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Show February 7, 1972 Zoning tfo Outflow Home Business a place even further out than we now are in the country be explained by the fact that I and selling the box cars, but even bad . operated the surrounding going to this length would still farm for four years while I was have left us outlawed if we tried developing and patenting the to continue the business. headgate. For this reason, I bad During the summer we mainthe viewpoint of a farm owner. tained an outlet on the North With this point of view, even Highway in hopes that this would under the recently passed zoning stimulate business and also show law, if I still owned and operated that we were trying to the best of the whole farm, or even as much our ability to conform to the as five acres, moving in the box county zoning ordinance. cars would not have by itself We also thought of moving our constituted a violation of the law. home and business to a North Also, I bad asked my lawyer Highway location which would be very expensive, but the zoning before I started selling any head-gatwbat laws I had to comply law will not allow a bouse to be ' with. He mentioned one or two, built in a commercial zone. We also considered moving but he didnt even think about from the county, but I didnt zoning. From the fuss that was made want to. Idaho Falls is where my over the box cars by Mr. Brinton work was and also, it was impossible to move while I still owed a and later by the county commissioners I at first thought that note at the bank. I tbink it is an moving them would solve my immoral law that would cause us problem and so I made to go to this unreasonable length arrangements with my friend, Ed as an only alternative. The only true way I could have Bodily, to move them onto bis place. I also arranged with Mr. "moved" to a zone in which I Parrish of Blackfoot to do the could operate legally in Bonneville County was to have a manumoving. When I called Mr.. Brinton for permission to move them facturing plant in the M-- l zone, a to Bodilys he said he would let sales outlet in the C- zone, and a me move them over there without bouse in an R-- I zone. The natural a permit and that he would law of supply and demand ruled ' "work" with me. out this kind of unreasonable As it turned out, it rained for arrangement. over a month straight after the I also found from reading the order to shut down my business . zoning laws more carefully that or move to a zone in which I the location of the box cars on could operate legally. The rain my lot was really O.K.. if I used made the ground too soft to move them for personal storage because them. During this enforced waitthey were more than 100 feet the time to study from the road. ing period I bad law very thoroughly myself and I found it incredible, although as I read the law, I found that true, that the county zoning commoving the box cars would not mission and the three county commissioners completely outsolve my problem and my business would be just as outlawed as lawed future home business, which during their starting out ever. We seriously considered buying period, needed their borne next Continued From Page 25-ac- re 1 es -l y y yy y y y y y yy y y m Bookstore Quality 71 3rd South Wist Salt Lake City, Utah 3637735 As well as our regular stock we now have available Metaphysical, Religious, and British-- 1 srael literature. Independent Post Office Box 6274 Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 The UTAH INDEPENDENT to their business such as: Roland The reason given for the proposed change is to promote the welfare of Bonneville County. It so happens that this was the same reason for having the law the way it now reads. The problem tben,is to decide which way is most in Romrell A ndrew Well Drilling Hallway Mfg. T. Page 7 been very adequately made to give tbe extra protection to those who want to live in tbe country, but still want to have all tbe protection they were used to in tbe city. In our county there are four different kinds of residential zones or areas reserved for these people. The present proposal, to restrict a person from having his home next to bis business in the Taylor Meat Co. the interest of the inhabitants of agricultural zone, is an attempt to George Hartwell Bonneville County: & many others. gain the same kind of residential 1. By making it illegal for a protection in tbe agricultural These kinds of businesses have contributed significantly to the person to have his home next to zone as there is in tbe city and in g tbe four county residential zones. financial of Bonneville his business as proposed. 2. Or, by continuing to allow a To meet this objective it would be County by furnishing jobs and services to many. person to live next to bis business necesssry for pig pens, sewage disin the agricultural area the way posal plants, sanitary landfills and Listed below are the restrictbe like, also to be outlawed as tions that were imposed by the the law is now. According to the present law, uses in this zone. If someone does zoning law which would have made it impossible for any one of there are 16 different kinds of not want to buUd in the places zones provided for in the county, reserved for homes then be these very excellent businesses outside of city limits. One fourth should be prepared to buy listed above to have ever gotten started: of these are for different kinds of enough land to provide bis own 1. Neither your garage nor any residential zones. In only one of protection. Often tbe reason for other accessory building can be these 16 zones, the agricultural wanting to live in the country is used in your business. Your busi- zone, is it allowed for a person to because tbe land is cheaper, so this should not be unreasonable ness must be conducted entirely have bis home next to bis busito expect. It does not seem right ness. within your bouse. The first commandment of that tbe whole county, including 2. Nothing can be sold from Karl Marx's Manifesto and the tbe agricultural zone, should be your bouse. 3. You can hire no one outside aim of bis socialist cousins is to reserved for possible future borne nullify the Constitutional right to builders who do not yet own the ofyour own family. the maxi4. Ifyou need a truck the private ownership and control land. . . . It is interesting to note that of mum size allowed is X ton. Ifyou of property. Any action to unneed a X ton truck for your necessarily outlaw borne business all tbe following uses specifically in the agricultural area, which is allowed in tbe agricultural zone, camper you are outlawed. the only place now left in the only borne business bas been whole county for this form of singled out for attack: A ny one of these hostile regulations would have stamped out free enterprise, would be a long Poultry processing ' Gravel Pits in the direction pointed out any one of the above named step Rock crushers borne businesses. The only kinds by Karl Marx. In any society, the proper role Clay. Pits of home business that could surRock quaries vive are the types that do income of government is to protect a Mines taxes or tie flys or the like. person in the use and control of Fur farms It seems incredible to me that bis private property and to proBeehives in this free country, which owes tect us all from the actions of Oil Wells the success of its free enterprise others that may restrict our freeGas Wells system to the courage of those dom. To make it against the law few who dare start up a business, to be able to have your borne next Sewage disposal plants Penal institutions with entrusted the land which on to your business that those administration of our local you own exceeds this proper role Hospitals & sanitariums Sanitary land fills government would entertain the of government and constitutes a Pig pens & feed yards thought of stamping out this sort form olegal plunder. In this case, .If borne business is to be outof free enterprise in our own the plunder consists of a restriction on the use and control of the lawed, then I suggest these otbet Bonneville County. land, not by tbe one who owns presently allowed uses be outThe following paragraphs are a the land, but by others who do lawed at tbe same time. Surely alt but a few would prefer living next text of a statement Jacobs not own tbe land. -- x partial Home owners are already very to a borne, business which proread to the Bonneville County -- X zoning commission in July of well watched after and are more duces no odor, no noise, no than adequately protected by smoke, and no vibrations, rathe 1971: federal, state, county, and city than living next to a pigpen or a It has been proposed that the laws. Tbe city bas traditionally sanitary land fill, or by a sewage -x county zoning law be changed so been tbe place set apart for borne disposal plant. Then why all tbe dedicated fuss as to make it against the law for owners who want the special pro-X to have their borne next tection and services not available about borne business? There i x anyone in the county. However, in our one thought that may be the to their business in the agricultural area. allowing home busi county, provision has already answer nesses to continue is a stumbling block to the further socializatiot of our local area and these otbe. uses pigpens, sanitary land fills sewage plants and tbe like an not! We have bad some very fim home businesses start up in ou county. Here are some of tb home business owners who, wit their own signatures, asked fo tbe law to provide for borne bus nesses in the agricultural area businesses wer Thirty-si- x listed To restrict tbe Constitutiom guarantee of the right to own an, control private property sbouL not be lightly done. If there is anj question in your mind as to whicl O&AMt way is right, I suggest you err o, tbe side of tbe Constitution ftouRs-jum-HB-es Wallace Dairy Purcell Dairy well-bein- . : . $4. Per Year clip and mail today mas- - M3ft FKUI$eA2!&ft!HS raaT-MUTS-3gP-CWtt--0H3 - hOLOrS 02GA1RC KJEHEH - an-fre- enterprise. Respectfully, Ray T. Jacobs e |