Bureaucracies are wonderful

Our permits are ready to go. But, in Monterey, the Water Department has unimaginable power. We just found out that the MPWMD want:

• An inspection of the existing water usage in the house
• note: the inspector doesn't have an opening for 2 weeks!!!!
• An addendum to our deed restricting the property to low-flow appliances
• this has to be approved by their lawyer
• their lawyer only works 1 FRIGGIN DAY A WEEK!!!!
• after legal review, the changes have to be recorded with the county

This mess of red-tape is now standing in the way of our project getting started.

Living Room Rendering

A nice rendering of our living room:


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