Geord Blackwell

Thanks William. Good info. My wife is a local so that helps a lot, but we've been living in an apartment so never had to deal with these types of issues. We looked for a place for many years and I heard a lot of stories along the way about people having to tear things down, even the smallest structures. The level of restrictions is a hard thing to adjust to if you are used to the more laissez-faire approach of rural US/Canada. One thing I was looking for during our property hunt is existing out buildings. This property has a fienile and pollaio, as well as a few "off the books" sheds the prior owner put up. The prior owner was a fourth generation owner of the property so may have had a bit more leeway due to connections with the comune and/or neighbors. We are not remote, but not in the city either- about 10k from a city of 60k near a frazione of about 7k. It's mostly vineyards, olives and orchards, right at the start of the Appenine foothills.

Regarding your comment about scarico abusivo, do you mean it is illegal to take the waste? without permission of the owner or without permission from the comune?

Hello everyone,

First post here. I split my time between the US and Italy (I am a US citizen, wife is Italian). We just bought a property in the Romagna region of Italy (zone 9). About 13 acres, planted mainly in Sangiovese and Trebbiano, some olive trees, and some pasture. The property is gently sloped to moderately sloped, north facing, at low elevation. I am interested in any resources or references available for this region. The purpose of this thread is just to make myself known and reach out to anyone living in the area. I would be very interested in hearing about what approaches have been most successful for you, as well as any challenges you face with your comune in getting approval for various projects. grazie. geordie.