My city just passed a new firewood storage ordinance

I thought the same thing. I remember it from back then!! Haha

 

hahaha. Never received a notice, neighbor told me he would claim a row.

 

Hi, i didnt see the date...new to the site. What happened? Any update?

 

we had an ordinance similar for sheds, xxx sq.ft on the ground. So we built a xxx sq ft foundation, cantilever floor joists 4 foot all the way around. Building dept/inspector just shook their head and walked away. We were legal.

 

I see square footage. 10 x 20 is 200. Doesn’t say a damm thing about cubic footage. 1/4 mile deep oughta do it.

 

Welcome to th site. How did you find a 4 year old post if your new? searching? One of those "related" posts at the bottom a a thread your reading? Read the quote below this, here is his update.

 

What did I tell ya

 

Sometimes the enforcing of stupid ordinances are complaint driven. You said you keep it neat and its not an eye sore so if you have good neighbors I bet it won't be a problem. But I would hate to have it hanging over my head. Our city passed an ordinance that yard grass could not be over 3 inches tall. Crazy!!! My mother-in-law got her tape measure out and measured it right after I had mowed it and she said I needed to mow it again. What!!! I like to keep my yard grass high so I don't have to water it so much. I told her if the city notified me, they could mow it themselves.

 

one of my former residences -sheds had a restriction on size, do not remember what was now but small- I had 2 shed on property one which was wiped out by a tornado/ straight line winds, 10x14 gandfathered in size wise Needed more room - no restriction on height ( small over sight on towns part) so I rebuilt it as a 2 story

 

I know what I would tell them but it ain’t decent language for on here

 

Big Brother is watching!

My stacks are visible from the road. A guy from the county tax office stopped by while I was working in the wood pile and told me I needed a state and county business license to sell firewood, and that I would have to pay sales and earnings tax on what I sold. I told him I don't sell wood, I only heat my house with it. He didn't buy it, said all that wood, about 10 cord, would rot before I could burn it all so I had to be selling it. I said: "Prove it Jack!"

For about 3 years running and about 3 times a year after that, the same fool each time, in a nondescript white 4 door would stop by and try his best to get me to sell him a load of firewood. I may have born yesterday but I wasn't born stupid yesterday! I guess they finely gave up on the game.

 

We have a ordinance on firewood being in the front of the house. I had piles of logs stacked up out front, code guys drove by frequently. Never said boo. I think a lot of it has to do with response to a complaint. I kept it neetish though.

 

Ralphie Boy he is just city folk.. Pay him no mind..

 

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