Posted on 05/25/2012 7:50:20 PM PDT by smokingfrog
If you want authentic barbecue, it's a good weekend to fire up your backyard pit because barbecue restaurants say some South Florida cities aren't too hot on their traditional slow cookers.
The fragrant smoke that attracts 'cue lovers is often a turnoff to neighboring homes, so a growing list of cities are adding restrictions to routine health and fire codes, making it difficult for restaurants to open.
"If they knew what they were going to have to go through to open a place, I don't think anybody in their right mind would ever get into this business," said Mark Vasturo, CEO of Miami-based chain, Shorty's Bar-B-Q.
Open pits are legal under national rules, there are limits as to how the flame and smoke need to be controlled.
"Some cities that are more strict," said Bruce Strandhagen, fire captain and inspector in Fort Lauderdale. "These codes put further restrictions on the equipment."
In Boca Raton, a business can be fined if smoke from the restaurant is deemed a "nuisance" to those nearby. The constant plumes of smoke funneling out of strip malls and free standing barbecue restaurants in suburban areas can cause conflicts with nearby neighborhoods, said Mike Woika, assistant city manager in Boca Raton.
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The EPA will require stack scrubbers in the very near future, even though they will alienate Black voters.
Freedom drain.
I’d like to open a BBQ upwind from a Mosque one day.
The smoke isn’t all that odious, but maybe they could help relations with neighbors by offering 33% off to anyone who shows an ID with a home address within half a mile.
This is BS, what next, ban fireplaces?
“I’d like to open a BBQ upwind from a Mosque one day.”
Pig butt BBQ ought to do the trick!
To a Muslim, even the smell could send him to Islamic hell.
So, that means before too long your next door neighbor can complain about your fireplace and fireplaces will be outlawed. Where does it end?
This is BS, what next, ban fireplaces?
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Yes. This is all about ‘social engineering’.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_%28political_science%29
B.) Who the heck dislikes the smell of barbecue?
So, that means before too long your next door neighbor can complain about your fireplace and fireplaces will be outlawed. Where does it end?
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It doesn’t.....and it won’t....unless we stand up.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080323210225.htm
The four branches of gov’t; Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Regulatory.
I was in Aspen Colorado one winter and fireplace used was banned because of weather conditions. It was cold but the smoke was low hanging and the wind was not moving it out of the valley. It has been a long time ago but I think I am remembering it correctly.
If you live in a neighborhood that is zoned for commercial.... Too bad.
Althgh I do like the idea of discounts for locals.
Florida used to be fun and sun and individual freedom.
But Nanny State government, from local to federal, has worked hard to turn it into a poor copy of the uptight, overtaxed, overgoverned northern states millions of people fled to get to Florida.
Preventing brushfires or the like is totally different. I can see a temporary ban in that case.
What I do see are Libtards trying to ban smoking food because they don’t like the smell of smoke just like they did with cigarettes.
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