City Ordinances Vs. Private Property Rights – Should the Government Dictate the Use Of Your Property?

OFF THE WIRE
Kelly W. Patterson
The following video was shared with the CopBlock Network anonymously, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page.

In the video, the person submitting it discusses notices they received from the Angleton City (TX) Code Enforcement Department regarding city ordinances relating to the height of their grass and vehicles they have parked at their house. According to those ordinances, they are in violation because their grass is higher than fourteen inches and the vehicle(s) are not currently registered and are considered to be “junk vehicles,” as a result.

Date of Incident: March 27, 2017
Department Involved: Angleton City Code Enforcement
Department Phone No.: (979) 849-4364 extension 2105
Contact Email: Heidi Guzman – hguzman@angleton.tx.us
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