Posted on 06/03/2005 5:44:34 PM PDT by roncougar68
Has anyone heard about the CAO law that passed in King county? It says that 65% of your land must be undeveloped in rural King county. You still pay taxes on it, but you cannot build on it. I just don't understand how these libs push this stuff through without a public vote. I have been looking at houses, and it takes a quarter million to buy an average house, (not big, just average), so if I want to build a shop in the future, I will have to buy an acre of land just so there is enough grass. Down with the land nazis
Where is King County?
Local zoning ordinances have gotten out of control all over the country, down to how much water you can use to flush your toilet.
Condolences to you that you live in a place that seems to be even worse than average.
I thought there had been some revolt over this thing a few months ago. Some woman with 5 acres could only run her dog on two of those acres and she had to pay for a permit to pick berries on her own property. I guess the revolt didn't amount to much?
Seattle and environs
Thanks.
Post #4 illustrates even more how disgusting this law really is. God help us.
We are fighting it, but it is only getting press on republican outlets. This area is impossible to fight anything lib.
Washington State. The bad thing is that this news is several months old, but I could not find any reference to it here.
Everyone is pissed, but nobody is listening. No press.
I live right in the heart of it,WE WILL RISE UP AND FIGHT BACK!
What town do you live in?
Monday if the Judge doesn't throw this governors election out, everyone whose has any sense should consider leaving this state.
This isn't exclusive to that area, although I'm sympathetic. A good friend of mine is a builder and he said that it's gotten so bad here in western PA that more than 10% of the cost of building a house goes to fulfilling local, state and federal bureaucratic regulations. So they're not only taking away our power of choice but they're also hitting us big in the pocketbook.
But at least if you destroy a "wetland" you can make a new one where you want to.
My problem is that if I leave the state, then there is one less person to fight these idiots.
Have you ever read the multi-page definition of a "wetland"? Do you know that a puddle in your backyard can sometimes almost qualify? (That's a slight stretch, but not by much)
oh, I know, I'm in heavy civil construction.
My sympathies. What blood pressure medication are you on? {g} Just a rhetorical question. The mazes you must have to navigate to get anything built must be horrendous.
I don't have to worry about these problems at work, but I know about them. I'm just a union operator and mechanic.
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