I believe the example of not allowing a small travel trailer in the
driveway of a private home is a perfect example of the kind of control-heavy
local government that my campaign is about changing. These are exactly the
sort of absurd zoning laws that should be changed. For the record, I
absolutely support allowing small RV's in someone's private driveway as well
as garage conversions. With housing as tight as it is, we need creative
solutions, and here is a resident with a small creative solution. For the
most part, I believe that a person's private property belongs to them, not
to the city. Unless it's a rental property with unsafe living conditions,
tenants being mistreated or charged unfairly, then the city should not be
invasive. My philosophy is that we should live in a city governed from the
grassroots up, not from the top down.
At 12:50 AM 5/23/01 +0800, Dyna Sluyter wrote:
> The city of Minneapolis in it's infernal wisdom will not let
>me even park it in the driveway! Apparently the presence of a nice
>clean little travel trailer complete with all of mom's cute little
>decorations would desecrate our view of the neighborhood's junk cars
>and burned out houses. So mom, unable to legally set up even
>temporary residence in the Mill City, spent a month in a nursing home
>at taxpayer expense.
>
> So candidates- would you support allowing RV occupancy, with
>proper hookups, say by annual permit, until our housing crisis eases?
>
> Garage conversions- A couple years ago I added a small garage
>to my Hawthorne homestead. It is now fully heated and insulated. It
>would not be too difficult to add electric wiring, a bathroom, and a
>kitchenette. The result would be a decent efficiency or one bedroom
>apartment that would meet national code. Again, candidates, could you
>support this modest proposal.
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