Crazyguypa
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This is somewhat of a long winded story so bear with me…….
Last Nov I won a M35A2C from GL, waited for ever and received the truck on 1/4/08. Waited 4 months for my SF-97 (5/12/08 ) and got my plates on the same day. Received a letter from my HOA (5/20/08 ) stating I had to get rid of my truck since it was not in normal use. The letter was dated 5/13/08, the day after I got my tags.
Too late, it’s a registered vehicle now. The letter stated the township was notified and I should have received something from the already, well I didn’t. That was the Friday before Memorial day, and we were just heading out for a camping trip over the long weekend. When I got back, on Tuesday, I pre-emptively called the Zoning officer to talk about the issue. We talked for 45 mins on the phone, and he said it looks like I would fall into section 302.1 part 3. (http://www.windsortwp.com/ordinances/zoning/ZoningOrdinances.pdf)
We talked about this and I don’t meet any of the criteria for this ordinance, my “truck” as it is titled and registered by the state of Pennsylvania and it is also tagged as an “antique” vehicle.
A month goes by and nothing. June 20 I receive a registered letter from the township stating I am in violation of ordinance 302.1 part 1 and 2. I’m now dumbfounded, and ave no idea what I am violating. Since I got the letter after the township building closed, I call Monday morning. I talk to the zoning officer to find out exactly what I am violating and he tells me, “I consider that a recreational vehicle” and basically I have to comply with that part of the ordinances. Basically I have 2 choices: comply with the nonsense or appeal the violation.
Guess which one I am doing…
For those of you who had met me at Aberdeen this past year, you may have realized I have a chip on my shoulder. I grew up in Jersey and I don’t take crap from anyone.
To appeal the violation its $350.00…. and $650.00 for my laywer. So I’m out a thousand dollars because some Maryland woman transplant (this is how it all started) started complaining because she lost a HOA board member election.
Anyway, to make some closure to this rant. Yesterday I called the local State Representative and talked to one of the guys in the office. I explained the story to him, and as a surprise to me, he was a military/us history major in college and was familiar with my type of vehicle. He didn’t understand ho they can say my Deuce ½ is a “recreational vehicle”. So the local representative office is looking into it.
I also sent a email out to all the local new stations and within an hour or 2 one of the stations sent me back an email and wanted to interview me. That was last nights first story at 11pm. http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0808/545837.html
I was shocked by the quick response. To make the matter even better, another local news station FOX43, of whom my neighbors daughter is an editor, is coming out tonight at 715pm to interview me.
The zoning board is scheduled for next wed night at 6pm and the news stations are going to be there.
If anyone has experienced anything similar, pm me with the info, I am going to take all the info I can get and stick it to the township.
http://www.windsortwp.com/ordinances/RecreationalVehicleOrdinance.pdf
Last Nov I won a M35A2C from GL, waited for ever and received the truck on 1/4/08. Waited 4 months for my SF-97 (5/12/08 ) and got my plates on the same day. Received a letter from my HOA (5/20/08 ) stating I had to get rid of my truck since it was not in normal use. The letter was dated 5/13/08, the day after I got my tags.
Too late, it’s a registered vehicle now. The letter stated the township was notified and I should have received something from the already, well I didn’t. That was the Friday before Memorial day, and we were just heading out for a camping trip over the long weekend. When I got back, on Tuesday, I pre-emptively called the Zoning officer to talk about the issue. We talked for 45 mins on the phone, and he said it looks like I would fall into section 302.1 part 3. (http://www.windsortwp.com/ordinances/zoning/ZoningOrdinances.pdf)
We talked about this and I don’t meet any of the criteria for this ordinance, my “truck” as it is titled and registered by the state of Pennsylvania and it is also tagged as an “antique” vehicle.
A month goes by and nothing. June 20 I receive a registered letter from the township stating I am in violation of ordinance 302.1 part 1 and 2. I’m now dumbfounded, and ave no idea what I am violating. Since I got the letter after the township building closed, I call Monday morning. I talk to the zoning officer to find out exactly what I am violating and he tells me, “I consider that a recreational vehicle” and basically I have to comply with that part of the ordinances. Basically I have 2 choices: comply with the nonsense or appeal the violation.
Guess which one I am doing…
For those of you who had met me at Aberdeen this past year, you may have realized I have a chip on my shoulder. I grew up in Jersey and I don’t take crap from anyone.
To appeal the violation its $350.00…. and $650.00 for my laywer. So I’m out a thousand dollars because some Maryland woman transplant (this is how it all started) started complaining because she lost a HOA board member election.
Anyway, to make some closure to this rant. Yesterday I called the local State Representative and talked to one of the guys in the office. I explained the story to him, and as a surprise to me, he was a military/us history major in college and was familiar with my type of vehicle. He didn’t understand ho they can say my Deuce ½ is a “recreational vehicle”. So the local representative office is looking into it.
I also sent a email out to all the local new stations and within an hour or 2 one of the stations sent me back an email and wanted to interview me. That was last nights first story at 11pm. http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0808/545837.html
I was shocked by the quick response. To make the matter even better, another local news station FOX43, of whom my neighbors daughter is an editor, is coming out tonight at 715pm to interview me.
The zoning board is scheduled for next wed night at 6pm and the news stations are going to be there.
If anyone has experienced anything similar, pm me with the info, I am going to take all the info I can get and stick it to the township.
http://www.windsortwp.com/ordinances/RecreationalVehicleOrdinance.pdf