First, you have to give the bloke props for persistence. And he does have some respect, at least for his own property--"no pets."
Respect for zoning seems to be a distant and elusive concept.
But is it really [all] their fault?
Maybe not. Ordinances in daVille are "enforce on complaint" which does little to foster a culture of respect for the rules of the burg. But there is more. This is the same property that parked a barn right up against the back property line well within the setback buffer just outside a neighbor's garage. *
The City's response?
After-the-fact approval of the zoning violation.
Is operating multi-family rentals just a continuation of the same thinking? Are there connections in play? Is this yet another business the Mayor gladly welcomes to daVille? Or is it just one of the many commitments that were made to justify the founding of this City that remains unmet and ignored? Or is this what you get when your approach to code enforcement is "grease only the squeakiest wheel?"
When we teach people that rules are hardly even a suggestion we should not be surprised when they conclude that the only rule is there are no rules.
* To be fair, the owner does have the right to put an accessory building on the property and the non-compliant location made the barn least visible from the adjacent homeowner's deck.
Respect for zoning seems to be a distant and elusive concept.
But is it really [all] their fault?
Maybe not. Ordinances in daVille are "enforce on complaint" which does little to foster a culture of respect for the rules of the burg. But there is more. This is the same property that parked a barn right up against the back property line well within the setback buffer just outside a neighbor's garage. *
The City's response?
After-the-fact approval of the zoning violation.
Is operating multi-family rentals just a continuation of the same thinking? Are there connections in play? Is this yet another business the Mayor gladly welcomes to daVille? Or is it just one of the many commitments that were made to justify the founding of this City that remains unmet and ignored? Or is this what you get when your approach to code enforcement is "grease only the squeakiest wheel?"
When we teach people that rules are hardly even a suggestion we should not be surprised when they conclude that the only rule is there are no rules.
* To be fair, the owner does have the right to put an accessory building on the property and the non-compliant location made the barn least visible from the adjacent homeowner's deck.
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