| Chronology | |
|---|---|
| Date | |
| 9 May 2008 | First field visit with Ken Mabie, my septic system designer. We identified two potential leach field sites. |
| 3 Aug 2008 | First meeting with architect. |
| 25 Aug 2008 | Field visit with surveyor and septic designer to determine location of leach field. It turns out that there is only one possible location on the property - I was lucky! |
| 2 Sep 2008 | Survey of new leach field location. |
| 29 Sep 2008 | Road to leach field prepared. |
| 6 Nov 2008 | 6'x 60' test pit for geological and soil tests. |
| 24 Nov 2008 | Well flow test and water quality testing. |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Plans submitted to County Planning Dept. for the 1st time. |
| 30 Jul 2009 | County comments received. |
| 9 Sep 2009 | Meeting with County planners (Joe Hanna, Kent Edler, Bob Lovland), archtitect, soils engineer, and civil engineer. |
| 2 Feb 2010 | Plans (finally) submitted to County Planning Dept. for the 2nd time. |
| 12 Mar 2010 | County comments received. |
| 20 Apr 2010 | Plans re-submitted to County Planning Dept. for the 3rd time. |
| 28 Apr 2010 | County comments received. |
| 6 May 2010 | Plans re-submitted to County Planning Dept. for the 4th time. |
| 14 May 2010 | All departments show "approved." Waiting for final notification. |
| 17 May 2010 | Plans are approved by County Planning Dept.! |
| 18 Aug 2010 | I pay $15,000 to the County for the privilege to pick up my building permit. |
| I now have one year until the first inspection is due. | |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Meeting with Michele, my "general," Mike Crumb (concrete), and Chris Wortman (excavating) to solicit bids. |
| 11 Aug 2010 | Meeting with Michele (my "general") and John Lammers (PG&E). We discussed the various options of getting power to the house. Also: Ed Kuerzel (excavator) and Doug Ransone (concrete - declined to bid). |
| 22 Oct 2010 | Meeting with Michele, Scott Belle (concrete), and Robert Balcom (excavating) to solicit bids. |