Well Colin, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Mine is that laws such as this is where we all have had our rights or civil liberties encroached upon. Where are my rights when I cannot utilize my own property, that I have paid for, for my entertainment or enjoyment as long as I do not cause damage or harm to anyone. One could argue they are "damaged" from having to view my plane. In that case I could give a rats and they should close the curtain or get a life. I whole heartedly agree that there is a limit to what one could/ should do in public view. Your statement regarding abandoned or junk cars, etc. within a city limit or neighborhood certainly would affect property values and therefore damaging to others. But something like building a car, aircraft, boat, or other constructive like hobby does not fall into this category as long as the property in public view is maintained and not used as a junk yard.
This type of abuse of the political system is indicative of how liberal our society has become in regards to the bleeding hearts or Democrats who are, in my opinion the root cause of why our society has declined so markedly in moral and ethical conviction. They must all be members of the ACLU or any of these other organizations who think everybody owes them something and will file a law suit just because they can. I also have been on the enforcement side but there is a Reasonable Man's rule that must apply. The problem is, there are very few reasonable men in the political arena. I ordinarily abstain from this type of discussion on the net as it is a waste of my time. However, this particular type of abuse of the system irritates the fire out of me. This is not a flame toward you Colin, just my opinion. Now Back to KR stuff, we have better things to do. Regards, Steve Glover KR-2 N902G AJO, Ca <kr...@cox.net> -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of beverlyrai...@bellsouth.net Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:12 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Anti junk/disabled anything laws Netters Unfortunately I have to agree with the local jurisdiction on their decision to prohibit the repair and construction of cars, trucks, and now light aircraft outside of a building and the storage of such items in side or backyards, regardless of its intended use. In cities like Jacksonville, where it is already a severe problem that vehicles of all kinds find "themselves" first parked and then later, parted out as "project" cars or trucks, to open up the possibility of someone finding a loop hole to exploit, so that now they can have a auto repair shop in their back yard, or driveway, due to undefined "projects" present, would end up a massive problem for all residential property owners. My old subdivision was governed by the City of Sanford Florida. They had a city ordinance that no repairs to any automobile, truck, or "vehicle" including trailers, could be accomplished in the open in your driveway. Any repairs desired could be accomplished inside an enclosed garage or out building, to include project car restorations, and specifically my airplane in my single car garage. They knew about my plane, and openly stated that as long as it was never stored outside, or that repairs and construction were conducted inside the garage, that I was fine and within the law. They KNEW it would or could take years to finish; that was okay. By prohibiting the storage of parts of anything, planes or cars, or machines, in the opne side or back yards, or in the driveways of residential homes is nothing more than legislation that protects home owner values. When it is inside your garage, out of sight from your neighbor, and they want to interfere, it is a violation of your civil rights. When your neighbor can see it, and can find it an eye sore, even if it is not one, then you are encroaching on your neighbor's rights. You might not like him storing a sign promoting Gay Rights propped against the side of his house, facing yours. To him, he might find your partially assembled plane peeking out from under a cover, just as offensive. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND that many people DO NOT share our passion for flying, nor do they understand our commitment to its enjoyment. We already have too many pilots who beligerently assert their right to fly, even though they have been asked to conduct such operations with noise abatement, but disregard this request saying it is their right to fly! Years later the airport is shut down because there is only several hundred pilot votes to remain open, compared to many thousands non-pilot votes to close the airport. Like it or not, these are our neighbors. We have to find a way to compromise, or solos like the one that just happened are going to gradually become less and less frequent. They will just lock us out of their airspace, and then who knows what next.... Sorry about the length; but I can see both sides, and I have BEEN on the enforcement side. For every situation that has merit, there are 10 that are just blatent violations. We have to work with administrations for the common good, just like we work with the FAA, though we don't always agree with them.... Colin Rainey N96TA Ormond Beach, FL _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
