[Farmall] nuisance

[Robert L. Holtzer]

As a former county official that developed a variety of local regulations, 
I strongly suggest contacting your local supervisor and suggest to other 
hobbyists in the area to do likewise.  Chances are you will find a 
sympathetic ear or two sufficient to get appropriate changes in the 
proposed regulation NOW, not after it is enacted.  Also it is worth 
contacting whoever is responsible at county level for actually writing the 
verbiage.  This will be some staff person that should be approached in an 
open fashion informing him/her of your concerns and GOOD SUGGESTIONS as to 
making the legal language more to your liking.  Be part of the solution, 
not part of the problem as the saying goes.

Otherwise it may be an uphill battle if someone really wants to enforce 
whatever is enacted.  Just one complaining neighbor can force the county 
into an enforcement mode.  Give it your best shot now, not after the fact.

Perhaps the farm bureau and ag commissioner might also be good 
allies.   Also local equipment businesses?  Hey -- the republic at work!!

Bob Holtzer

At 03:57 PM 8/1/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>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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