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It would be out here in Oregon. I would take that survey and head down to your city and ask. Out here we can't have any permanent structures on utility easements.
It might depend on whether proper permits were obtained when the garage was built, or perhaps the garage was there before the sewer went in. At any rate, follow Silverfall's advice and check it out with the city, before the purchase goes much farther.
Or the easement may exist, but the sewer was routed a different direction. I would check with the owners and possibly the neighbors that have been in the area for a long time -- if they know the details of when the sewers may have last been worked on that sort of info can be more valuable than dusty maps from city hall...
The city of Charlotte said in the rare event that they have to get to the sewer line for repairs, they would make every effort not to disturb the garage since it's only 1.6 feet into the right of way and they have plenty of room to work around it. But there is no guarantee since they have the right in case a repair needs to be made.
From the land records, the sewer line came first, then the garage.
I think I'm ok with the risk. It's pretty low.
I'm wondering if it'll effect resale value if we sell it.
What would you do?
I hadn't thought of the jacking up the garage resolution. I was thinking they would have to demolish the side fo the garage and make it a little smaller (since it's an oversized 2-car garage), but either way, not sure if doing any of these makes any sense.
I would be OK with this. The easement in this sort of situation is 10' wide, but the sewer(s) themselves are generally much smaller, the City will almost certainly never need to get very close to your garage.
It would be silly to even thing about changes to the garage or relocating it, they can almost certainly get to any problem that would arise.
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