
The assessor has not included the cellar in square footage calculations since the home was built.
No as-built plans exist in the Land Use file (home has stepped foundation — built into a hill) and the majority of the cellar had ceiling heights now acceptable by the county as potentially habitable space. (The cellar floor is decomposed granite.) Initial building plans showed a crawlspace — on the other hand, the same set of plans included a “basement option.”
Thanks for any help on whether cellars typically had their square footage counted within the ambit of a home’s square footage (in the early 1980’s time frame). This may seem may like a strange question to ask, but it is affecting whether the county will permit cement and an interior french drainage system to ward against moisture/mold issues.
Thanks for any insight. Links to codes and reputable sources are greatly appreciated.