Alternative Storage

[bspeedy]

Ask them about a registered trailer

Don't ask...

There must be somewhere on that 50 acres to hide a small shed. Somewhere level with tree cover to satellite images won't capture it. We're talking about a tractor shed here...

 

[missesalot]

Don't ask...

There must be somewhere on that 50 acres to hide a small shed. Somewhere level with tree cover to satellite images won't capture it. We're talking about a tractor shed here...

This ain’t any city thing, this is the middle of no where western New York State. Allegedly the municipalities are patrolling with aerial photography for code violations. What a bunch of ****.

 

[TractorGuy]

I would look into having it rezoned agricultural. Look at the property appraisers web site and see if they have a down loadable ag request form. You might be able to get lower taxes and less restrictions if the property meets certain requirements.

I have some land they wouldn't let me cut a 2" tree on. Got it rezoned timberland and was able to have it clear cut. Taxes went to near nothing too.

 

[adkhunter1590]

we do have things like that here, have to have 7 acres under cultivation and be able to document $10,000 in gross sales from the property.

You don’t have to be the one farming it to get the AG exemption. If you have 7 acres of land that can be planted or used as a hay field, you can get a local farmer to plant or hay it for you and you’ll be able to apply for AG exemption. Just have to write up a contract that so and so farmer is farming your land. Any farmer you talk to will know all about what I’m saying. This is how a lot of guys with recreational land save themselves lots of money in taxes. Just let a local farmer cut some hay or grow some corn and bye bye crazy high taxes.

As far as your structure problem is concerned, ask the town about a barn. A “barn” is tax exempt for 20 years in NY and usually doesn’t have to follow most zoning restrictions. If you had a cattle farmer down the road, you could always build a barn, and have a farmer put up some fencing and let him pasture some cows on your land, this will also get you the AG land tax rate plus get you a structure to put your tractor in. Cows don’t really need a barn, they can stay outside all the time but the town doesn’t need to know stuff like that!

Good luck to you, I’m a fellow NYer and I’m also going to be going through these same issues shortly when I purchase the 40 acres behind my house. Luckily the farmer behind the 40 acres is a great guy and is helping me jump through all the loop holes. He will have a contract made up for me that states he farms my land, and his farm makes way over 10k a year so that solves my tax problem. My current two car garage is in need of major repairs, but I’m going to tear it down and start over instead. But my town doesn’t like that and says I need to move it forward move to get away from the property line. Then my neighbor told me about how I can just build a “barn” not a garage and it will be tax exempt plus they can’t give me crap about where I’m putting it. There’s always some way around, just need to find it!

 

[ID Corgi Ranch]

There’s always some way around, just need to find it!

Exactly. We found that leaving CO and moving to ID solved most of our nanny-state problems. Then again, I know that's not an option for everyone.

 

[TheMan419]

Yep it is all in how you word it. When we built our barns we did not insulate, plumb or electric immediately. Once the final inspection was done on the initial build the assessor came out. No electric or water so lower tax rates.

Plumbing and electrical permits did not Ned to specify they were for the barn. So tax man don稚 know bout that.

 

[missesalot]

I asked today about building a “barn” code dude cited same definition as an accessory structure and said no way.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

I asked today about building a “barn” code dude cited same definition as an accessory structure and said no way.

Have you considered selling and finding another place with a more favorable zoning?

 

[Peter 315]

I asked today about building a 澱arn code dude cited same definition as an accessory structure and said no way.

I don't think I could own property like that with all those rules and bs

 

[Howling]

They want residential so pull the permits to build a small residential structure. Then get the 40 ft container for 'temporary storage' during the construction. Tractor is one of construction tools for site prep that has to stored in the container. So what if it take you 20-30 year to complete the residential build.

I know folks around here that rent 2-3 acres to local farmer to grow hay, etc. They also pay same farmer same amount to maintain the fields. The amount going back and forth is just enough 'farming income' to keep the agriculture classification and the lower taxes.