CoronaCactus wrote:Talk to your neighbors beforehand, the city will only come if somebody complains. They sure don't just cruise around looking for violations!
Yeah the neighbors don't care if I put 10 buildings in my yard, but the city actually does drive around looking for violations. They go through my neighborhood probably 2-3 times a week. I was stopped just for mowing a 4' path on the other side of my chain link fence. That area happens to be a fire break that the city has to come out and try to keep clear anyways. All I was trying to do was keep it knocked down a little.
Saxicola wrote:Put it in your yard where it isn't easily visible from the street. Most places won't go out of their way to look for that kind of code violation unless they can see it from the street or a neighbor complains. Also do some investigation on your own to verify what you were told. For one thing, in many places "temporary" structures don't have the same regulations as permanent ones. It may be that if you don't have a foundation for the greenhouse it won't count as a building. It isn't all that different from having a cheap aluminum storage shed in your yard and I'm certain LOTS of people in your town will have that.
Unfortunately I am on a corner lot with a chain link fence. My back yard is completely visible from almost any angle.
Here "temporary structure" doesn't exist. Was told that you can't even put up one of those shade roofs that you park a car under. My neighbor was in the process of adding a 2'x3' little storage room on to the side of his shed. They stopped and fined him just for that. This is truly a unique environment to say the least.
After a few beers last night to relive some frustration, I can only come up with a couple options. Put up a 6' privacy fence, which definitely can't take 140 mph winds lol. Or possibly a row of those 2' tall cold frame box types. The main thing about the boxes I don't like is that its more like having a comic book collection then a cactus collection. Have to open up the box to see what you have instead of being able to actually sit in a room with your plants and really enjoy them.
The problems I foresee with the cold frame boxes is heat and ventilation. So not sure if the pre-fab ones are even doable. Would have to go out each morning and open the lids then run out and close them if its going to storm. And there is zero ventilation if they are closed. Maybe have to design a wooden version of it and do all 4 sides in shade cloth for air movement, but still have a plastic lid for weather protection.
Pretty sure no one can say anything about what would appear to be a row of "wooden bench". Couple rows and it will look like I am going to hold outdoor Sunday services
