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From: mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: Re: Regarding Regard's Re-Guardian Problem
Message-ID: <1334@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Feb-86 19:51:51 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 15 19:51:51 1986
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Reply-To: mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman)
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Summary:

In <1013@cadovax.UUCP> keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) writes:
>I can certainly testify to the validity of these laws.  A good friend of mine
>made a deal with a local sandwich shop owner (Daddy Cool's in Redondo Beach)
>to paint a large advertising 'logo' on the side of his building.  He wanted
>to do it *right* so he went to the local chamber of commerce, to get his
>design *approved*.  Of course, they jacked him around for awhile, and finally
>stated that he couldn't paint a sign that covered more than 1/4 of the wall
>rather than the whole wall as he originally intended.  It was obvious that if
>he had just painted the damn thing, no one would be the wiser, but the 
>local *authority* just loved to exert their *power* in this situation, and
>force modifications to the original design.

Here in Columbus, there is a fish store with a large mural painted on the side
of it (featuring fish in an underwater setting).  About three years after it
was painted, the local Council noticed and summoned the owner of the store to a
hearing.  They decided the mural was a commercial advertisement that exceeeded
the size allowed by the zoning ordinances and gave him a choice of paying a
BIG fine and risking jail or painting over the wall.  A large stink was made by
the locals because THEY thought of it as art, not a big billboard and THEY
liked having it there.  Now:  who are the zoning laws designed to protect?
The same folks who say they like the painting.  I believe that a variance was
granted, but it was a HUGE hassle.

DISCLAIMER:  The above story is basically true.  Some details may be inaccurate
due to hazy memory of events of two years ago that I didn't pay much attention
to at the time.
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Mark D. Freeman                        			    mdf@osu-eddie.uucp
StrongPoint Systems, Inc.				    mdf@osu-eddie.arpa
Guest account at The Ohio State University		 !cbosgd!osu-eddie!mdf

I speak, therefore I disclaim everything I say.
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