20 or so years ago in Norman, OK I was rebuilding the engine in the 450SLC at the rate that I could afford and get parts. Some of those special hoses under the manifold took months to get from the dealer. A neighbor reported us to the code people, who posted a notice on the windshield that I had 7 days to get the car off my property or the city would tow it and charge me for the privilege. I called the code office, got a woman on the phone and told her that I was restoring a classic Mercedes as I could afford it, and fully indented to finish. She gave me a 6 month extension, which was enough to get it on the road again.
So, CA isn't the only place with those crappy regs, freedom loving Oklahoma is rife with them as well. The problem isn't CA, it's people who like to stick their noses into everyone else's business. On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 4:56 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So if you have A neighbor that hates you and decides to report you to the > authorities because you’re fixing your car in your garage, you get > penalized. There are a lot of asshole neighbors ask me how I know. That is > the problem with ordinances like these and HOAs etc. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 20, 2021, at 5:29 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > For what it’s worth, I know Sacramento well, having friends that have > lived there for decades, and seriously considered relocating there in the > late 1990s. And yes, I would live there. More likely, I would live in the > foothills around Auburn, as it’s an easy commute and the elevation tempers > the climate significantly. > > > > This is, for all intents and purposes, a story posted a year or two ago > to rile people up and gain clicks. The ordinance passed some time ago and > from what my friends tell me, it’s not actively enforced unless you p*ss > off a neighbor who rats you out or have all sorts of cars around your > property in various states of disrepair. Many developments in the area have > HOAs whose CC&Rs go well beyond what the city’s ordinance targets. > > > > The article infers that there are code enforcement people roaming the > streets actively busting residents for the possession of rattle gun or > torque wrench. It’s simply not so. > > > > -D > > > >> On Mar 20, 2021, at 4:19 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> In most cities/towns there are already zoning laws in place that cover > number of vehicles, unlicensed vehicles, vehicles on blocks and/or > abandoned vehicles. The difficulty is assigning manpower to follow up and > enforce the existing laws. Instead of wasting time writing new laws they > need to figure a way to enforce the existing ones! > >> > >> > >> Michael E. Esh > >> > >> > >>>> On Mar 20, 2021, at 10:39 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Max I think you're highlighting the issue. Basically out here there > are > >>> millions of people who will repair their cars in their driveways for > weeks > >>> on end and without paying any business taxes for operating a business > out > >>> of their homes if they are fixing other people's cars for money. Lots > of > >>> places have zoning laws prohibiting this sort of thing. The housing > density > >>> out here can also be pretty high, so if your neighbor has three old > >>> nonfunctional cars in his driveway and it is a foot away from your > lawn, > >>> you might want them out of there also. Anyway I think the problem is > >>> potentially far larger out here than anyone in your part of the > country can > >>> readily imagine. Sacramento area has a couple million people. Many are > >>> pretty low income, working under the table, living many people per > house, > >>> trying to keep their overhead as low as possible, e.g. fixing their own > >>> stuff. I think it is designed to keep entire neighborhoods from looking > >>> like junkyards. > >>> > >>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 6:45 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Dan, would you move there? Would you like to live someplace with > laws like > >>>> this? > >>>> > >>>> What in the world is wrong with someone doing major auto repairs in a > >>>> private home? > >>>> ------------- > >>>> Max > >>>> Charleston SC > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 6:28 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> As a friend in the area says: > >>>>> > >>>>> "This law has been around since 2019, intended to keep people from > >>>> opening > >>>>> auto repair shops in private homes. You can still do auto repairs on > your > >>>>> own property, especially in your own garage where no one can see what > >>>>> you’re doing. The article is, as such articles often are, both > overstated > >>>>> and out of date.” > >>>>> > >>>>> It’s clickbait, folks. > >>>>> > >>>>> -D > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Mar 20, 2021, at 2:35 AM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> CA WAS a wonderful place to live. Great climate, beautiful scenery, > >>>>>> fantastic restaurants, no bugs, good roads, plenty of jobs, great > >>>>> schools, > >>>>>> etc. Just shows to go ya that arrogant leftist politicians can > screw > >>>> up > >>>>> a > >>>>>> wet dream. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > >>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2021 9:39 PM > >>>>>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>; > >>>>> davesl...@okiebenz.com > >>>>>> Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > >>>>>> Subject: [MBZ] Why would anybody want to live in CA? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > https://www.odometer.com/car-care/2561937/sacramento-ca-makes-diy-auto-repai > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > rs-illegal/?fbclid=IwAR2MDvePbK9PXGR4xsl6bwDSpIp74hQoh7bGwzJIdbDIoYRje8BsEUP > >>>>>> z448#.YFU4-2MUkso.facebook > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ < > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com < > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." 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