在格林伍德批准了一个新的分区，但在此之前，市议会在最后一分钟做出了修改，以确保建筑商不会’t使用乙烯基壁板。爱游戏ayxPG电子以渔业为基础的Premier Land Company计划在Worthsville和Griffith街道西北角的150英亩农田上建造175栋独栋住宅和83栋附属两户住宅。

In order to build on the property, the builder needed permission to convert the land into residential media and residential areas from agriculture. The Greenwood Advisory Plan Commission made a positive recommendation, and Greenwood City Council heard it Monday night.

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The single-family homes would be designated as residential medium by the city, which according to city documents requires a minimum lot size of 7,700 square feet. The maisonettes would require a minimum lot size of 5,400 square feet. Real estate prices have yet to be determined.

Before the vote, Councilor J. David Hopper proposed an amendment requiring all homes to be built from cement fiber or HardiePlank siding to ban vinyl siding.

Hopper, who has said in previous meetings that he would do anything to “get rid of” vinyl in Greenwood, said the HardiePlank siding fits the overall design of the city better, although the requirement is not listed in the recently updated city’s zone code.

He said the city council had also asked Arbor Homes not to use vinyl siding in its new 500 home subdivision between Honey Creek Road and State Road 135, which was approved earlier this month, so it was fair to do so to do for premier country.

Henderson Engineering and Consulting’s Richard Henderson was not specifically against the request, but asked not to adopt the change to allow the contractor more flexibility as Greenwood’s design standards allow for vinyl siding anyway.

In the recently revised zone code, there are three ways for the exterior design of all single-family houses and townhouses.

All three require masonry on the front and back of the houses. However, the first way allows one of the following siding materials: stone, brick, fiber cement, heavy vinyl, wood siding, or stucco.

The options should “give owners flexibility to meet the requirements for exterior materials for single family homes,” the regulation says.

Both Henderson and Keith Blais, vice president of land at M / I Homes, the contractor attached to the proposed subdivision, cited the ordinance when asking the council not to add a change that restricts certain building materials.

“Richard was referring to the new regulation, which gives customers the flexibility to choose what to do,” Blais said.

Councilor Mike Williams suggested that only cement fiber cladding be required for the single family homes and not the attached maisonettes. Blais agreed that vinyl siding is typically used for the attached homes. The cost difference between vinyl siding and HardiePlank is approximately $ 6,000 per home.

However, other council members rejected this idea. Historically, vinyl siding doesn’t hold up over the years, Hopper said.

“Cement fiber board clearly holds up a lot better and just looks better,” he said. “I would prefer to have the whole thing without vinyl.”

Councilor Dave Lekse agreed, saying it was fair to ask for the change as the council approves the reclassification request.

“We’re being asked a favor, so I think it’s okay to apply a condition. It’s a common tradition here in Greenwood, ”said Lekse.

The council members unanimously approved the change as well as the request to reallocate the subdivision.

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Something strange is happening in newer neighborhoods across the country: vinyl siding is melting down houses. It doesn’t matter if it’s a $ 100,000 home or a $ 900,000 home.

We went to a neighborhood where this is happening and now we are neighbors versus neighbors.

Tommie and Joanne Falls say that almost the entire side of their house has vinyl siding that is warped and puckered.

“It’s literally melted and curled,” he said.

The cause? The sun reflects off the highly efficient windows of its neighbor. So say inspectors from both your insurance company and the siding manufacturer who came to your home to investigate.

“Every single person, whether it’s the insurance company or the manufacturer, said it was reflecting off the low E window,” said Joannie Falls.

But she says replacing it at a cost of $ 5,000 or more wouldn’t solve anything (the house is now out of warranty).

“Unfortunately, no siding company is going to do it because they can’t guarantee it until their window is fixed,” she said.

HOA, lawyers involved now

This neighborhood battle stems from two windows in the neighbor’s house that appear to be causing the problem. But it has been dragging on for over 6 years and has become a nightmare for the falls.

“We have to fix it soon or we will be punished,” said Joannie Falls.

But she says it’s a catch-22 because her neighborhood HOA is now threatening to punish her every month, nothing happens.

She says her neighbors refused to install new windows and got her into trouble. “We work together and it is very clear that there is nothing we can do,” she said.

What you can do

The National Association of Home Builders has hundreds of complaints about this problem in the US, even in the northern states.

The group says suggests you:

• Ask your neighbor to replace the high-efficiency window with a standard glass window.
• Offer to share the cost with them (a bedroom window usually costs an average of $ 500).
• Offer to pay for a window pane that restricts the reflected light.

Window installer Bill O’Patterson says screens are the cheapest solution and will work in most cases.

“I think a screen is a really good solution to the problem, and it minimizes reflection a lot, but it’s not a huge visual difference in the house,” he said.

However, this will not be the case in this case as both parties have hired lawyers and this may need to go to court.

“It’s got to a point where we’re stuck and can’t win anymore,” said Joannie Falls.

The case’s neighbors do not speak to each other, and her lawyer said he does not comment on pending litigation.

Meanwhile, the neighborhood HOA president told us that the board would suspend the fines until the case goes to court, which may not be until early next year. But it still wants the Falls to reimburse the HOA for legal fees to the subdivision in this case.

So these legal and visual headaches drag on.

As always, don’t waste your money.

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