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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]	mopinko	Oct 2014	OP
There are a great many problems with building codes and their enforcement. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#1
Did she get the necessary permits and other things needed	yeoman6987	Oct 2014	#2
If, in your world, you need the permission of the local government to plant a tomato in your yard...	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#3
I could care less	yeoman6987	Oct 2014	#7
I accept that the expression of your opinion is factual. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#10
your calling what she did "planting a tomato" is the opposite of factual	CreekDog	Oct 2014	#96
Have I triggered the fan club notification system? n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#98
You don't know Chicago.	former9thward	Oct 2014	#13
Why is it all blue areas are screwing with residence?	yeoman6987	Oct 2014	#18
There has not been a Republican in Chicago in decades.	former9thward	Oct 2014	#21
Corruption -- one of thy many names is	truedelphi	Oct 2014	#25
Did you see this dollar amount to the city?	Hestia	Oct 2014	#59
Planting a tomato in your back yard is one thing.	SheilaT	Oct 2014	#16
you're saying she just planted a tomato?	CreekDog	Oct 2014	#95
I think she shouldn't need "necessary permits and other things" for a garden.	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#97
Oh I doubt people will read the whole article, I'm halfway down and hit this tidbit	snooper2	Oct 2014	#6
I admit, "truck as chicken coop" is probably not good community relations in an urban setting. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#12
Chicago harbors rats.	former9thward	Oct 2014	#14
now it is a lot of plants growing around debris, doesn't sound like the city is asking for much	snooper2	Oct 2014	#15
In Chicago nothing is easy.	former9thward	Oct 2014	#17
Excellent point.	Jamastiene	Oct 2014	#56
All this is sad.	truedelphi	Oct 2014	#27
It takes quite a while for logs or two x fours or any lumber to decompose into compostable material	Autumn	Oct 2014	#45
That's what our nurseries down here look like. They are kinda just a tent over some property	Hestia	Oct 2014	#64
For some reason I couldn't get to the back of it on Google Earth.	Autumn	Oct 2014	#65
And some of those codes are done to line a city's pockets with permitting cash and	RKP5637	Oct 2014	#5
Did you know that the building code itself is copyright protected?	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#8
I never cease to be amazed. So much is sooooo repressive. n/t	RKP5637	Oct 2014	#11
Court have ruled these 'copyrighted' codes	JimDandy	Oct 2014	#53
Yeah, especially when some fat cat developer wants the lot	Warpy	Oct 2014	#77
I'm all for urban farms.	leftyladyfrommo	Oct 2014	#4
thing is its not only not against code, we are supposed to be the greenest city in the country.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#9
So fix the issues and be done with it. I read the article and it can all be dealt with	KittyWampus	Oct 2014	#30
That's what I'm also thinking is what might have brought the city down on her. n/t	JimDandy	Oct 2014	#61
fine, you had your say.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#102
does any of the chicken crap you apply to your land end up in city sewers?	CreekDog	Oct 2014	#99
Me too, but this isn't one. More like a dump.	yellowcanine	Oct 2014	#67
Love the urban farming. So much better than a weed filled empty lot,	Autumn	Oct 2014	#19
no, the truck is a fantastic coop.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#23
I have coyotes, skunks, racoons, fox, snakes, hawks and falcons.	Autumn	Oct 2014	#24
you can't smell my coop, either.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#37
I'm sure it is well built, but your city objects to it and calles it an abandoned vcehicle.	Autumn	Oct 2014	#39
it is not "junk"	mopinko	Oct 2014	#49
Good luck with your fight and keep us posted.	Autumn	Oct 2014	#50
did you properly drain all fluids from the truck and dispose of them legally?	CreekDog	Oct 2014	#100
Claim the truck is a person.	Jamastiene	Oct 2014	#57
hey. i think i will try that.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#74
Get a "coupe" instead of a sedan. Problem solved.	Eleanors38	Oct 2014	#86
Several sympathetic DU'ers have suggested getting rid of the pick-up eyesore and building	KittyWampus	Oct 2014	#29
since none of you have seen it, i will just ignore that advice.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#36
i've seen photos on her farm FB page	shireen	Oct 2014	#62
you've not seen that chicken coop	shireen	Oct 2014	#58
I haven't seen the FB page so I have no idea what the coop is like. Just that the city objects to it	Autumn	Oct 2014	#71
well then maybe you should reserve judgement.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#81
You posted the article and there's a picture of it at the link	Autumn	Oct 2014	#85
I saw the page, and the article. I think what you are doing is important.	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2014	#93
In the article, it claims she could not get a "farm" exemption ...	surrealAmerican	Oct 2014	#20
no no. it's not an exemption.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#22
It would seem like the zoning change would be a good place to start ...	surrealAmerican	Oct 2014	#31
i have a lawyer, and what are your credentials to decide what is proper?	mopinko	Oct 2014	#35
I didn't intend to offend you, I'm sorry.	surrealAmerican	Oct 2014	#41
it isnt a vehicle.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#43
You've convinced me ...	surrealAmerican	Oct 2014	#52
the outpouring from other gardeners and farmers tells me	mopinko	Oct 2014	#82
did you fully drain all the oil and other vehicle fluids?	CreekDog	Oct 2014	#73
They are not nuts, they are fruits	jberryhill	Oct 2014	#26
As if someone with your surname would know.	Gormy Cuss	Oct 2014	#33
There is some serious stupid on the thread you link to. Mo, I hope you can make some changes	KittyWampus	Oct 2014	#28
i'm not changing fucking anything.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#38
Farming is dirty	Alittleliberal	Oct 2014	#32
thank you.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#34
And that's one reason why farming has been zoned out of high population density areas.	Gormy Cuss	Oct 2014	#40
except that those are lies. there is no odor. there is no debris.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#46
If it's lies, it should be easy enough to get rid of the code violations.	Gormy Cuss	Oct 2014	#54
This sounds like harassment to the tune of hundreds and thousands of dollars. Unfortunately	Hestia	Oct 2014	#69
the citations ranged from nit picking to just flat out lies.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#72
Depends on how the city defines junk car...	Lancero	Oct 2014	#84
its a perfectly operable chicken coop.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#88
where does runoff from your property go?	CreekDog	Oct 2014	#101
and the city's official policy is to encourage farming and gardening.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#51
So why haven't you changed the zoning to farming?	Gormy Cuss	Oct 2014	#55
it comes with its own hassles.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#80
Fight the Good Fight.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#42
thank you.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#47
Take this viral	KamaAina	Oct 2014	#44
i hope so.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#48
Sorry you're having trouble with the city.	MineralMan	Oct 2014	#60
i've been following her farm on FB	shireen	Oct 2014	#68
It only takes one neighbor who doesn't like it.	MineralMan	Oct 2014	#70
so i should let a few whiners run my life?	mopinko	Oct 2014	#78
I didn't say that in any way.	MineralMan	Oct 2014	#83
what you are saying is full of supposition that does not happen to be true.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#92
Question about the truck:	Jamastiene	Oct 2014	#63
not goin nowhere. period.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#89
This lady is not an "urban farmer"	yellowcanine	Oct 2014	#66
i dont sell anything because we are not that far along in the process.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#75
picture, please.	notrightatall	Oct 2014	#76
follow my sig link.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#79
You need Black Jesus	Tsiyu	Oct 2014	#87
I am not a farmer but...	Phentex	Oct 2014	#90
the house stuff was on the list.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#91
There are a ton of urban farms near me. They're great.	LeftyMom	Oct 2014	#94
zero were in my rental property.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#103
Is this the tenant whose child you wanted to steal?	LeftyMom	Oct 2014	#104
im going to delete this thread.	mopinko	Oct 2014	#105