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Woman fights Williamstown to feed her allergenic kids home raised food

Gryphonsclaw — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:09:26 +0000

Jessica and her family moved a to rural homestead in hopes of raising food for her kids who have extreme food allergies. After receiving a verbal okay from the township allowing livestock animals such as chickens and goats she purchased a plot of land outside of the town Williamstown, MI. Now, the town is informing her that she has violated zoning laws and to remove her animals. She is fighting back for her family against the town and has a pretty detailed story above.

Illegal Flags, Banners, and Pennants

snappytype — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:28:08 +0000

A NJ town is proposing banning flags, banners, and pennants. What's left of advertising?

British ban squatting to tackle 'anarchists'

Jking8767 — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:54:02 +0000

Under a law in place since the beginning of September, squatting in empty residential properties in England and Wales is already a criminal offence, with those convicted facing months in prison and steep fines. The ministry of justice estimates that up to 2,000 people could be prosecuted each year.

Man fights to keep veggie garden in front yard

Sammy316 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:31:12 +0000

An Orlando man is fighting city officials to keep his vegetable garden in his front yard. You have to step over radishes, wax beans and kale to get to Jason Helvingston's front door in College Park. However, his 25 x 25 foot micro-irrigated vegetable garden is against city code, and the city of Orlando has asked Helvingston to dig it up by Wednesday.

Food Truck Shut Down For Not Having a Permit that Doesn’t Exist

phonon — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:52:18 +0000

In an interview with the Buffalo News, Pete was outraged: “The way we've been treated, I can't say it's anything other than being bullied.” In addition, he actively tried to comply with all the relevant paperwork before he started selling. He called town officials to see if any permits were needed and was informed he didn’t need any. Sadly, this is the third time in less than a month that a food truck has been forced to stop vending in Amherst without a permit.

Retiree's rental cottage legal since 1976 deemed illegal

phonon — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:41:49 +0000

Milligan said the year her guest cottage was remodeled — 1975 — her neighborhood was zoned R-2, allowing duplexes. The year she bought the house — 1976 — the area was rezoned single-family residential. Her unit, she said, should at least be grandfathered in. Milligan said the complaint filed with the city came from the mother of a disgruntled tenant who lives in another part of the state. Neighbors have not complained. "I was told by Ms. Burgess I had to get a demolition permit and have it taken out."

Phoenix Man Jailed 60 Days, Fined $12,000 for Home Bible Study

snowdog2012 — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:21:42 +0000

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute on behalf of a Phoenix man who is serving a 60-day jail sentence and was fined more than $12,000 for using his private residential property to host a weekly Bible study, allegedly in violation of the city’s building codes.

Think Lemonade was Hard? Try Being a Kid Selling Hot Dogs in Michigan

AnarchoMinded — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:16:24 +0000

13 year old saves up $1,200 to buy a hot dog stand to help his family out. He files all the necessary paperwork, he gets a vending permit, gets permission from the property owner on where he is to set up his stand just to be shot down by city hall.

Duszynski was told by city officials that "his cart was in violation of a Holland zoning law that protects existing food businesses downtown against competition from mobile food vendors, and he would have to cease operation immediately."

Kid's Hotdog Stand Shut Down

snappytype — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:33:12 +0000

After jumping through numerous government hoops, he thought everything was set for him to sell hotdogs, but this 13-year old Michigan boy was wrong.