[Cob] Cob and The Code II

[Damon Howell]

Hi all,
	I'm not worried a bit about what the local government thinks about  
cob. I've published two articles about my cob storage shed in the  
local paper, and everyone knows what I'm doing and sort of where.  
It's been some time and haven't heard from any "authority" because  
there isn't an authority on natural building, unfortunately. They  
simply don't know how to inspect anything other than a stick frame,  
cinder block, poured concrete, or masonry. Cob isn't in the code book  
and the director of planning and development says if it isn't there  
they won't issue an certificate of occupancy. He didn't say cob  
couldn't be built. Locals who read the articles are VERY interested,  
and more than anything because it's different than the cookie cutter  
houses they see popping up everywhere. As long as you're not building  
next to the courthouse or city hall there's not going to be many  
people see your cob building, whether it looks good or bad, so why  
care what they think?

Damon Howell
North Georgia