The corrected plans have been submitted to the city (and lost and resubmitted, grr), but a new issue has come up. The 6'5" mistake on the plans included sufficient setback for a bay window on that side. The actual 4'-ish setback doesn't. Actually, anything closer than 5' must be a fire-rated wall, but the bay window will be in an existing section of wall that fits into the older 3' code. The 17" protrusion of the bay window goes into that 3' allowance, but by just 5". Or so -- the house isn't set quite square to the property line, which could mean a few extra inches.
Our worthy architect is trying to find a way to set the bay window in juuust enough. Worst case, we have to buy another window, either a 30-degree bay or a bow, that won't stick out more than 12". But with a $2500 window, that's a pretty bad worst case.
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