My brother just sent me this link. The article states it's illegal to do anything other than minor repairs to your own vehicle. Gotta love the Whacko's running things out there

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COUNTY CODE PAGE

Hate to tell you this Tim but if you live within 3 miles of the omaha city zoning juristiction, you can only wash, wax and change your oil, thats why my garage is on commercial property, they shut all my neighbors down, but not me, they tried, but lost, cost me aome money, I can't paint full paint jobs, only partial, fire dept rules, but everything else is ok, many many police and city inspector calls, and I never made noise after 9pm. Now that my neighborhood is gentrifying, rich guys and gals, I get to tell the city to blank off a lot more. I will also add that NOTHING is grandfathered in like everyone thinks, so if they wanna be a--holes, they can shut you down within 3 miles. There was an auto repair shop less than a mile from here, not on commercial property, built 2 ft to far in city setback, guy fought the city, missed a warning, city leveled the shop and hauled it off in orange city dump trucks. Was a shop for 90 years, and another shop was right across the street, on commercial property, both were block buildings. It is not just California, one bad neighbor that knows the rules, and you are done.

I don't do any major repairs in my shop. A major repair would be something that I don't know how to do. Anything that I know how to do is a minor repair and therefore is legal.

The day is coming when it will not only be illegal to work on your own car on your own property, but they will outlaw running them or possessing them at all! The electric car push is on and they are making billions on pushing their green technology, they have no intention of co existing with classic car owners, we will be nothing more than collateral damage, labeled as gross polluters, and not missed by the upcoming generation which has little to no interest in our way of life or our cars.

This came about due to the influx of immigrants who have no employable skills other than repairing/salvaging cars. The statute (and others like it) were supported by auto repair and dismantling associations who see the home-based repair/dismantling activities as cutting into their bottom line.

As usual, the ordinary citizen falls victim to the statute.

Here if it's a gas water heater you need a licensed plumber but if it's electrical you can do it your self.

I live in a great place, I can kill myself all day shooting old school paint through my old school gun. Being in a farming community everyone has buildings to work in, everyone has a decent level of pride and respect for others and I cant think of one single place that looks trashy. No one tries to keep up with the Joneses. Anything ag related is exempt, the county also feels a project car or two keeps a man at home and honest (as long as it reg. is kept up, the county enjoys that also).
Yea, 35 years ago I lived in a city where as soon as I got the pig out of the rear end, poof they were there, code enforcement, just to let me know the 24 hour rule and also told me if I needed a extra day just roll it across the lot.[/quote[



Really? A SIMPLE answer to a COMPLEX problem" Or is it Run&Hide rather then Stay&Fight

There are many places like where I live in our great country, the biggest mystery to me is if so many are unhappy, why not MOVE to a better place?

Were not perfect here, but there is alot worse.

Some here need to go to South Africa or Columbia and volunteer for a month. Then come back and the crying may stop.

Were not perfect here, but there is alot worse.

People forget that we are the taxpayers, they are supposed to work for us!

Time to vote some of the swamp monsters out of office and vote in more public servants

Time to vote some of the swamp monsters out of office and vote in more public servants

Some here need to go to South Africa or Columbia and volunteer for a month. Then come back and the crying may stop.

Were not perfect here, but there is alot worse.

calls water 'human right,'

Back on topic, sure it's "illegal" but I don't see it being enforced very often...usually only when there's a complaint. Use your head and you won't have a complaint filed.

Usually, unless you have a busybody neighbor or overzealous HOA.

Usually, unless you have a busybody neighbor or overzealous HOA.

My brother just sent me this link. The article states it's illegal to do anything other than minor repairs to your own vehicle. Gotta love the Whacko's running things out there

SEE ARTICLE

COUNTY CODE PAGE

How are they going to know what you are doing in your own garage with the door down... unless air tools are audible?
Do the HOANazis have the right to search your property too??

That does not mean that we should settle for being only slightly better than that.
If the tech and entertainment industry were to leave California, the state would be left with the "State" being the biggest employer. Tell me how a state can survive financially when GOVERNMENT is the biggest employer? It is the Governments money ! No, it is the money that the Government skimmed from the working citizens.
They talk of how they are financially sound but rarely do you hear of the huge balloon payment of public employee pension and medical costs that are looming on the horizon. It used to be that a skilled person only took a state job because they were not good enough to make it in the private sector. The generous wage and benefit packages (At taxpayer expense, of course) have made it where the smart and selfish money is in Government work.

I find it funny that the NAZI term had been adopted as the replacement for busybody or zealot.
It's as if anyone that steps up to "right a wrong" is associated with Hitler.

Like gun laws. I'm not even a gun owner (oops, now I'll get robbed) but crazy politicians want to toughen gun laws?!?! LAWS DONT MATTER TO THE PEOPLE SHOOTING EACH OTHER IN DETROIT.

I think this whole topic is funny. What would some here do in a real crisis?

I find it funny that the NAZI term had been adopted as the replacement for busybody or zealot.
It's as if anyone that steps up to "right a wrong" is associated with Hitler.
I just find that funny, that is all, no offense intended.
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"Things not usually found in a residential garage" .

When I lived in San Jose I just Just happened to be in a very gear-head oriented neighborhood, The above statement would have been a defense in itself as within a 2 block radius there were a lot of garage doors open till midnight or later with music going and wrenches turning. mills, lathes, welders and just about anything else you can think of other than car lifts.

In the code the term "Normally" appears, Define normal, it's somewhat of an open ended term and depends on a wide range of variables IMO

This is it, they can use there prop 65.

The city explains that auto repairs can release chemicals harmful to the environment if not handled properly, and that if repairs are allowed on vehicles not owned by the homeowner, it can increase auto traffic in neighborhoods.

23 pages of banned chemicals

https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65//p65list010320.pdf

I wonder what some health stats are for cali vs other states.

So in cali I could shoot up and get free needles, steal, sleep anyplace, but yet cant change my own oil.

The city explains that auto repairs can release chemicals harmful to the environment if not handled properly, and that if repairs are allowed on vehicles not owned by the homeowner, it can increase auto traffic in neighborhoods.

When I lived in San Jose I just Just happened to be in a very gear-head oriented neighborhood, The above statement would have been a defense in itself as within a 2 block radius there were a lot of garage doors open till midnight or later with music going and wrenches turning. mills, lathes, welders and just about anything else you can think of other than car lifts.

In the code the term "Normally" appears, Define normal, it's somewhat of an open ended term and depends on a wide range of variables IMO

This is it, they can use there prop 65.

The city explains that auto repairs can release chemicals harmful to the environment if not handled properly, and that if repairs are allowed on vehicles not owned by the homeowner, it can increase auto traffic in neighborhoods.

23 pages of banned chemicals

https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65//p65list010320.pdf

I wonder what some health stats are for cali vs other states.

So in cali I could shoot up and get free needles, steal, sleep anyplace, but yet cant change my own oil.

So in cali I could shoot up and get free needles, steal, sleep anyplace, but yet cant change my own oil.

Ahh, neighborhood busy bodies. About 10 years ago I built my pole barn and outfitted it with lifts, heat electric etc. So I could store and work on my junk. It matches the house and i keep the ugly stuff in a fence in areas behind it.

One neighbor didn't like it and started calling the zoning board, every 2 weeks, with some sort of complaint. The funniest was the claim i was storing explosives in the building. The inspector came in laughing about that one.

I finally ended it by getting a restraining order by pointing out that some of the things she complained about could only be known by trespassing on my property. I got nothing but 1 finger waves for the next 5 years till she moved to Florida.

This came about due to the influx of immigrants who have no employable skills other than repairing/salvaging cars. The statute (and others like it) were supported by auto repair and dismantling associations who see the home-based repair/dismantling activities as cutting into their bottom line.

As usual, the ordinary citizen falls victim to the statute.

"Things not usually found in a residential garage" - that pretty much describes almost everything in my garage.

WHY are there millions of illegal immigrants in CA?

With two major ports, three international airports a substantial border with Mexico and two mega-metropolitan areas there are lots of places to blend in.
There are several other States with large populations as well. To deal with illegals in any State, start prosecuting the people that knowingly employ illegals. No. More. Problem.

There are those whom believe (or act as if) it's 1900 again. The USA is the Manufacturing/Export Powerhouse of the World; with a Big Demand/Need for Labor & it's the Land of Golden Opportunity. All US citizens live like Rockefellows & is a Utopia for all here. So the rest of the world "Follows the yellow brick road to the land of OZ". Mainly because the prevailing consensus is "Once your IN, you won't be deported"