[Farmall] nuisance

[Bob Currie]

It's been my experience in Sacramento and El Dorado County of California 
that the County politicians pass these County ordinances because of 
complaints and petitions from citizens and other pressures. Most of the 
time they are simply "on the books", and don't get enforced. Simple reason 
is that when they pass these wonderful new regs, they never seem to 
increase any funding or the necessary positions to do the enforcement.  And 
it costs lots of bucks to haul stuff away. Specially mobile homes, and big 
construction or farming equipment that has been abandoned or singled out by 
the do gooders.  Having been to Karl's a few times and having seen his set 
up, I doubt they would come hunting in his back yard unless somebody 
complained as they did a fly over and spotted all that unsightlyness from 
the air!!

bobcurrie

At 08:17 AM 8/1/05, you wrote:
>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
>
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