It seems to me that Detroit’s use of the word “suitable” is void for vagueness. Nonetheless, a Detroit woman is facing jail time for planting a vegetable garden in her front yard.
Detroit woman faces jail time for planting vegetables in front yard
It seems to me that Detroit’s use of the word “suitable” is void for vagueness. Nonetheless, a Detroit woman is facing jail time for planting a vegetable garden in her front yard.
Whoa! Talk about Nanny State! Same shit happens here in Holland too now and then :-(…..
Many cities have an codes that stipulate homes in residential areas should have a similar appearance. I remember a case several years ago, the Nashville codes enforcement dept was all set to demolish a brand new home near Percy Warner Park, where the Iroquois steeplechase is held, because the ultra modern styling of the home was too different from the colonial style hime that dominated the neighborhood.
Interesting. Maybe she should have claimed that she was raising the veggies for religious purposes, as when we were confronted with a neighbor running a tax free butcher shop out of a yard of a similar size.
The neighbor was a Santeria priest and was allowed to continue activities that were against local zoning laws simply because of his religion. He was housing and sacrificing goats and chickens, which was prohibited by Wilmington Delaware zoning banning livestock in the city. The Wilmington authorities were frightened into inactivity because religion was involved.
And yet this woman may go to jail for far less.
For those who are interested, I made a mini-documentary series about the incident …
http://youtu.be/RBp5N-F4mJw
http://youtu.be/ZiGMGTmZTXY
http://youtu.be/2WZtTr1aQy0
http://youtu.be/GKoecq_oxh8
“Michigan gardener Julie Bass has confirmed with NaturalNews that all charges have been dismissed in her case, including the two misdemeanor dog licensing charges the city threatened her with after dropping her “illegal gardening” charge.”
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/033175_Julie_Bass_Oak_Park.html#ixzz1TT5r1BJx