Just watched video of last night's zoning meeting (bc of covid I was kept in the antechamber until my case was called, which lasted for 4 minutes while chairman asked for a reschedule of the case). The other case was ridiculous. A guy (who is ALSO on my block) was given a >
-
Show this thread
-
2/ permit to build a driveway, even though the town has strict rules about how wide driveways need to be, what the radius and the apron have to look like, etc., and he is flat-out in violation of all three. Person X complained "this is illegal".
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
3/ The guy who got the illegal permit defended himself: "I'm a good guy" "I just want to be a good neighbor" "The zoning code is so long that no one can read it" "Therefore I spent hours w the building inspector and she told me it was ok"
1 reply 0 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
4/ The zoning code is 88 pages long. Section on driveway requirements is 3 pages long. I read the entire zoning code before putting an offer in on my house, 8 yrs ago. 88 pages. That's like...half an hour, max, if you skim irrelevant bits, and 1 hour, if you read every word
2 replies 0 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
5/ Also, in what world are "I just want to be a good neighbor" and "I believe in conservation" at all relevant to the allegation "the zoning code says that driveways have to be 16' wide, and your easement, bounded by stone walls on either side, is 10' wide" ?
4 replies 0 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
6/ p̵e̵o̵p̵l̵e̵ normies just say things
3 replies 0 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
> upon discovery it has to actually be PROVEN to violate process, and there are three steps: - a bystander citizen appeals the administrative decision - the Zoning board usually craps on him, so he applies for a rehearing - they crap on him again, so he goes to court
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
This Tweet is unavailable.
so, this is basically EXACTLY what I'm doing w illegal barn next door and it's the three step process I mentioned above I just got through step 3, and the permit has been retroactively invalidated by the court so now the NEXT step: my neighbor is applying for a variance
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
I can't speak to the former, but as to the latter - the more I learn, the more I realize that my building department is incompetent, and the zoning board is run as a Good Old Boy's club where "because I said so" is the order of the day.
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
End of conversation
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.