Re: Jumping through the hoops

Posted by Butch(OH) on January 10, 2017 at 08:07:03 from (66.192.33.38):

In Reply to: Jumping through the hoops posted by Geo-TH,In on January 10, 2017 at 05:30:00:

My annoyance is the zoning adjustment boards or BZA as they are known around here. They are GOD and bound by nothing other than their own whims and who they might owe a favor or not.
My Story, I had a shop in town for may years that was in a R-1 zoned area but grandfathered as it had existed prior to zoning, not only as a repair shop but the lot beside had been a small scale wrecking yard. It was on a street that all the high to do types traveled to get from the high rent district to the shopping center so they were constantly calling zoning to report me as violating code. Luckily the code enforcement guy knew his bounds and tried to get things done in a friendly manner. He said Butch why wont you clean up that lot? Your other properties are kept in A-1 shape?? I said because when I do that creates a new standard does it not? I clean it up and next thing I know I wont be able to parka trailer out there right?? He could not disagree thus the junk stayed. I finally tired of bantering with them all the time and drew up plans for a building that looked like all the other town barns in the immediate area and went to the BZA hoping for their blessing upon the project as I also said I would not store anything outside on the lot if they let me put up the building. I even had the blessing of the safety service director (the BXA peoples boss) and code enforcement but their answer ?? NOPE! you cannot modify the exterior appearance of a non-compliant but grandfathered usage! SO I told them all you would rather look at junk than a new building that meets your development standards??? Who are you protecting or serving? Not one of them would look me in the eye. We moved a couple years ago into a very rural township with minimal zoning and codes.
I agree with JDSeller's summery of these laws and those who run them. In the biggest of big pictures they serve VERY few except the people who depend on the government for a job, otherwise they would be standing in line to be the next burger flipper at McD yet they tell US what we can do on our own property, bound by few laws but their own opinions,,,it aint right.

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• Re: Jumping through the hoops wisbaker 11:12:04 01/10/17 (0)

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