Yes, really.

Specifically, what exactly did I say that you think is so outrageous?

You're clueless. Where do you live?

Books, what a novel concept.

Just like with flagpoles, the city should have a process for requesting an exception, and in this case make an exception. Just like blocking off a street for a block party, it' OK if you ask, but not if you don't. In this case, it's a no-brainer.

You calling others clueless?

Now that's funny shit.

Good post.

I could fill pages with the good purposes of zoning and ordinances.

Unless you're a hillbilly, you probably wouldn't like the way towns and cities would look without ordinances keeping the mtg10s of the world from imposing their stupidity on the public.

There are reasons. I wouldn't call them good. Like excluding minorities or the poor which historically zoning regulations have done. Artificially inflate land value by restricting the zoning or restricting development. Restricting free speech by sign ordinances.

Yes, that hellhole and horrible looking place called Houston, TX which has no zoning ordinances.

Well houston is a shit hole for a variety of reasons.

As for the topic of city ordinances, they have lots of them. The same type that might affect someone building a detached structure on their residential property without going through the proper channels.

As for zoning, it's not controlled by the local government, but it is still controlled by private covenants.

Funny that you only mention "zoning ordinances" without mentioning that they do have extensive and restrictive land use ordinances that preform the same function.

Dave Lane is going through that process of bringing it to the mayors attention, that is the right process of handling the situation. Apparently many others have done the same thing. That is our democracy in action.

Dude shouldn't have to ask in this situation.

Unless his Little Library is the size of a delivery truck then it never should have become an issue.

Michael Sam just called. He said this is the gayest thing he's ever heard.

What's next? Shutting down a kid's lemonade stand for operating without a license? I'm glad I don't live in Johnson Co. anymore.

LMAO