Awning Gap 0
Some Americans’ worship of “property values” approaches the absurd.
This little story from the battle of the variances has everything: neighbor’s turned backs, the silent treatment, ex post facto amendments to the bylaws, conflicting press releases . . . .
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But now the couple’s dream location has become something of a nightmare for their youngest son, 18-month-old Jonah.
Born with congenital glaucoma, the child cannot stand direct sunlight, so his parents petitioned their neighborhood association for permission to put up a $5,000 awning on the front of their house.
The Summerset Neighborhood Association refused on aesthetic grounds.
In a location not far from here, the condo association is known as the “Clipboard Nazis.” They are sadly not unique.
