Hi Remis,
thats too bad. Here i can have greenhouse and shed. The structure must be a certain distance from property line if on a cement slab, anything over 144 square feet is TAXED , when the guy came around measureing everything he new my shed was 14x10 just under the taxable limit but had fun with my 20x30 cement patio, i wanted to let Butch out in the yard my big dog.
Permits from town are a must now for anything in our unicorporated area which when i first moved here was not the case 20 years ago.
I planted all the trees you see on my property and even the parkways (not my property). Town now says to plant on parkway you have to have a permit also which i can understand even though i maintain the grass there. Any addition to hom of course requires a archetiectual drawing and must follow strict codes which i can understand.
I can no longer burn in my can as last fall someone called the fire department on me , i always burned fig trees or any trim from my tree never any type of garbage. Should have saw my surprise when the big firetruck and fire ambulance pulled up in front of my house and knocked on my door with a clipboard , i had to sign some sort of paper work that i could not read .
Our county permits leaf burning and such but the town eveidently passed an ordinance banning such practices recently. They said you need a permit and even the farmers out here as well need one to burn anything.
Taxes go up services go down and hopefully in 5 to 7 years we sell our home, it will hurt as all the trees i planted and watched grow over the years i will never see anymore, oaks , elms and such.
But warmer weather climate will help me forget all that.
Remis when weather breaks and trees leaf out i look forward to getting togehther again .
Best Health