It was mentioned that residents must obtain a permit from the state as far as electrical and plumbing matters to their personal property. One part of the 2021 code that was referred to several times states that things are allowed on the property if it doesn’t materially change the character of the residence and its use doesn’t create excessive noise, odor, dust, lights, traffic or other disturbances.
It is easier for small towns to adopt them than write their own.
The state of Iowa has some original code written long ago but it has been superseded by the federal guidelines.
I should ad the small towns don’t have enforcement resources so they hire a community college grad on commission to enforce codes that nobody needs or wants.
In fact they train these community college grads on how to get the contracts.
Many of these young grads are dicks.
“Central Planning” worked out really well for the Soviets.
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I lived in Nevada County, N Calif.
Supes decided to require a permit to change a water heater everywhere in the county-—$100.
I had just changed mine—new one cost me $69 & cash to neighbor for labor. Plus 100 mile trip to even buy one in another county.
Nevada County had already outlawed Big Box stores-—so we had to go west to Yuba County to Lowe’s, Ranch Supply, etc.
I got in their faces & told them they better be prepared to have a person watching all the hardware stores, etc. for water heater sales-—every open hour of business. They had already driven us out of the county to purchase such replacements.
Permit for $100 disappeared.