[quote=Hobie]Blog: I see. I was just wondering about options re settlement. One idea was you could legally keep the easement, but agree to not use it for a limited time. Then hope he dies or moves and you’re set.
If privacy is his thing, would planting a wall of bushes help this? I know you already thought of this but again just getting options on table trying to keeping peace with crazy.
Still think you have to sue him to keep you ducks in order to be able to enforce on him. Kinda feels like dude won’t back down without the real possibility he will go to jail. That may get him on to an new hobby.[/quote]
Right now I can do the work without fees or permits. I just got it cleared from every land use authority in the U.S. and NASA too. I am afraid that some new regulations or some incompetent official will come up and end this privilege for real ,or put some huge and expensive requirements in the way.
There is a ditch in the road I need to fill with rock or make and Arizona crossing. Just last year there was a huge movement that gave the Army Corp of Engineers potential to put every little contour of the surface of the planet under their jurisdiction. The EPA claimed that anyone that thought they would was paranoid ,but let me tell you , since this nut claimed the Army Gorps of Engineers put a biological designation on this little ditch I called them, sent them satellite pictures and close up photos. They had no record of there being any biological protected ditch out here. Do you think they said no this little ditch in the upland of the San Diego Foothills is not in our jurisdiction? No, they are doing a Survey on it. It’s working out because I have it in writing that they will rule it not “Waters of the United States”, or give me a no cost permit , but you can see where my concerns come from. There much be a million ditches like this in the county. I have 5 bigger just ones on my 20 acres. That’s potentially a lot of “Waters of the United States” .
Even day before yesterday when I was clearing it with code enforcement , the chief of that department said I may not be able to clear a little bit of brush that has grown back where my road is blocked! We argued a little then she looked up some regulations as to why it was “exempt”. Pretty soon these people are going to decide if we can or can’t wear hats on a sunny day. No sir you would be diverting a few of the sun’s rays. Of course you will be able to buy a hat permit for $$$ as long as you only wear it on Tuesdays and it is of a neutral color.
