"Go %&#@ Yourself" - unless you live in Middleboro...

[RIROCKHOUND]

Because we have building requirements regarding property lines, wetlands and native vegetation (likely b/c he was near a wetland)...?

right.
build whatever you want, whereever you want... it's in the constitution! personally, I like that there are regulations that says my neighbor can't knock his house down and build a giant house within 2 inches of his property line, while filling a wetland just because he wants to, chose to ignore or was ignorant of the regulations.


Seriously, mark it down, I agree with JimCT.... this is local ordanaces... don't like it? Move, or get a petition to change it. run for government.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Because we have building requirements regarding property lines, wetlands and native vegetation (likely b/c he was near a wetland)...?

right.
build whatever you want, whereever you want... it's in the constitution! personally, I like that there are regulations that says my neighbor can't knock his house down and build a giant house within 2 inches of his property line, while filling a wetland just because he wants to, chose to ignore or was ignorant of the regulations.


Seriously, mark it down, I agree with JimCT.... this is local ordanaces... don't like it? Move, or get a petition to change it. run for government.

For starters, trying to rate this to Constitutionality is completely invalid, just as FB's attempt at relating the restrictions of minors buying pornos.

A couple things... correct me if I'm reading the article wrong, but it appears that the buildings were all there when he bought the property. Also, he did "$1 million in hazardous waste cleanup", beautified a wasteland, is composting municipal yard waste.

Note that Ron High lives in Duxbury, as opposed to Middleboro. Just because he's been cited for violations doesn't mean the citations were appropriately applied. The end of the article demonstrates that all of this was probably triggered by a NIMBY mentality and someone with pull made some calls.

Don't get me wrong, some regulations are certainly needed for safety and environmental protection. But this whole situation stinks of "our foot is in the door, now let's see how much we can screw him." I think this is emphasized by:

On zoning enforcement, he said, “there are different standards for everyone in the immediate area.”

Read more: Tempest over tulips: Middleboro business owner under fire over planting of flowers - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise

[likwid]

Tulips are stupid, I'm going to sue him for planting a stupid plant.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Note that Ron High lives in Duxbury, as opposed to Middleboro. Just because he's been cited for violations doesn't mean the citations were appropriately applied. The end of the article demonstrates that all of this was probably triggered by a NIMBY mentality and someone with pull made some calls.
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I don't know what he built and what he redid, but typically a 50% or more improvement triggers all the new construction codes... if it were me, and I was laying out a Mil, I'd be damn sure I had my ducks in a row...

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Because we have building requirements regarding property lines, wetlands and native vegetation (likely b/c he was near a wetland)...?

right.
build whatever you want, whereever you want... it's in the constitution! personally, I like that there are regulations that says my neighbor can't knock his house down and build a giant house within 2 inches of his property line, while filling a wetland just because he wants to, chose to ignore or was ignorant of the regulations.


Seriously, mark it down, I agree with JimCT.... this is local ordanaces... don't like it? Move, or get a petition to change it. run for government.

Or file for a variance with the board of appeals.It is part of the process.