# From british-cars-owner@triumph.cs.utah.edu Thu Nov 10 14:57:10 1994
#
# I'm in the process of building a house/garage and have designed the garage
# to fit a pillar type car lift. I'll be able to install the lift later, when
# I can afford it, since the lift is bolted to the finished concrete floor and
# the ceiling height is 12'.
#
# Now get this. When we submitted the plans to the county (Sonoma, Ca.)
# building department the inspector saw the lift on the floor plan. He
# discretely recomended that we remove all references to the lift from the
# plans. A lift in a garage implies that I'll be working on cars in there,
# so I'd need to reclasify the building commercial. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO
# WORK ON A CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THEY ARE FOR STORAGE OF CARS ONLY.
# "Yes, I know its absurd." he said, "I work on my car in my garage, but
# that's what the code says."
#
# So, now you know why our hobby has that extra thrill to it. IT'S ILLEGAL!
This is, of course, why that manufacturer of home size lifts
is called "Parking Solutions Inc.", and peppers their ads with
lines like "Double your parking space" and "End Parking Worries".
-MM
(Who is looking for a good garage with a home attached in WI)
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