TC1OZ

I may be completely wayyy off on this one. but i remember hearing once that if you maintained a piece of property for something like 3...5..or 10 years? that it becomes yours.

i have no idea if there is any truth to this,but i remember my friend getting mad any time his neighbour mowed over his line into his (about 2 feet or so) because of that theory.

I also know another friend who lives next to a nice bit of land (enough to plant another home) that the town has ignored for more than 10 years, and it became 5 foot grass, so he had been maintaining it for the past 5 years or so. So maybe it will become his by default.

 

this could be some crazy myth,but it may be something to look into, since it went un-noticed for so long.

 

could be a different situation tho. i know that there are zoning laws and such that do not alow you to build garages and shed etc. within a foot of your neighbours property,so maybe your drive way falls under that area?

who knows.

lol squatters rights? That doesn't make any sense.

And to your earlier post...obviously the law only applies when its in the cities favor! (I had assumed that was understood...same with insurance companies)

here ya go

The Berkley package says the hook is supposed to be completely hidden in worm...thus making it weedless.

Didn't Kiss do the North Bay Canada Day Festival?

Are you really surprised I didn't listen to your suggestion?

 

 

 

 

 

Not the ending I want for my story.

You are ignoring the facts...

You shouldn't of paved your drive way without a work permit legalizing the construction.

Simple enough...

Do things right the first time...and then you wont have to deal with this....

From what I understand parking on your lawn is a by-law offence aswell, so since you got them going now they'll throw everything at you, work with them not against them. One of your neibourghs must have complained or someone down the street that was pist you had a bigger driveway, either way this might be a long battle, good luck and hope it works out.

I suggested working with the guy, doesn't seem like he wants to take that route.

But that was obvious when they built the drive way without getting a permit for the construction. The city would of told the contractors before they even dug that this would not be legal.

Seems like the company you choose may have saved you a couple of bucks up front by not getting a work permit, but now this is the headache you have to deal with.

As for parking on your lawn it depends on where you are located. Its not always a by-law offense. In Fort Erie lots of people just park where ever on the lawn because they do not have any drive way...just all dirt or grass.

Looks like fun! I wish I could make a trip like that!

It isn't a driveway if it has grass on it, and there is nothing wrong with parking on your lawn.

 

BUT if you pave it so you don't have a dirt patch on your lawn your breaking the bylaw.

 

Refer to title

Fake grass isn't grass....they will check to see if the structure has been removed.

Well I'm off to the store to buy some indoor outdoor grass carpet

 

 

I'll let you guys know how well it works out.

Ummmm maybe if they take a peek from the road...but since you are in the system they are going to actually look into it and force the Work Order or take you to court and sue you for the cost of them to carry out the work order.

You might be better off just digging up some dirt and putting it on, a little more believable....but you are dreaming if you don't think they are going to bring a shovel to verify.

Its too hot in Africa, you either pirate on a boat or you pirate from your shelter via the internet!

Its cancer!

I would like to see the pics as well!

I was hoping for something around a buck a beer, but thats a solid fish!!!

The driveway was put in by us when we moved in by the same people who did all the renovation on the house. Due to a rogers cable box on our lawn the only way to accommodate a 2 car wide driveway was to put the extension on an angle. Due to this angle the driveway is now too wide for zoning regulations. Now my problem is that I don't have $400 to give to a special committee of seven, to explain this to them and then HOPE they understand and approve my application. Can I wait for the MLEO to take me to court and then explain myself then and there?

 

TC1OZ what happened with your unplated car?

Haha.. Like I said the government wins. They own the end of my property that I pay taxes on...I have one of those L shaped drive ways...and I guess to park a car at the end of my property (base of the L 5 feet away from the shoulder of the road) it has to have plates on it. Since its technically city property the rules of the road apply to that part of my drive way.

I had to push it about a car length up the straight part of my drive way...now I just park half on the lawn with my van! HAHAHAHA! They don't own that part and it has plates! I could park my van at the end of the road, but then its a long walk to the house hahaha.

And it looks like you are screwed man. Any work on your property needs to have a work order created with the city to verify if you are breaking any zoning laws or encroaching on someone else's (their) property.

The only reason I know lots about this work order issue, is because I'm currently dealing with a lawsuit involving the house I purchased almost 2 years ago...the city has wiped their hands clean because they throw away records older than 30 years old, my title insurance doesn't cover it because they say its a structural problem but if I had paperwork from the city stating it existed before I got here then it would be covered....But now I am suing for non-disclosure of the issue and in their defense they say there was a problem but they got it fixed...THEY TOLD US THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THATS WHY WE ARE SUING!!!! lol idiots...Court is a long process! Try to do what you can to avoid it...because if you have to pay your lawyer up front its not coming back to you unless you win....

Reply to my response...because if you didn't put the drive way in and it was there when you bought the house....if you have Title Insurance you just need to make one call and their lawyers handle everything...doesn't cost you squat!

The guy says he will take me to court, but is that even possible for a by-law? Has anyone tried ignoring them and getting them to move on.

100%. They are the city and that is what they do for a living...enforce by-laws.

If you work with them they will be nice... I had a car at the end of my property it was parked the right way but they said it can't be un-plated....

I argued that its my property and it doesn't matter. Then they said its actually cities property...something like 4 Meters from the center of the road, onto the front of your property isn't technically yours.... I wanted to say then why the hell am I paying property taxes for x amount of feet when I technically only own x amount...

Either way... Government wins...end of story.

Did you put in the drive way after you moved? If so its your own fault for not checking your laws.

If it was there before you bought the home, you didn't cut corners while purchasing the home, and your lawyer isn't a moron...you should have something called "Title Insurance" which covers cases like this.

If not...prepare to take it up the butt!

I'll be going with Familyfisherman on this trip and I'm hoping to get some fish for this report. I got skunked when I went out with Rich...but that wasn't his fault. I blame myself for not being prepared for top water bass.

So since we are hitting up Lake Erie for smallies I will be preparing for anything from 0-30 feet...I'm planning on bringing some tubes, live minnows, and live worms.

Anyone recommend any other gear I should bring?

Damn! Rough cuts, hopefully it doesn't ruin some of the storage you like....

they also said he was 90 % plastic there gonna melt him down and make Legos so the kids can play with him for a change

*Insert drum fill here*

naw they were pretty good about everything, they have a great job tho hanging out on the boat all day

Tell me about it.. And the last OPP boat I saw when I was in Parry Sound was a SICK boat.. Every citizen of Ontario should be allowed to take a ride on it at full speed...since we are paying for it! hahaha.

Good thing the fuzz didn't ruin your good time

Nice fish Cudz! If I didn't have the little one I'd talk my wife into stopping at Lake Simcoe on the way to the cottage next month haha! Looks like some good fishing!

Me and my wife have been slaying some 17 Lbs bass in Super Nintendo's "Super Black Bass Fishing"...one of my all time favorite games.

I figured since we enjoyed that so much I may as well pick something up for the Wii. But now that I see this new BPS game coming out in September I'll just wait for that...

With the rod action looks like I'm one step closer to getting my wife to come out with me hahahaha! Soon...soon.

Man I'm at work and I can't hear the videos...but it looks like theres lots of Illuminati / Michale Jackson conspiracies...lol I love that crap!

Nice fish! Looks like you had a good time!

I like the idea of keeping it until you have a son or daughter you can pass the gear onto!

That way they won't catch more fish than you!!!