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[anigo]

I'm so angry I could just F'ing scream.

I came home from work today and in my mailbox was a nice little Notice to Comply from the Municipality. It says that a building permit is required for the pool located on my property. I am required to contact the office and submit an application for a building permit. The pool must be emptied until such time as a permit has been issued and complied with according to by-law S700 (which states that we need to have a 5 foot fence around the pool)

This pool is one of those stupid blow-up 3 foot tall jobbers.

The kid is heartbroken. There's no way we can put up a 5 foot fence around a pool that cost about $100.

How FUCKING stupid is that?

**edit** I know, in the grand scheme of things that complaining about a wading pool doesn't really register when it comes to world hunger and the like, but it's a Fucking Kid's Wading pool for chrissakes. How fucking hard up can a municipality be to require you put a 5 foot fence around a fucking kid's wading pool?

Comments

[jynxgirl.livejournal.com]

You're gonna fight it right?

[anahata56.livejournal.com]

Ask them to define fence.

Sounds to me like four stakes and a roll of chicken wire might get you in unless they can define fence.

[eleccham.livejournal.com]

And use plastic flamingoes for the stakes...

(I'm amused that I managed to find that page so quickly.)

[giorgio.livejournal.com]

I don't know the specifics on wading pools, but most (all?) municipalities down here require a fence around in-ground pools for obvious reasons.

[weedblossom.livejournal.com]

A KIDDIE pool?! That effed up. I mean seriously. You need to fight that, if possible. Poor kid...

[fyremaven.livejournal.com]

sometimes it seems like the city pays attention to little stuff and ignores big stuff. if your kiddie pool is in your own yard and THAT is fenced it should be enough.

damn city.