02-24-2010, 05:54 PM
Bob, thank you for elevating the debate. I really appreciate it.
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I have the freedom to complain, got it. I also have a request: I want freedom from being accused of crazy stuff. I believe I have a legal protection from, say, neighborly accusations that I'm brewing meth in my home. That's just crazy. It's slander and/or libel, and it is illegal. There are loonier accusations, read the first part of this topic.
This isn't about noise complaints. Petty neighbors escalating their pissant squabbles by calling every government agency with a phone number is what's going on here.
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To the average person they see drum circles, but the regulations (that the people want for their protection) sees a theater or entertainment venue. Some see farmers markets, but the regulations (that the people want for their protection) may see a retail store. And the art studio, may by regulations (that the people want for their protection) be listed as an art gallery/museum or retail operation. So a developer isn’t looking at what people call it, they look at what the County must classify it as to stay within the regulations (that the people want for their protection) that applies to the codes. On one hand the people want those regulations and on the other hand they don’t want the regulations. Unfortunately they can’t have it both ways.
quote:Isn't this contradictory? SPACE is a non-profit. Why can't it do things that we wouldn't allow Walmart to do in Seaview?
I know this is hard to grasp, but the process for a "for profit" entity to get a use or special use permit is harder than for a non-profit. Most of the things non-profits do are allowed under the regulations so long as they don't cross the line.
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quote:There's a freedom to do things, and there's a freedom from things. I get that people should have freedom from noise. I also get that I have the freedom to make noise. If only there was some middle ground...
Yet you have the right to complain about everything, but you're saying another CITIZEN and COMMUNITY RESIDENT who believes they are negatively being impacted by this doesn’t?
I have the freedom to complain, got it. I also have a request: I want freedom from being accused of crazy stuff. I believe I have a legal protection from, say, neighborly accusations that I'm brewing meth in my home. That's just crazy. It's slander and/or libel, and it is illegal. There are loonier accusations, read the first part of this topic.
This isn't about noise complaints. Petty neighbors escalating their pissant squabbles by calling every government agency with a phone number is what's going on here.