Plow Boy
Feeling the Heat
Good thing my neighbors can't see my yard. Its nice living in the country :D
CL add, Township says he can't have that wood
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Good thing my neighbors can't see my yard. Its nice living in the country :D
I have a big pile like that down in an old garden area. No one can see it until they walk through a wooded area. it is my "burn pile". We won't lite it until we have a first snow. Our town has a 2 acre lot min. size so we are not piled all together. Good and bad with ordinances. Our town only gets after people who leave Junk and garbage out for extended periods of time. I had my home built in the woods, dead end road, last home in. No regrets.
red oak
Minister of Fire
Don't mean to sidetrack the thread, but these ordinances touch a soft spot with me, too. Funny thing about ordinances, our local township has been 'changing the rules' in regards to building for the last decade.....
Before, you didn't need a permit to build a shed on your property UNLESS it was anchored into the ground (via cement slab, foundation, or posts cemented in the ground. That permit was only around 20 bucks.....no big deal. Now, even the sheds that are build with no physical attachment to the ground need a permit....and that permit is several hundred dollars with all kinds of bullchit stipulations. Found out a local fellow found a way 'round that permit.....he built his free-standing shed and put a 'for sale' sign on it.....no permit needed..
Township stopped to hassle him about it and he said he built it and it is for sale, he's open for offers......he'd like to get at least $10,000.00 for his hard work on his small shed.
Township can't do a damm thing about it, either.......
Agree 100%. Ordinances are fine up to a point but many places are getting ridiculous with what they don't allow and what you need permits for. It's sad that in many places you can't build a shed on your own property, or put up a clothesline, or have chickens, etc....
lumbering on
Feeling the Heat
Here outside NYC, we are packed in like sardines. We have a crazy number of ordinances. While frustrating for me at times, they probably do protect me from potentially less than considerate neighbors.
God bless rural Indiana. I can do pretty much whatever the hell I want to on my own land. If I want a goat, I get a goat. If I want an unsightly pile of "firewood", I get one. If I want to put in a supercross track, I put one in.
I just paid a $25 permit fee in addition to $1/ page to copy my plat at the county courthouse.... for a fence. Walked across town with my plat in hand to the planning department and they said "This wont work....you will have to get it from the courthouse" which is where I got it from. $2 later, they had the "right plat"....which was mine with an outline of the house on it. WTF? Fence was installed before they even "approved" it. Stupid gvmt crap just to make a few bucks.
But the real problem is they probably spent $80 bucks in labor and benefits to collect the $27 in fees.
The problem I had was ,I had to get Insurance and plates on a vehicle while I was repairing it, even if it is completely operable U have to have it licensed
In my situation with one extra ,perfectly fine looking vehicle ,parked in my driveway , I don' see a reason to have it licensed if I am not driving it.
Some of these Ordinances are fine , and some I think are ridiculous , but ,It does depend on your location and other things ,whether they are good or just stupid
302-8 MOTOR VEHICLES - Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative or
unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall
at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or
dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray
booth
Exception: A vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including
body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed
area designed and approved for such purposes.
ZONING ORDINANCE
4.50 PARKING, STORAGE AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES - The following standards shall
apply to any storage or repair of vehicles within any zoning district:
1. All vehicles parking or being worked on in a front yard area shall be on an approved
driveway surface, licensed and operable. Approved driveway surfaces include asphalt or
concrete. Stone base or gravel is acceptable as a temporary surface for up to one (1) year.
2. Routine maintenance procedures (such as washing, changing oil, fluids, belts or spark
plugs) on a residential lot shall only be permitted on a licensed vehicle that is owned or leased
by the owner or tenant of the principal dwelling. Such maintenance procedures shall be
permitted for a maximum of four (4) consecutive hours and a maximum of five (5) days during
any single month. Procedures which require the vehicle to be immobile or inoperable in
excess of five (5) consecutive days shall be carried out within an enclosed buiiding or off the
premises.
3. inoperable vehicles and vehicle parts shall be stored inside an enclosed building.
Section 4.50.1: All vehicles parking or being worked on in a front yard area shall be on an
approved driveway surface, licensed and operable. Approved driveway surfaces include
asphalt or concrete. Stone base or gravel is acceptable as a temporary surface for up to one
(1) year.
Section 4'50.2: Routine maintenance procedures (such as washing, changing oil, fluids, belts
or spark plugs) on a residential lot shall only be permitted on a licensed vehicle that is owned
or leased by the owner or tenant of the principal dwelling. Such maintenance procedures shall
be permitted for a maximum of four (4) consecutive hours and a maximum of five (5) days
during any single month. Procedures which require the vehicle to be immobile or inoperable in
excess of five (5) consecutive days shall be carried out within an enclosed building or off the
premises.
Section 4.50.3: inoperable vehicles and vehicle parts shall be stored inside an enclosed
building.
In my situation with one extra ,perfectly fine looking vehicle ,parked in my driveway , I don' see a reason to have it licensed if I am not driving it.
Some of these Ordinances are fine , and some I think are ridiculous , but ,It does depend on your location and other things ,whether they are good or just stupid
302-8 MOTOR VEHICLES - Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative or
unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall
at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or
dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray
booth
Exception: A vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including
body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed
area designed and approved for such purposes.
ZONING ORDINANCE
4.50 PARKING, STORAGE AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES - The following standards shall
apply to any storage or repair of vehicles within any zoning district:
1. All vehicles parking or being worked on in a front yard area shall be on an approved
driveway surface, licensed and operable. Approved driveway surfaces include asphalt or
concrete. Stone base or gravel is acceptable as a temporary surface for up to one (1) year.
2. Routine maintenance procedures (such as washing, changing oil, fluids, belts or spark
plugs) on a residential lot shall only be permitted on a licensed vehicle that is owned or leased
by the owner or tenant of the principal dwelling. Such maintenance procedures shall be
permitted for a maximum of four (4) consecutive hours and a maximum of five (5) days during
any single month. Procedures which require the vehicle to be immobile or inoperable in
excess of five (5) consecutive days shall be carried out within an enclosed buiiding or off the
premises.
3. inoperable vehicles and vehicle parts shall be stored inside an enclosed building.
Section 4.50.1: All vehicles parking or being worked on in a front yard area shall be on an
approved driveway surface, licensed and operable. Approved driveway surfaces include
asphalt or concrete. Stone base or gravel is acceptable as a temporary surface for up to one
(1) year.
Section 4'50.2: Routine maintenance procedures (such as washing, changing oil, fluids, belts
or spark plugs) on a residential lot shall only be permitted on a licensed vehicle that is owned
or leased by the owner or tenant of the principal dwelling. Such maintenance procedures shall
be permitted for a maximum of four (4) consecutive hours and a maximum of five (5) days
during any single month. Procedures which require the vehicle to be immobile or inoperable in
excess of five (5) consecutive days shall be carried out within an enclosed building or off the
premises.
Section 4.50.3: inoperable vehicles and vehicle parts shall be stored inside an enclosed
building.
There are all sorts of county regs I could get jacked up with. But 900 feet of woods between me and the road makes for a great privacy fence.
Trilifter7
Feeling the Heat
I completely understand! I've been looking into buying a few acres in a woods and building a big barn on it then building a house on it in the future. Problem is you can't build an accessory building on any property around here without having a primary residence on the land first. Zoning laws also restrict the size of any new accessory building to no more than 700 sqft unless it is zoned agricultural and used for farming. I know there are ways around it but still... It really fires me up that there are so many restrictions and regulations to land owners on what we can and can not do!!
Trilifter7
Feeling the Heat
Oh and one of the townships zoning resolutions specifically stated you can not store more than 6 cords of wood on your property 
d. Firewood and other solid heating fuels when stacked or piled in a reasonably compact and orderly fashion within the rear yard. Storage of firewood and other solid heating fuels is limited to a maximum of six (6) cords (as defined in this resolution). Such storage shall be subject to all applicable fire regulations.
d. Firewood and other solid heating fuels when stacked or piled in a reasonably compact and orderly fashion within the rear yard. Storage of firewood and other solid heating fuels is limited to a maximum of six (6) cords (as defined in this resolution). Such storage shall be subject to all applicable fire regulations.
red oak
Minister of Fire
Of course you also have to figure out whether you are in a "bark facing up" or "bark facing down" locality. Those fines can be outrageous.
Sweet . . . I cannot wait to see Lukem's Supercross and Goat Farm . . . perhaps the Supercross racers will be jumping goats insted of moguls.
Sweet . . . I cannot wait to see Lukem's Supercross and Goat Farm . . . perhaps the Supercross racers will be jumping goats insted of moguls.
The goat portion of the track requires an additional $5 admission fee.
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