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Building a Shed
We recently moved home and one of the concessions was shifting from a 2-car to a 1-car garage. I'm consequently renting a 10x10 storage room chock-full of tools and parts, which I need to repatriate. There is no prospect of extending the existing 1-car garage, however we do have a decently-sized yard where I would like to place a wooden shed (something like a TuffShed). This is where I have a few options:
1. Unpermitted. San Diego allows one 120 sq. ft. shed to go unpermitted. The peak of the roof can be up to 15 feet tall. It can go right up to the property line - no setbacks required. A 12x10 shed is small, but it can sit right in the corner of the lot. Unfortunately you are not allowed more than one of these 120 sq. footers and stay unpermitted.
2. Permitted. I could build something larger (more like 12x20), but would have to go through the permit process, which would probably bump up my property taxes and confine me to setback requirements - eating up more of the yard.
Of course, a 3rd option is to build the larger shed and beg forgiveness not permission - i.e. building to code but not getting a permit until if/when the city becomes aware of it (plus fines).
I'd be interested to hear your experiences/advice - thanks!
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