Posted on 07/25/2014 12:31:08 PM PDT by Kartographer
A war veteran who builds furniture in his garage and gives it to military families in need could be forced to shut down the saws.
A homeowners association is telling Dennis Kocher he needs to close up shop after years of doing business, or he could be fined between $100 and $1,000.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacramento.cbslocal.com ...
In the article it says “Even as a nonprofit, the Vietnam veteran was told he had to get a business permit, which he did in 2012”. I suspect the HOA is notified by the county anytime someone gets a business permit on one of the properties. It may be a zoning issue as well. I think the root of his problem is that while he donates most of what he makes, he does sell some, probably to pay for materials. If he never sold anything I don’t think they could make him get a business permit.
The rub is, the HOA ingored a rule for 10 years (if it ever was a rule to begin with). The last I knew was rules ignored/not enforced over time could be considered no longer valid. I'd lawyer up and tell them to shove it.
The easiest response from the HOA would be that they had no knowledge of what he was doing for ten years. If a homeowner complained about it and it was the first “official” notice they had, then they can probably proceed as if nothing had been going on for ten years.
Now that was funny. You had me until the very end!
I don't do any varnishing or staining (yet) but I do Barbeque. Will they be clamping down on that next?
“I’m 99% behind this guy, but there’s that 1% of me that feels for the neighbors who might just be getting tired of all the hammering, power saws, sanders, and general noise all day, every day.”
I thought that it must be the noise too, but the article said he couldn’t paint either. I guess he could be using a sprayer.
“There have been a lot of times I’ve been tired of listening to my neighbors kids screaming too. “
That’s why we’re buying 20-40 acres with a house in the middle.
Our neighborhood is very noisy. People get more rude and ‘entitled’ with each generation. Especially here in Mexifornia.
“This would be called a home occupation and...”
Some HOAs don’t allow working out of your home. Others allow it but have restrictions on noise, customer parking, etc.
This article is short on any real information.
HOA cannot tell a person what they can do in their garage.
LOL
HOA can tell a person what they can or can’t do anywhere on the property. Read the CC&Rs before you buy. Many association prohibit running a business, washing cars inside the garage and a number of what normal people consider normal activities. Including making noise in the garage.
Make some loud noise and see if you get warned and fined.
Me neither. I am out in Yuma, blowin’ stuff up.
But I don’t own a gun...
Well, I do have a 4 wheel drive (2 in fact), tons of camping gear, two bug out locations, a couple weeks of food, first aid kits and even have a prepper group put together. I have a total of 4 firearms and just a couple hundred of rounds of ammo. I do have reloading gear and a 3d printer that I’m working on printing AR lowers. I don’t have enough arms, ammo, food, tradeables, trash bags, water storage, electrical production, skills, com gear, etc, etc, etc. I don’t know that I ever will. Prepping is never and end state. It is a constant activity that is limited by time and pocketbook (and wife’s tolerance).
However, rest assured that I am NOT disappointed. You have looked at the situation and have started to take action to see that your family has a least some preparedness. You may not be able to last interdependently as long as others but hey. You are unlikely to be helpless. Every one who prepares even a little bit, means that when the SHTF, that is one less person who is going to be looking for a handout.
. No HOA for me.
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