THESE PEOPLE MUST BE STOPPED... (BAD NEWS)

[@wranglerstar]

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[@OregonDonor87888]

If you are in Oregon I can help you! Don’t back down

[@whitejake25]

I am a surveyor in Pennsylvania and I have a customer right now that is being shafted by the local government because he happens to have land next to the mayor. The mayor's pool happens to be across the setback lines and is technically illegal. It's a tough one, fight city hall and risk future business thus making my life hell or roll over.

[@OregonDonor87888]

First get a soil scientist to prove we’re that sits isn’t wetlands. He can drill one inch cores and prove how long water hasn’t been there! The city and county planners are terrible and I have gone to court with them many times and not lost. The worst is they wanted me to fix the city water main because it wouldn’t sustain my 26 parcel subdivision and the city .. lol

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

A man in my town is sueing the city Mayor personally for getting his building condemned, while sooo many others in town much worse still stand. He never even personally looked at it on record. He sent an assistant.

[@stephens340]

THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHY A PERSON SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR OFFICE ... IT'S REALLY INFURIATING A HOME OWNER CAN'T INTELLIGENTLY UPGRADE HIS OR HER OWN PROPERTY WITHOUT SOMEONE STICKING THERE NOSE IN YOUR BUSINESS ...... L.G.B.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Go to the USDA office...get a farm number and put that building up! You can do alot with a farm number...in the name of agriculture...looks like to me you have "hay land" my brotha!

[@mesterjess]

Be careful playing any govt games. They don't play fair and will change the rules so you lose, every time. Big push against domestic farming so everything can be outsourced.

[@streetpunk99]

@@mesterjess that's exactly how the dude that made the murder dozer was pushed to to the limit

[@imaginewhirledpeas6696]

@@streetpunk99 hail killdozer💪

[@Ritterkritterz]

Or maybe incorporate solar panel plans on top the new, original garage you wanted. See if that will pass for obtaining a permit.. You can also earn subsidies for the panels.

[@terinamike]

Of course a homestead exemption as well but I’m sure Wrangles have that

[@1amaker]

So you can build within a 100’ of a river and not be in a wetland but 5” from an existing building is wetland. Seems to make perfect sense. Lawmakers are clueless.

[@Bruce23d]

No one said environmentalists were geniuses!🤣

[@Rainaman-]

@@Bruce23d thats just following a law based on some map of land survey. The problem here is inflexibilty rather than them being idiots. If they would take things case by case and not just follow arbitrary map, all could be sorted while protecting the environment.

[@helives2630]

@@Rainaman- protecting the environment is a rich mans playground and a poor man's nightmare. It's mostly unnecessary and infringes on liberty which is unacceptable.

[@Rainaman-]

@@helives2630 I guess I do agree on the last sentence of yours

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

This is what happens when you tolerate the owned prostitutes of Gloablists and their pets known as Leftists in government. Always make sure they are voted against.

[@kenmabie8029]

You are so right on. I was a septic engineer in CA for 30+ years, and the environmental rules we had to contend with were overwhelming. I had a situation like yours, and we had to bring out the Army Corp of Engineers staff. They took one look at it, laughed, and told the Planning Dept to get trained in how a wetland is defined. Put them in their place!

[@SpeedKLS]

Sounds about right, my old crew was contracted years ago to do some work over the border there. For the job We had to go around a wet in winter "marsh" cost the company another 20k, and then a year later someone paved it over with a parking lot. Was always shocked when we did any work in California.

[@fookingsog]

If they wanna know what "wetlands" are, they need to trip on down to some Louisiana Bayous!!!

[@kenmabie8029]

@@fookingsog Amen, brother!

[@Cotronixco]

Ken, I'm wondering if you have relatives in Wisconsin.

[@petes5419]

Army corp will cover the federal wetland regulation, but the state and local regulations can define a wetland differently. I would assume based on the video it’s the local wetland regulations that he’s having trouble with, but who knows.

[@stephendodson8302]

Since your property is designated in a watershed area, I'm assuming it is a "Protected Watershed" since your building permit was not approved. I'm a licensed civil engineer and I specialize in land development and stormwater permitting in NC. It may be helpful for you to check your local and state regs to see if there is an avenue for you that if you were to provide some type of engineered stormwater treatment (BMP/SCM) that you could increase the impervious area on your property. Also check to see if there is a impervious percentage threshold that you could use in your favor. I deal with these obstacles on a daily basis in NC, there is always something we have to mitigate and work around in order for buildings and sites to be constructed.

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

This is what happens when you tolerate the owned prostitutes of Gloablists and their pets known as Leftists in government. Always make sure they are voted against.

[@canucanoe2861]

@@rejectionistmanifesto8836 Where are these leftists in govt you speak of? Even Sleepy Joe, a leftist according to you, told a group of rich donors that "nothing would fundamentally change" if he was elected. Even Kamala Harris took a right-wing pro-business stance as AG of California when she refused to prosecute West One Bank and its CEO, Steve Mnuchin for the huge amount foreclosure fraud they committed. Have there been any sweeping leftist changes to our country since Sleepy Joe was elected? No. Both parties are all part of a big corrupt club, and you and I ain't in it. Perhaps you would be interested in looking into the rightward shift of the Overton window over the last 40 years because today's Dems, with a few rare exceptions are essentially moderate Republicans in their platforms and economic policies. Leftists? What a joke..

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

@@canucanoe2861 lol you must truly be lost if you think the Democrat party isnt 99.99% Globalist or their pets known as Leftists. Leftists are used by the elites to fool the young idiots, then as in evry case in history only a tiny percentage live richer than kings while the worker is reduced to a feudal slave like in Soviet Russia or Maoist China.

[@Cubestone]

Well said, Stephen Dodson, I worked in the engineering dept, of a Fed. subcontractor for 38 years. We had rules to follow, not politics. Yes, look for a work around. What people don't understand is that the professional engineers signing off on a project have to protect their own license and reputation. This is their livelihood and their families wellbeing. Don't blame engineering departments for the follies of lawyers and politicians. And, some of those despised environmental laws are really for everyone's good.

[@JoeZelensky]

Then you know all about the greedy scumbag developers stealing land in NC and the NCDOT doing the same thing so they can stuff their pockets with kickbacks.

[@simeonkessler906]

I remodeled a house in austin in 2008. I was adding a second and third floor inside of a really tall space. I kept having arguments with the city because they were claiming I was violating the height limit of the McMansion ordinance. I would explain that i was only altering the inside of the building and not making it any taller. I would have to have this same debate with them with every interaction and step in the process. The plumbing inspector failed the plumbing rough of the master bath which was plumbed just like a commercial multi sink setup. Plumber tore it all out and did it how he wanted it. After I passed my plumbing inspection, the city changed the inspectors territories. The new inspector claimed the old inspector didn't update the system that I had passed, and subsequently failed the passed work from the previous inspector. he made my plumber redo the master bath so it was like it was the first time. It was such a nightmare dealing with the city code and zoning departments that I swore i would never do it again. So, I bought 40 acres in liberty hill which is 35 min outside of austin. No building department or building permits. I only need a septic permit from the county to build out there. I hope it stays that way.

[@rebel1969X2]

That's so sad. I'll bet if you were a famous rich person they would let you do anything. It's a dam shame. I hope all is well with you. God bless you and ur family.

[@chrisferguson4267]

I lived in Liberty Hill years ago. Loved that place

[@davidmann3365]

The Berkley of Texas. Time to change it.

[@TXDSGMACH]

So the common theme here is liberal governments are incompetent. Out here in west Texas you could build that building with 0 permits assuming it is outside of the city limits.

[@raincheck5892]

@@TXDSGMACH bullshit

[@mattphillips1910]

Random thought for the smaller house, make at least one entry door wheelchair accessible. One shower too. And make the interior doors a little wider. Injuries happen. So does old age. Never realized how much I would hate stairs later in life. The home I bought when I moved out of Occupied-California is all one level, and has the items listed above. And by the way, I left Occupied-California for the same reasons you're alluding to in this video. I believe the objective is to tax and regulate everybody out of rural areas and into town, with the ultimate objective being no more internal combustion engines....among other things. This is the reason for foods grown in petri dishes too.

[@EliotChildress]

Fully agree. Never stop planning for the future and what your needs might be. Except I’m really not opposed to the Petri dish food thing. Im kinda curious how it tastes and totally willing to try it. If it tastes good and won’t kill me, I’ll eat it.

[@StoptheLie]

People very seldom think about getting old - your suggestions are important as our families age. Passive solar gain is another hot concept.

[@justinsane332]

thats one of the reasons.

[@dangrimes5078]

Excuse my ignorance. Is Wranglestar in California? I always thought he was in the north east or somewhere far from California.

[@paintedwarrior516]

@@dangrimes5078 I think Portland area

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

A neighbor discovered that the building they wanted to build, where they already lived, would not be permitted had a grandfather clause that would permit it. Local government sees permits as a money making scheme.

[@Robmancan1987]

I've lived in Kentucky my whole life, I don't understand. My grass can be 5 feet tall if I want, I can build or park anything I want on my land without telling anyone, I can do the electric and plumbing, I built a pond a few years ago and I didn't have to ask for permission. Me and the people in my town just wouldn't be able to handle those types of rules. There wouldn't be any way to enforce them because people down here do what they want. We always have. Businesses hang those mask signs up but I haven't worn a mask since the pandemic and nobody has told me to wear one. I would say 90% of our law enforcement hasn't worn a mask this entire pandemic, theirs no one to enforce their silly rules.

[@scottjosen2606]

@@Robmancan1987 Shhhhhhhh!!!!

[@fookingsog]

Straight Up RACKETEERING!!!

[@danieljones7096]

@@Robmancan1987 same for us in SW Virginia. I built a second small cabin on our property and did the electrical myself. The inspector could not have been a better guy. He found a couple of small things outside of code and showed me exactly what I needed to do to fix it. He then asked how long it would take. I told him it would be done by the end of the day and he said great, I’ll run by tomorrow and slap a sticker on there. I understand the need for code enforcement but it doesn’t need to be the cash grab that it is in a lot of places.

[@Robmancan1987]

@@danieljones7096 My electric inspector came and we talked about deer hunting.🤣 He said I could call him with questions about how certain things needed to be ran, so I did. I already talked to him about 20 times before he ever showed up. He walked me through a lot of things.

[@CrummyVCR]

If you know anything about land or homes you'll know you never own your land outright. Also every home/ parcel had public debt tied to it. Which is why you are taxed for it. Your deed is not a right to your land but more of a permission slip that you may use it how THEY seem fit.

[@python3574]

Cody, considering the OG workshop was obviously planned to be added onto, is there a chance the original permit accommodated the additional length, or possible it was permitted for 40 x 80 (or whatever) and they built it short for some reason. I.E....does some documentation exist that shows it is ALREADY approved or permitted that will help you?

[@dfarris56]

bump to the top

[@debradiane3929]

Permits are usually only good for a year where I live. If you haven't built it in a year, then you have to reapply. Probably that way where Cody is also, as I am not that far from him.

[@chrishayes8197]

^ worth mentioning though - these comments are more useful to the viewers than to Cody ;)

[@TXSuburbanHomestead]

My granddad, a big landowner and proponent of land ownership, used to tell me, "a man will never really own his land... just try to not pay taxes and see who really owns the land."

[@narimanhassanian1035]

Governments are to serve us not the other way round. And these days its so frustrating. It really is silly.

[@jcarlrod22]

I couldn't agree more. My Dad and I have been trying to rebuild a house that burned down in August 2015 but our local Dept. of Environmental Heath and Planning Dept. has fought us every step of the way. The septic system they are asking for is going to cost north of 100k and will be tantamount to a mini-water treatment plant (pressurized system with pumps and multiple pods). Every time our septic engineering submits the plans for approval they reject them with a handful of requested changes. The engineer makes the changes, resubmits, and the same thing happens again and again and again. Plus since 2020 they scapegoat the pandemic to justify taking 6 months+ to review anything. That's the Peoples Republic of California for you.

[@280zone]

I had my challenges with City codes as well, Per code I could only build a "6 foot" fence. I asked if that was measured from the ground and they (probably confused) agreed. I built a nice 10" berm and constructed the fence on that, never had any issue. Honestly, (not knowing what plan C is) I really like plan B. It will provide you the perfect opportunity for a home custom to your needs.

[@brianlopez8855]

In the UK build height is always taken from the highest point of the ground either side of the fence line and if its on a berm start from its top too like you did !

[@alanbradford3130]

Problem is, we are VOTING for these people. We need to STOP doing that!

[@timothysutton625]

Stolen

[@willyhawkins6596]

Who's voting for them? Elections aren't fair/honest, Never have been. C'mon man!

[@tanstaafl5695]

false. the vast majority of these people are unelected bureaucrats who are CLAIMING authority they don't have.

[@justinsane332]

stop voting period.

[@dbchillin7747]

This is a problem with the Human Condition we are in a sin state we are destined to go down this path together

[@theadventurousprogrammer6449]

If it pleases the king, may I please construct a building on my own land. We've lost our freedom...

[@yeboscrebo4451]

They’ll be denying us access to the king’s woods pretty soon too

[@salvagemonster3612]

Yep. There are sad reasons of this. With out regulations you get dangerous shoddy construction. Watch when ever a third world country has natural disaster. How many die with out being regulated. Unfortunately many people and companies would cut tons of corners to save money

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Just got to stop asking permission brother.

[@SPQR7117]

@@danskdna8550 I live in a typical neighborhood here in Portland, Oregon (5,000 SF lots). When you want to do something like cutting a tree down, building a cover over a patio, installing a patio, retaining wall, roofing, siding, etc...you have to submit to the city a "plan" and then the surrounding neighbors get copies of your plan, and then they have a 30 day window to decide whether they're ok with it or have concerns. So for those 30 days, I have to sit around and wait and hope that none of the neighbors stop me from improving my own property. It only takes one- and then the whole process has to start over again, with me modifying my plan so that all my neighbors are happy. This is nothing more than grooming the population for the concept of _no more private property_ because even on your own land, you're forced to bring in other opinions that otherwise have nothing to do with it. Do my neighbors pay my taxes? Nope. We really are slowly becoming a Communist country. Its not hard to see their attempts.

[@coryholman2729]

The government overreaching and telling you what you can do on your own property seems to be a universal trend. We have the same problem here in Michigan

[@carlzirk]

For a basic pavilion at my work, we couldn't get the final permit. We finished it regardless. Michigan, too.

[@greghomestead8366]

Near Kalamazoo here😁

[@bobstaurovsky3506]

Had the same problem, town refused the permit, I pulled all building records on our property including permits, found the original prints for our house, guess what, I built the house to the original prints because they were already approved by the town, they were pissed !!!

[@dmccue6996]

These are the sort of issues that caused me to rule out moving to Oregon. It doesn't matter if you live out in the boonies as long as the people making the laws are in Portland. It will only get worse.

[@brianleya9072]

Same here in NY. I live on Long Island and it’s amazing how much political power NYC has over the state of NY.

[@AndyRoche]

I lived in Nebraska for 30+ years and although the two biggest cities, Omaha and Lincoln, had less than 5% of the land in the state they had 90+% of the people so they told the rest of the state how they were going to live. Something not right with that process since they have no clue how to live where you can't just run down the street to the mega supermarket and get anything you want at any time of the day or night, but set the rules like you can.

[@seribas]

I live in Oregon and I approve this message ^

[@beefstuart8769]

@@DesertJacks Can confirm. We’re getting the hell out of Jeffco and looking for a homestead in Park Co. The state is dictated by the front range transplanted libs as you mentioned but outside of those counties/cities it’s a much different world from a local govt perspective.

[@MrBobjones68]

@@DesertJacks I'm leaving beautiful Colorado (Florissant/Cripple Creek area) because of the politics (those many blood-sucking insects) of Ft. Collins, Denver, and CO Springs.

[@StoptheLie]

Just a heads up folks! When local laws seem to be too much, do what I do and get involved on boards/commissions so you can make a difference. Think about it, Government consists of people like you and me that can change local bylaws - it's tougher changing state laws but not impossible - we do it all the time. Get involved and make a difference, complaining is always easy, trying to change laws is very rewarding.

[@turdferguson2863]

That's how California ruined north Idaho, doubtful it can be undone with voting

[@Angus57]

Greeting from the U.K. where bureaucracy was invented and everything is decided or more likely delayed by committees of uninformed individuals. Never give up

[@joej5106]

I love the way you said that!

[@cocoamcjaegermeister5534]

Greetings from the midwest of the U.S.A where sadists had adopted it as quickly as possible after its invention in your country and since then has been thoroughly enjoyed as an approved method of torture by masochists living within my own. Never give up 😥

[@michaelnash9970]

Python at their best... No one mocked the system better than Python's Flying Circus 🎪

[@michaelnash9970]

The British System has classic buffoons and empty-headed ragamuffins. Plenty of good humour. Our local governments are malicious and go out of their way to destroy themselves.

[@live2endure]

My wife’s grandfather in almost Canada MN had a part of one of his fields declared a wetland. The DNR said that their satellite imagery system had detected a body of water in the field. It was a pile of rocks… combine that kind of thing with basically every roadside ditch being declared “waters of the United States” and you start to wonder how land is even still worth anything.

[@richardchiggas4328]

I had run ins with the Mn DNR also on 13 acres lake shore. I love mcCanada, but to hell with the state and its lefty morons in charge.

[@davep.7099]

It's good to see you are still into airsoft. It really is a fun sport.

[@wranglerstar]

Airsoft is fun,

[@jamespotter936]

My grandson will be 18 in January. He wants to build his own airsoft gun. This should be fun...

[@SabbaticusRex]

Heck I don't even play Airsoft and bought a gorgeous fully automatic gas blowback full metal AR-15 just to hang on my wall . Since I am not allowed to own the real real where I am . ;) Great way to stay in shape plus learn some maintenance and orienteering skills if you play outdoors .

[@MrEazyE357]

@@SabbaticusRex It's an ongoing joke. Hint: They're not really talking about airsoft.

[@SabbaticusRex]

@@MrEazyE357 lol.. I see ;) Nice

[@nickcz777]

You basically summed up my father's entire career as a civil engineer fighting with environmentalists.

[@hotdogs5265]

When you said you were tired of the govermint and then started up those machines, I had flashbacks of MARVIN Heemeyer.

[@Isaac556x45]

@@Robnord1 The man lived and died as a Patriot.

[@toolsforthesoul217]

You're gonna to have to come to Texas. You are one of the few sane people left on that side of the US

[@handsandfeethomestead9116]

Great job turning a negative situation into a positive. Overreach is just insane nowadays.

[@SabbaticusRex]

It is as if these people are incapable of creation - - only inversion, perversion and destruction - - and assume we are like they are . Imagine if people were allowed to build what they want ? Sure you would have idiots building death traps once in a blue moon but Darwin (the Lord actually heh) would take care of those , and we would have some absolutely unique and super interesting builds .An explosion of creativity , new technologies and progress . REAL progress not this progressive progress which is just more inversion / perversion . This world has the potential to be even more incredible by orders of magnitude and I think one day we may seen the beginnings of that . It could be so great !

[@handsandfeethomestead9116]

@@SabbaticusRex so true. We are very much in a time that is trying. There is peace in the LORD and He is in control and I have pity for those far from him.

[@SabbaticusRex]

@@handsandfeethomestead9116 I am not a religious person - didnt grow up with it - in fact spent most of my life as a God hating awful selfish human but you know what ? One positive thing to come out of all this tyranny and nonsense is the fact that the evil made me feel God for the first time . . Kind of hard to explain but somehow I just felt it , and knew it was truth one day out of nowhere . I bet there are alot of people in similar situations to myself out there also . You can just look through these evil people and see clear as day a God-sized hole missing inside of them that they are desperately trying to fill with nonsense . Way I see it - all you really have to do is live by the Golden Rule - work on yourself before daring to claim you have the answers for anyone else especially entire nations or worlds , and if most folks did simply that imagine how great things would be overnight . Bless you . God is great and I am so grateful to know him even as little as I do .

[@zackmtz7966]

As a GC I dealt with these issues for a few years now. I turned a Mueller steel building into a guest home once here Los Alamos NM. It was hell to get the county happy but with a good engineer on your side that stamp they use means everything. Don’t Matter what they say if engineer says otherwise. I’m lucky enough to have one in my company now. Makes life easier when needing plans.

[@blackprelude1]

Trying to do that and mueller wanted stamped blueprints to buy or even get a quote...they were a joke....probly going to have to go out of state.

[@landonoliver]

Yea I have never understood how we allowed local, state, and National government to take such a foothold in what we can and can't do on our own private land! Ridiculousness! But, how Lord is bigger and smarter. He will provide what we need even when we don't even know what we need. So, many blessing coming for sure. Have a blessed one Cody.

[@Isaac556x45]

We need to take our freedom back. This has gotten insane.

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

I am for wetlands, but the way it is handled in most states is crazy. Sounds like they have designated most of the property as a flood plain. Could become an insurance issue.

[@elgringoec]

In Latin America build whatever they want, there's no permitting or inspections.

[@Isaac556x45]

@@elgringoec Same thing in some rural New Hampshire counties.

[@elgringoec]

@@Isaac556x45 Live Free, or Die!! 👍💪☮️

[@inarainyplace]

It took me three and a half years dealing with smug bureaucrats in the health department and building department to get a new home and septic system built right next to my old house. Why did I build a new house when my old one just needed to be added onto? They wouldn’t let me add on unless I went up, not out. I didn’t want a two story house.

[@texasatrox]

The things you have to deal with living in a "Govern me harder Daddy" state.

[@anmanning]

Permits and even some building codes are nothing more than a goverment income racket.

[@bigospig]

Remember, we don't own the land even if it is paid off. If you doubt that just stop paying property taxes and see what happens.

[@rickreese5794]

But but but, It’s for the chilldrin, So.........

[@physiocrat74]

You got right. Unfortunately so.

[@denisauger6931]

@@rickreese5794 m

[@unicornjennie]

That's the problem you buy the land, pay taxes on it, but you don't own it?

[@ajbeck2121]

Same exact thing happening in southeast Louisiana…. Another example of government overstep..

[@ShaphanS]

When we went to the county court house to pull a permit here in the hills of TN their response was, “You don’t need no permit… Heck just build it!” Sadly they implemented a building permit required for new homes last year, but any farm buildings are permit free for the time being.

[@joeh4295]

Same here in central PA

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

That's how it was in Buchanan Tennessee (just outside Paris tn) when I was a kid. I don't know if it's still that way. I would hope so.

[@tincupco]

Same here in rural Missouri. Rural for me meaning 40 miles from KC. I built my house 2 years ago and the only permit needed was one for the septic tank.

[@onthefarm7476]

Yes sir ! I am fed up with local,state and federal government !!!!!

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

I love how you have kept your positivity throughout all of this. Thanks for sharing and reminding me to keep myself positive too. Much appreciated

[@butterbean4195]

here in my part of Georgia no restictions on buildings.

[@BLASTIC0]

These people have gone wayyyyyyy to far. They are destroying EVERYTHING. You can’t even reasonable call it stupidity anymore, this is malevolence.

[@paprika518]

Not enough people armour a bulldozer and drive it through town.

[@BLASTIC0]

@@paprika518 LMAO 🤣 !!!! … The Killdozer!

[@davidpowell5504]

It has recently been a concern that private land would be so regulated that most people can't enjoy or carry out their plans.

[@cdevidal]

"I'm tired of government... that's going to be changing," he said holding a rifle

[@cdevidal]

Yeah it's airsoft, but it was funny

[@chrishayes8197]

related: several stores have good holiday discounts on the book "Advanced Tact & Discretion for KZbin Commenters"

[@larryrivers2752]

I feel for you! My story: I own property in Virginia. To use my property I must pay $500 per lot, I own 12. The county only allows me to use my property 6 months a year, however I must pay full year taxes. Sounds fair to them. Still fighting.

[@mcseforsale]

It's more diabolical than that, Cody. I am getting several calls a day from companies trying to buy my home. The idea is that there will be no more ownership at all and that large companies, on the behest of the government, will be in control of rentals. Very concerning.

[@dragoonTT]

Own nothing, be happy and eat bugs. Are you ready?

[@TWC6724]

That is EXACTLY what is going on.

[@smorrell19]

If they were so concerned with the wetlands, trees, etc. on the property, they should have bought the property when it was for sale instead of imposing their will on you.

[@davidanglin4979]

This is another reason why local political races and elections are WAY more important than the national races. Should be a wake up call that we need to know the local candidates just as well as we THINK we know the national candidates.

[@Nix27.]

National is very important as well, look how sleepy Joe ruined the country and continues to do so. But I do agree that they are close to the same importance, look at Florida, Ron DeSantis is handling his state very very well under the biden regime.

[@davidanglin4979]

@@Nix27. never said national wasn’t important. To your point though…imagine if we had elected the right people in all those local towns and cities where it appears there was evidence of vote tampering that led to the “election” of sleepy Joe. Too often we focus on one person nationally and take our eyes off all the corruption that can happen locally, which helps enable national corruption to take place.

[@mitchjones2821]

That’s what you get for asking permission. If I build it to current code I’m not permitting. I do not recognize anyone’s authority over my property rights. Plain and simple.

[@unicornjennie]

Just remember court battles can be costly.

[@tokyosan7906]

Good video I knew nothing about that and its interesting! The environmentalist stuff isn't just out West. In Minnesota lakes are very prevalent and seems like every year the government either state county or local comes up with new ways you can't enjoy your lakefront property. A lot of it is nonsensical and from my perspective is small groups of people flexing their control over large groups of people.

[@Logan2070]

Its getting worse in MN with all the crazy urban liberals thinking they know better and need to control every aspect of society and nature.

[@bradasskg11]

Yeah they do the same thing with all of their wildlife resources in Minnesota, to an overwhelming degree. We have a family farm in the middle of the state. It’s about 150 acres of hilly farmland with a beautiful valley that has a river running along the bottom. This land has been in our family for over 100 years. For the last half of that the farm has essentially become a gathering place for yearly family reunions and hunting/ fishing trips. Just enjoying the land and small taste of freedom we get from our everyday lives. It’s neat how our family set it up. My grandma had a family with 8 siblings and she was the youngest. She moved to Oklahoma years ago but the majority of her siblings still live in surrounding areas so they were always able to take care of the farm for everyone. That meant basic farm work like brush hogging and just maintaining the property. Well about ten years ago everyone had decided they wanted to turn the land into like a trust or something where the whole family owns it. Not going to pretend I’m versed on what exactly was required here but the intention was just making sure nobody in the family would be able to sell off the land for a quick payout. Well when the family went to local government offices to file paperwork on this what ended up happening was the state basically telling us that they would be “protecting” the natural wildlife in the area and recognizing the farm as essentially protected. This meant it was now illegal and not permitted for us to use the river on our land to go trout fishing or deer hunting, things that happened maybe a handful of times all year. There were lots of siblings in my grandmas family but most of them are either passed on or without children. The brother who mainly kept up with the farm was the only one aside from my grandmother who had family that hunt or fished. So for causing this inconvenience the state said we could get like $10-$15k per year for taking those rights away. Oh yeah and they also made us plant shitloads of corn to just uhhh grow? I guess lol Anyway sorry for the essay but thought it would add to this. It’s just wrong to tell someone what they are and are not allowed to do with their privately owned land.

[@Messymy]

Looked at a house in an HOA. Realtor looked at me like I was a Martian when I said I needed to read the bylaws, agreements, covenants, etc. before I would consider making an offer. So I dealt with the part that driveways had to be black. And that they had to review your choice of style and color of your front door. But I couldn't accept that you were not allowed to grow a single vegetable anywhere in your yard, while there were berry bushes and fruit trees all over. Questioned the HOA secretary who claimed nobody minded if you had a big flower pot for a tomato plant, but surely no one would like looking at corn. The thing was adjoining yards had really crappy, beat up, falling apart and plastic yard toys many looked to be permanent fixtures that were ok. Decided it wasn't the place for me.

[@coyne777]

the system appears to be imploding. come on men,please stand up to your counties

[@MrLookatmyhat]

Wait, you guys ask permission to do things on your own property? We need to make a concentrated effort to take over county commission seats to undo all damage these people have done to our rights

[@dagneytaggart7707]

The taking back of school boards has been getting the attention. The same must happen in all city, county and state government, especially any permitting offices.

[@FinalFantasy5151]

An unregulated board or no board at all is just as dangerous. Imagine if say Walmart wanted to buy all the land around your property to build a warehouse to store or recycle old electronics or something. Would you like that? You can’t fight them in court because they could just bury you in legal fees. People or corporations with the money have the power. Local, state and federal laws have not been fair to the average joe, but that doesn’t mean throw the baby out with the bath water.

[@jazionpurnsky1185]

@@FinalFantasy5151 Kind of a ridiculous analogy but I understand the point you're driving at. The limiting factor on most of these kinds of things is that someone already owns the property and you have to convince them to sell, which they typically wont do if you're just planning to bulldoze their property into a parking lot.

[@c6q3a24]

@@jazionpurnsky1185 There's a famous story about a man who was abused in such a manner by his local government. He eventually built himself an armoured bulldozer... Marvin John Heemeyer

[@rodwoods2108]

@@FinalFantasy5151 That is true. Locals representing the people need to be in charge.

[@reallyemptypockets6509]

I found this out a couple of years ago when I bought 2 acres. Best example the code inspector said I need a septic system plan before I can build anything, so I asked him him what kind of septic system my neighbor had for 200 head of cattle 200 yards from me? I just don’t get where anybody can tell what I can or can’t put on MY land.

[@ColonelK0rn1]

This is the content that I love. Thanks for sharing your plans with us, I was wondering why you were building your penetrometer. Now we need a probe icon, considering it's a single finger

[@stevecochran9078]

I am extremely thankful I live and have property in locations where I don't have to deal with this sort of nonsense.

[@mikemaloney1289]

You're gonna be in for a shock tryna get the county to sign off on that septic....they'll screw you on that too. Do it when nobody's looking and deny everything

[@durgan5668]

I'd love to be that close to a river, but I always think of flooding.

[@SierraKilo76]

I do understand all those codes here in Germany. We're so crowed, it would be a nightmare if everybody could built what and how he wanted. But in your place? WTF? Who the hell could be disturbed by your shop? The river bank: I know, it is nice to build there, but when I think of the people at the river Ahr in Germany, you better stay away a reasonable amount.

[@szavvy2717]

Probing the ground needlessly as you can clearly see where the grass has grown greener and shorter in a near perfect rectangle 😂

[@Yutter89]

I've noticed this to be the case in general. If your not buying a mcmansion in a closed neighborhood, they absolutely hate you. I've not understood how the level of overreach really came to be when they try to apply small house and lot rulings towards rural buildings.

[@stevecochran9078]

It's all about money. They hate non-McMansion buyers because they can't extort as much property taxes from them.

[@mesterjess]

Oh, they hate you in mcmansions too. Don't let their fake smiles fool ya.

[@amethystorgan4293]

Yeah it's do crazy because the people working in these offices are people just like us but, once they step into their offices they are enforcers and act like they have no humanity... They don't care how they harm their fellow citizens, for a paycheck and a plack.

[@stevecochran9078]

@@amethystorgan4293 No, they're not people just like us. People seeking these offices are already narcissistic psychopaths. Being around others like them hones those defects and weaponizes them where they can be seen.

[@SJA-ox3hs]

That’s why you need to be where there is no restrictions.

[@jakehaynie6243]

It is ridiculous that years ago someone had the ambition to make that area better by putting in flood irrigation and now the overstepping government considers it wetlands.

[@geraldthompson6904]

AWESOME Wranglerstar , just loved the way you throw the essential tools into the vehicle ! Shovel , rod probe , AR15 ! awesome ! greetings to you & the family from the UK

[@ordinarynonplayercharacter2142]

Don’t Tread on Me. AMERICA First. Run for local office. These career leeches won’t know what hit them.

[@Tacticalgearhead]

I work with the homeless and they won't even let people live in tents. You can't even do something when you don't even have any property. It's getting ridiculous.

[@audikid89]

I flip houses on a regular basis and I’ve noticed when it comes to permits no matter where you are you’re better off building whatever you want to build and asking for forgiveness on the missing permit as they’re more likely to just issue it with the structure already built! I’ve never had an already built structure be denied for a permit but they will deny if the structure isn’t there already, cause they just want money.

[@hallowedbethygame2840]

Or they make you rip out all the unpermitted work and start over. “Asking for forgiveness” .. you realize these are government bureaucrats you’re dealing with, yes?

[@JRDavis-hj4si]

Truth

[@AngryRuski]

@@hallowedbethygame2840 you’ve never built anything

[@hallowedbethygame2840]

@@AngryRuski 👍

[@davetriplett7358]

I'm going through the same BS. I bought a 40 x 60 building and property to put up a business and the regulations for commercial is ridiculous.

[@brianleya9072]

I don’t know why government officials are so hard pressed to make people jump through hoops to improve the quality of their own land/property. You pay taxes for it so their for aren’t you the legal owner of that land.

[@wranglerstar]

$$$

[@Jmwtime]

Power

[@jimbrown8818]

They have to find ways to justify their own existence and salaries. It's all about control and the almighty dollar.

[@mattcorriere9039]

@Fish and Chips that is exactly correct, the UN has no enforcement authority but they put on workshops and college class that local governments attend to learn the least in sustainable development that really means no development.

[@unicornjennie]

No you don't actually own the land, you may have bought and pay taxes on it but you never own the land.

[@Pyrolonn]

How can land adjacent to an existing building be a wetland?

[@jadam-2024]

I’ve always found that with enough digging and angles of attack you can find the answers you need. Need is different than “want” sometimes I know

[@northroader1053]

I’m glad here in my neck of the woods, in Alaska we don’t have to ask permission. I feel your pain.

[@HandyMike78]

When you built the probe I knew there was something else going on. As Paul Harvey said now we know the wrest of the story!

[@Jacobyte1746]

When I first came to Canada 45 years ago I was working for the City Parks Department and the first winter I was transferred to the city cemetery because of shortage of work in the parks very first job at the cemetery was to dig A grave big enough for a concrete vault to be put in the ground ready for the funeral and the casket to be lowered into the vault and the concrete lid put on the vault, backfill and job done. To my surprise the concrete vault was floating as the water table was high and the hole was full of water. I later learned on where there is a flood from heavy rainfall storms etc on TV that recently buried caskets would float to the surface pop right out of the ground and would float away.... first time I saw that I thought it was really freaky but then as a young man I hadn't experienced a whole lot in life... but in the 40 odd years since I've sure made up for it.

[@geraldhancotte7887]

I agree with your observations of the over reach and their contrived at will regulations, or so it seems. Praying for you brother..

[@MAM-cy3yy]

My brother is a GC in Philadelphia, he had a large crew building residential and commercial properties. He spent most of his time at L&I (license and inspections) waiting to see the inspector to go over plans so he could receive building permits. He finally got so frustrated with the "system" that he got out of new construction and went into windows, doors and siding. He makes more money by doing volume with no inspector to deal with. The "system" on the East Coast is full of people who will take "favors" and push your permits to the head of the line. What a racket. An honest person cannot work honestly and make a living. Very sad.

[@missionminded6610]

As a Fire/Building Inspector in the great State of Alaska, I feel your pain. It can be hard to require folks to comply with regulations that seem to change at the whim of bureaucrats. The State is in the process of upping our snow and wind load currently which could require all new construction to be engineered. We’re doing everything we can to avoid it.

[@DOCSAFETUBE]

Please spare me...

[@punchinello6537]

As someone who just moved from Alaska, (lived there 20 years) i can say the "building" codes there are a joke. the houses up their are built like junk. even new construction is so sub standard. Everyone wants to sit here and complain about code but its real fun when you buy a home in alaska for 250-300k and realize you just bought a piece of junk that still has nob and tube wiring in the crawl space. So glad to be out of that meth head paradise.

[@JourneyOnLife]

I thought the world was getting warmer

[@missionminded6610]

@@punchinello6537 Like anywhere it depends where you live. If code is followed, it is virtually the same everywhere, being based on the International Code Council. Whether or not the code has been adopted where the structure is built and if inspections are done properly is the key. Many places in Alaska, such as outside city limits where I live, there is no building code. It is on the buyer and lender to make sure the structure being purchased is sound.

[@kevinmiller5467]

1 Wants to add on to his shop that was designed to have an addition at some point. 2 Told he can't because the farming fields that have been fields for 100 years are actually wetlands, because they are sometimes flood irrigated with water from a river. 3 Build 5 new houses on a separate lot on what is probably wet lands.

[@carlzirk]

That was great pinpointing the tank.

[@jimbrown8818]

Helped that the grass was missing. Not always a given, but it helped.

[@shadowdog500]

It was right under the green spot!

[@WaltWW]

Crazy that you have to have a permit to build a shop in the county. Here in Texas the only thing that requires a permit outside of the limits of an incorporated city is an On-site sewer facility.

[@Dave_300]

So happy other men think like me these days. Less gov't = more freedom. Love your content good Sir.

[@carlgrayman7663]

Amazing how all the probing and measuring led right to the only big bare patch on the two acres.

[@davidsstfarrelltighe]

Cody it's the same everywhere here in Ireland I've been refused planning to convert a shed at my parents house thats built to the same specs as my parents house into a small home for myself because house prices here are insane at the moment. And the same government turn around and say there's a housing crisis and no houses for sale or rent it's a joke

[@henryzabel1746]

In the early 90s we were looking at a large lot on a tiny lake with a watershed on the opposite side . We picked a house design and were ready to pull the trigger . Then I heard rumors they were changing the set back from 100' to 200' . The question is if the county would issue a building permit and we could have the house built before the new setback came into effect . We chickened out , it was a good decision . Later someone built on the lot and had the house built very close to the road . Government and HOAs should be limited in their power , neither chip in on your land . Good luck on the permitting .

[@MountainRoots]

Been fighting this same battle in the mountains of Virginia for nearly 10 years. These "officials" take their power lust too far!

[@kricketjoy]

You need to learn how to sue as a pro se. I have some friends who renovate houses. They are suing some officials in a city in my state for entering property without a warrant. Several cities already have stepped aside and let them build without issues because of the City tramples their God given rights as outlined in the state constitution, they hold the officials accountable. They are really enjoying the suit they are in right now because they've got the officials there in a bind for all kinds of misteps. They know how to file writs, and they use them. If more people knew how to do that, the officials would be afraid if us instead of us being afraid of them. BTW, I sued my governor as a pro se over the lockdowns. She didn't do it again.

[@rojerww]

Although I am only an amateur homeowner with one year of actual experience, it looked to me as if the weeds or grass gave away the approximate location of the tank. In the video it looked as if there was a rectangle of short grass right where you marked the corners after confirming the depth of soil. Am I wrong?

[@kirbyspencer538]

You are not wrong. Cody's company is a 'film studio'. Much like the wildlife photographer who stumbles into a cougar and gets some great footage THEN goes and films an intriguing build up to the encounter, Cody will frame the story of some backyard surveying and septic divining to tell the tale.

[@drunkenoctopus6311]

Wow. Where I live the county is like “Just build it.”

[@unicornjennie]

Where is that?

[@AndrexT]

When I saw that area of dead wet grass, I knew that was your tank. That is a nice spot for a house. Get the plans in and lay the foundation slab, before the rules change. Build at your leisure.

[@stephendaniel168]

So you think it’s just a word when farms are changed from farms to “sustainability centers”?

[@codyols9966]

I really, REALLY like your attitude in this video. I also believe things will be changing. You shouldn't have to get a permit or permission to build on your own land that is already taxed.

[@Jared-Brubaker]

Thankfully in our county in Tennessee there are no building permits required other than septic and electric.

[@Derek-Emerson]

When intentionally drive farther to work so we don’t live in a county with strict codes like that. We can pretty much do anything on our property.

[@unicornjennie]

Within reason but where?

[@awaw7133]

If your part of bureaucracy people, please have some common sense, don’t drink the cool-aid and help out the hard working tax paying folk.

[@RLDenham]

With bs such as this i can see why some people do off the books work whenever possible.

[@sqike001ton]

This is why I have decided when I decide to buy my place I'm looking for places that don't have building permits there are codes you are supposed to follow but when there is no one to do an inspection who cares by all means build safe but it's nice not having big government looking over your shoulder

[@EA-History]

Those nonsense rules and regulations is what makes running a business or building a home feel like a constant battle against a system that ultimately where made FOR people, not AGAINST people. Why shouldn't you be able to build something on your own ground as long as it doesn't hurt anyone.

[@TheBelrick]

Please Sir, if it pleases the King, may i build a shelter, collect rainwater and sell my excess crop? "No" There is only one solution for todays problems.

[@FinalFantasy5151]

The regulations are there for the life that can’t say “hey you’re hurting me”. Of course I do not agree that or even understand how 80 feet directly adjacent to an existing building is wetland as how would the first building be permitted if it was so close to this apparent wetland. But these laws do prevent or slow unchecked development. I mean the one thing people love about the majority of the west is it’s “wild” and natural environment. These are valuable ecosystem even if they don’t translate directly into money in your pocket.

[@EA-History]

I agree we should take care of the enviroment and preserve natur resources, but this and many other examples just make people loose respect for laws and regulations when they appear so senseless.

[@TheBelrick]

@@FinalFantasy5151 you state all this as if somehow people like wranglestar. private owners. dont love wilderness and wont preserve them. We dont need unelected kings for that.

[@TheBelrick]

@@stevend776 Neighbour can move. Yep move. Your story is a gateway story to evil The outgrowth of all this is vile orders that have massively increased the cost of shelters (human health) and resulted in garbage like prevention of collecting rainwater. Either people are free to build pigstys as they see fit or they are slaves You are just another Elf , here to justify why your synagogue rules over us and we submit.

[@wolfpackmanko0668]

Happened to me in Wisconsin!! Government at its finest! You own it and pay for it but we can tell you what you can or cannot do.

[@brandonstark7356]

Is it ever Morally permissible for a person to control another person. If it is not, then how is it ever RIGHT for a group of people to control other people? A question to ponder!!!

[@brandonstark7356]

@Baba Ganush stories like this are so common too. A group of people messing it up for everyone. And honestly I don’t know what the solution is but i don’t think adding or increasing taxes is the solution. If stealing is immoral, which it is, then any kind of taxation is immoral. Therefore I am against taxation. At the end of the day I think there needs to be an overall raise in the collective consciousness. Also people need to understand that right and wrong can be understood, and choosing right over wrong will help increase the overall freedom for everyone.

[@unicornjennie]

It's called government, and with government comes taxes, but you still have to vote your representation.

[@YanasaTV]

🤔 all that global warming has increased the snow load 🤨 we had to hire outside soil scientists to come in and negotiate with the county to install a septic on a homesite that has existed since the late 1800’s… it cost $$ but worked. In fact they approved 3 locations (one directly behind the house with a perfect slope 😎)

[@Ash_95]

I love the verbal and visual messages at the 4:35-4:45 mark.

[@rimfire-88]

That's also why he won't get his permit, now or in the future. All (as in ALL) those in any government , are control freaks. That is why they get involved in government, to feel like a big shot and control others using the power of government. Sorry Cody. Hope I'm wrong..

[@MtnBadger]

We first moved to California in September '67, landed in San Francisco. Interesting times. Mom still lives there but I can't move back without becoming an insta-felon. They've done everything possible to gain control of private property and reduce the rights of civilians, maintaining that the govt. knows best and you should really listen to everything thry say, without question. The idiots we have coming out of school now are so dumbed down about social studies and civil rights that they have no idea and think the govt. is the answer to their prayers, even though there was nothing wrong for them to be praying about in the first place. The govt. creates problems just sovthey can turn around and be the solution, convincing you of their relevancy.

[@MaxHavoc69]

That's why I purchased mountain property in the middle of nowhere on the East Coast. I build what I want, when I want and God help anybody that tells me I can't on land that I own. No government body should be able to tell a man what he can do with his property as long as he's not hurting the land around him especially if it's bought and paid for. I did apply for a building permit before building a small house just to be neighborly and the county tried to tell me that I needed to submit plans, get approvals and all that nonsense. I straight up told them that I was going to build whatever I wanted whether they gave me a permit or not so the real question was did they want the 32.50 for the permit or not? They finally just said send us the check so I did and they sent me my permit no questions asked.