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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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give it time there will be a by law stateing no sex without a permit
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Dam I was lucky. I was living in the Logan shire until January 2006. If I stayed I would have been in big trouble as I was fixing a XW sedan, 2x EA wagons, Subaru leone and an AU wagon.
But seriously who are they to say what a person can and cant do on there own property. I can understand if there was excessive fumes or the noise was too loud after a certain time or there was something leaking or had been left on the foot path or road but nothing more. If they want to ban tinkering with cars then why not fine people for working on motor bikes, lawn mowers, line trimers or chainsaws. Why do they still allow people to decorate there house or do landscaping?
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meathead that lived next door to me thought revving the crap out of his POS VN on a sunday arvo was engine tuneup..... council loved finding out about his illegal carport extension.... hehe
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Brighton, Adelaide
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i was dobbed in for working on my xr january this year, quick tidy up for my wedding.
inspector came and visited the week after , i was in bali on honeymoon. he spoke to my inlaws that were staying here and he said i may be able to get a permit if i wanted to keep doing some work here and there. he also questioned them about the 4 cars in the backyard, but he was told they were all mine, which they are. i went to the council when i got home and was told that u cant work on your cars at home, no panel work, no painting and no mechanical... how rude of them! at brighton i was driving down prospect rd one day and drove through a cloud of paint fumes, a guy was spraying his landrover discovery on the front lawn, 2 pack too, i know the smell. wonder if he got dobbed in?
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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I just got my coucil rates in the mail - Increase of just over 25% on last years rates (combination of supposed increase in the value of my house and a rate increase) Good to see they have found a good use for all this extra revenue :(
About time Australia got rid of local councils all together we dont need three levels of government.
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Formally known as "Con G"
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 'The Shire' Sydney
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I think I can see where they are coming from, maybe a bit heavy handed for the average Joe who wants to do a bit of maintenance/repairs every now and then.
But at the other end of the scale, who wants to live next door to the procrastinator who has numerous wrecks rusting away and a property littered with old car parts. |
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What's the world coming too?
Shame all those people out there with a hobby are breaking the law.
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio, USA
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Here in the US some cities have adopted a law that keeps you from having a tore apart car in front of your house. If you have a disassembled car it needs to be in the backyard, or be otherwise concealed most of the time, so that the neighborhood doesn't look like a run down place.
I can understand that one. Otherwise, I am not familiar with any other restrictions that keep you from working on your own cars. As for the Logan City law, I wonder how the council would feel if the association of auto parts dealers (whatever the organization may be called) was made aware of this law, and the enforcement of it, and the impact that it will have on their businesses. Many people do their own repairs because it is too expensive for them to get them done in a shop. Some do it just to save the money. Parts stores will lose the home mechanic's business. I don't think they would like that. Steve
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My guess is the guy was just being inconsiderate to his neighbors i.e. revving the car with no exhaust, panel beating late into the night etc.
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This is 1 reason to become friends with neighbours! I understand though that some people whinge so much though it's ridiculous and this looks like a result of that unless this guy was making a serious raquet late into the nights.
How un-australian to tell a bloke what he can and can't do in his own shed! ![]() |
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Most people are pretty reasonable for a one-off or irregular disruption or event, but make a regular thing out of it and sooner or later someone is going to get the shits on. It helps being on good terms with your neighbours too. That said, the clause in Logan Shire's local planning scheme is retarded. A person should be able to do whatever repairs they like to their own vehicle provided that it doesn't generate excessive noise and/or fumes. The way they state it is unreasonable and unworkable. Sounds like the do-gooders have infiltrated this Council.
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Its Logan, the VC to VL wrekers capital of the world.
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Oh, and everyone's favourite Logan chitty councillor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajnal_Ban
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What a complete rort, who do these councils thnink they are, IMO i think they are trying to eliminate the car enthusiast.
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What next? No lawn mowers except for between the hours of 11:00am and 11:30am? No cars on the streets between 7pm and 7am? No dogs, no cats, no noise?
We truly are devolving at an increasing rate of knots for the cause of the elite and the nanny state. I pity the fool who comes to my garage to fine me; he'll meet my torque wrench. I plan on doing all the torquing though.
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By the same logic, soon not be allowed to have a beer at home, you should be going to a licensed pub.
Hell why not just go the whole hog and ban cooking at home incase you burn yourself or give yourself food poisoning. Only food prepared by certified cooks at licensed venues will be allowed.
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Being they are only council and not even a police level of authority wouldn't you be within your rights to refuse access to your property?
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Some new estate covernants are very strict along these lines
No car,trailer ect forward of your house Not in the front yard,footpath or road ways Yep not allowed to park in your own driveway !!! Outta sight There was a bloke out westish QLD,on alot of land and couldnt see anything from the road or next door,only from above He received a cleanup or else letter from the council I can see a point or two regarding this If you spill oil/or contaminants you can receive fines or it has to be dug up to a certain depth My old boss had this issue with diesel contamination on the ground at work out behind a shed (where we filled up) He had to dig it up to 600mm Why would this be different to a back yarder contaminating the earth ??? Im glad im outta town,bitta space alotta cars |
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Someone appears to have annoyed their neighbours. Having said that if a coucil representative turned up on my doorstep whilst servicing my car and indicated i was not allowed to do so they would promptly be told where the nearest exit is. It would the same if i was working on a mates car or a neighbours car.
You would be amazed what rubbish gets past as a council by-law in your local area. There was a thread a while ago indicating some of the more ridiculous ones but i'm sure they were only a small few. |
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