[Farmall] nuisance

[Karl Olmstead]

Looks like Kern County will be passing a new set of rules regarding 
'abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles' this week.  Los 
Angeles county passed a similar ordinance several years ago, and it had 
major impact on old car collectors.  All the unrestored, classical or 
antique cars got hauled away.

Interesting how the ordinance reads.  It starts off talking about vehicles 
left standing on county roads for more than 72 hours, but later on broadens 
the definition of a nuisance vehicle to include wrecked, dismantled or 
inoperable mobilehomes aircraft, commercial coaches, office trailers, 
railroad cars, cargo containers, semi-trucks and commercial trailers or 
heavy duty farm and industrial equipment regardless of where they are 
located.  If there's a house on the property near the nuisance vehicles, 
written notice will be sent thirty days before the offending vehicles are 
removed.  If there's no residence, no written notice will be given.

It's hard to say how the new regulations will affect me.  I've already 
arranged for a 40' x 60' metal building to be erected in September.  That 
should conceal a good share of my collection.  And I have a windbreak, a 
double row of evergreen trees surrounding my 5 acres, so you have to work 
pretty hard to see into my yard.

Then there's the attitude around here; people are pretty independent and 
they feel that it is their right to park old cars and RVs in their yards. 
This is the desert, after all, not a yuppie neighborhood.  Should be 
interesting....

-Karl