Unreasonable town ordinance

[Mike Hohnstein]

Reminds me of the time we stopped at a top shelf CG in LosCruces NM, in the
toter home. I told the counter person I would be willing to park out back, as
the place was loaded with Prevosts etc. etc.
They escorted us up front, no problem. Next morning a few fellow campers walked
past and asked questions about our rig. On guy seemed surprised there was no AC
unit on the roof. When informed it had central air, he said "OH" and walked
away. My toter has more spec than most tour buses.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Leroy Eckert
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Unreasonable town ordinance


Just for information. Our bus sits in a 5 star campground. I have been
able to do most anything I wanted to do in terms of maintenance. I do not
change engine oil and filters there but I do sneak in the genset oil changes
I carry the oil off site in the same jugs that the new oil came in. I
wouldn't rebuild the engine there, I try to use reasonable judgement. So
far so good, no mess, no complaints.
What I have found is I have developed a reputation of tinkering on the bus
and it typically draws a crowd to see what I am doing. I give them beer.
Lol

I have even repaired a couple of other folks problems. No charge.
Good luck to you.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL




-------Original Message-------

From: Gardner Yeaw
Date: 04/11/07 09:42:55
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Unreasonable town ordinance

Mike,
I'd love to build a bird house, but not enough property. The side,
front and rear yard restrictions won't allow it. I really have no
reasonable recourse, I knew there was some sort of ordinance, but no
one bothered me last year. I usually left it at home for 4 or 5 days
at a streach while I worked on it, and then took it to the storage
facility where I normally keep it. It is a 20 or so mile ride over
one lane back roads through a bunch of construction, so it isn't a
fun ride.

I am looking for a closer facility which will run the cost up from
$68/month to $100-125, but I will save on fuel, so maybe it will be a
wash. The problem may be that many facilities, like campgrounds,
don't allow you to do mechanical work on site.

Gardner,
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Gardner,
>
> When it's the town, you really have few choices other than move it
or
> face the fines. If it's a home owner's association, you can ignore
> them for a long time. Don't ask how I know! HOAs have almost
always
> forgotten/chosen not to enforce some other parts of the covenants,
so
> it's tough for them to have unilateral enforcement of 'some'
> convenants and not others.
>
> You say it says you can't store it unless you have a garage. Big
loop
> hole? How do you think the neighbors will like your new "Bird
House"? LOL
>
> I find it hard to believe that they can restrict the storage of RVs
at
> private storage facilities when they also have ordinances against
> storing them at home. Are you sure about that one? That's a stupid
> double whammy that effectively prohibits ownership of RVs in that
> town. Also seems like an ACLU lawsuit waiting to happen. Doesn't
> FMCA have a lobby group that tackles such restrictive anti-RV
problems?
>
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
> wrote:
> >
> > Well, I guess some %@#$ must have complained about my Bird in the
> > driveway. I got a registered letter from the town stating that I
can
> > only 'store' it on my property for a total of five days in any
year,
> > unless I have a garage to park it in. Seems a little ridiculous. I
> > also found that they don't allow RVs in the local storage
facilities
> > because they are afraid you might live in it.
> >
> > So now if I am planning a trip I can't load up the night before,
> > or pull in when I get home from a trip and take it to the storage
> > facility the next day. And I just put in a 30-amp outlet so I
could
> > keep it on shore power when it was at home.
> >
> > Also when I plan to work on it at the storage facility I normally
> > keep it at I need to have everything I might possibly need in the
> > car or Bird to address all the unexpected surprises I might
> > encounter.
> >
> > Unfortunately moving isn't an option, I just spent a fortune on a
> > new kitchen addition and other things.
> >
> >
> > Gardner
> > 78FC33
> >
>





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