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Strawberries violate iowa code?
Trying to find an answer for my distraught friend.
He had a strawberry patch in his front yard. He got a notice on his front door a couple months ago that "your yard is in violation of city code" but didn't specify which ordinance/code he was allegedly violating. He emailed his city councilman who replied with "I'll look into it."
Three days later he came home from work and his patch had been mowed down and torn up by the city, with a notice on his door saying it was his failure to comply with their earlier request.
Anyone know which "code" or "ordinance" he could have possibly been violating? They're strawberries!!!
It's in Cedar Rapids
He said it's his next door neighbors that don't like him that complained about it. He's not hurting anyone, he just enjoys gardening--I saw his patch and it looked pretty; it wasn't growing wild or anything.
2 Answers
- JenniferLv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
Iowa code, no...but which city?? I could find out if I knew where.
More likely possibility though is that he ticked someone off (or just got noticed by someone) who is employed by or has pull with his city government. Happens here all the time. Cities and especially small towns, (not really, but it seems like it because they have more time to know and enforce them) have many little "ordinances" that can be "enforced" on a whim, or twisted to suit by some power-tripping moron with some authority. In the next town over from me, there is a law still on the city books that makes it illegal to host "negroes" within the city limits after 10 p.m. Let them try to enforce that!!!!
- 8 years ago
It's probably not so much about the strawberries but about the garden. There may be an ordinance that forces homeowners to put their gardens in the back yard, or not grow "crops" on residential property altogether.
Have him check the city's zoning restrictions to get a better idea of what's going on.
