Michigan Woman charged with growing vegetables in her front yard

[highsea]

There is just no place for this in a civilized society. This woman should be made an example of so people will know that vegetables come from grocery stores, not the ground.

The city dug up her front yard to put in a sewer line. She decided that since she and her husband liked vegetables, and they were getting more and more expensive at the store, that instead of planting a yard they would put in a box garden and grow some food.

It's private property, the neighbors like it, no one has complained. But she is charged with a misdemeanor because some bureaucrat objects.

Didn't the POTUS just tell us to eat our peas?

Growing Vegetables May Send Julie Bass, A Oak Park, Michigan Woman To Jail

Julie Bass vegetable garden has landed her in hot water with the City of Oak Park. Code enforcement {Idiots} gave her a warning, then a ticket and now she’s been charged with a misdemeanor.

The village Idiot, Kevin Rulkowski, City Planner does not like her home garden and is harassing and threatening Julie Bass with jail time if she does not remove her garden.

Julies garden is neat, well maintained and certainly is not an eye sore. It’s private property and it is an asset to Julie, her family, her community and our nation as a whole.

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Growing Vegetables May Send Julie Bass, A Oak Park, Michigan Woman To Jail | Town & Country Gardening

[bigross86]

Michelle Obama can plant veggies on the White House front lawn. Just saying...

[ace16807]

Technically speaking, she is in violation of Oak Park Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, article XVII, section 1716, subsection A, sub-subsection 5 that states:

In all zoning districts the following minimum standards apply: All unpaved portions of the site shall be planted with grass ground cover, shrubbery, or other suitable live plant material.

That being said, it's a silly rule. My home has pine needle covering some portions of the front yard (intentionally), although we also have a lawn with grass. There's one house that doesn't have planted vegatation at all and has gone with the a somewhat gaudy white rocks look. Regardless, this is a silly issue for the city planner to be getting worked up over.

[bigross86]

Technically speaking, she is in violation of Oak Park Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, article XVII, section 1716, subsection A, sub-subsection 5 that states:

In all zoning districts the following minimum standards apply: All unpaved portions of the site shall be planted with grass ground cover, shrubbery, or other suitable live plant material.

That being said, it's a silly rule. My home has pine needle covering some portions of the front yard (intentionally), although we also have a lawn with grass. There's one house that doesn't have planted vegatation at all and has gone with the a somewhat gaudy white rocks look. Regardless, this is a silly issue for the city planner to be getting worked up over.

Who are you to say vegetables aren't suitable? If it's good enough for Michelle Obama, why is it not good enough for Julie Bass?

[ace16807]

Who are you to say vegetables aren't suitable? If it's good enough for Michelle Obama, why is it not good enough for Julie Bass?

The entire unpaved section of the front yard isn't covered by suitable live plant material, nor is it covered by garden beds. Like I said, it's silly, but technically speaking it's in violation of that ordinance.

[YellowFever]

Oh, this is just too much!

I'm willing to laugh about them chaining guys up and raping them while feeding them nothing but viagra for two days.

I looked the other way when they started cutting off members.

But planting vegetables?????

Damn them...damn them all to hell!

....and of course the offending woman has to be a "Julie".....

[Double Edge]

....and of course the offending woman has to be a "Julie".....

[Julie]

....and of course the offending woman has to be a "Julie".....

That is coinky dinky isn't it?....but really, I can't take the credit for this one....

Julie really is beginning to be a huge chain around your neck isn't it?.....

[bigross86]

Better a chain round his neck then a monkey on his back, no?

[YellowFever]

Or a garbage disposal around my....

[bigross86]

True dat...

[YellowFever]

On second thought, a Julie chain around my neck or getting my richard caught in a garbage disposal...

...damn, that's too close to call....

[bigross86]

Seriously? Jeez, your wife must be a real ball buster if you're contemplating giving up your "richard"

[YellowFever]

I meant the Devil Woman.

My Julie is the only nice Julie I've ever met before...

[Julie]

Just so nobody gets confused in this, Yello's wife's name is also Julie.....