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It seems that the Amish have moved on from stocks and use shunning and excommunication as forms of punishment. However, they still ban makeup for women and hold both genders to strict grooming standards. The Amish famously live in the Stone Age, my friend. They believe that technology is a...

This move is consistent with the irrationalities of the South lol. I think the real reason that they are waiving the fees has to do with Joe Biden’s policy on letting illegal immigrants into the United States, as per later in the article. This is very unpopular in the southern states and...

Most permits for wilderness camping in the United States can be found on Recreation.gov and reserved online. The page for Linville Gorge Wilderness can be found here. It seems that permits are only required for part of the year, so perhaps the Reddit poster can go when permits aren’t required...

According to this article the vast majority of ocean pollution is plastic bags, bottles, plastic cutlery and food containers. The source is a university study in Spain. I don’t think we fully understand the environmental impact of the COVID masks yet. This article tries to estimate the...

I'm actually surprised that there are still wild trees that could be viewed as Christmas trees to be cut down in the forest still. I thought Christmas trees had to be farmed and specially grown in order to take on the Christmas tree shape of the cut trees in big box stores. Most pine and fir...

This is interesting to me. Back when I lived in Arizona from 2000 to 2010, conceal carry permits were required, but open carry without a permit was allowed. But I guess that has changed. I think the idea behind permits for carrying is the idea that people need training to use guns safely and...

Regulations can't cover every possible edge case. There's always some unusual thing that the lawmakers didn't think of. However, it says that indoor use isn't allowed for rainwater collection, so if you keep your plants in your bathtub inside, you would need to water them with tap water and not...

Factors leading up to the ban include: 1. Open carrying people not being able to be identified for a permit check: a struggle when someone is open-carrying a firearm and someone is scared and calls the police. If the open-carrying person refuses to be identified, police have no idea whether...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the interest in backyard pool permits surged and increased. This trend makes sense to me, as people who wanted to swim probably didn't want to do so in public where the dreaded virus could be lurking in the pool water or the air around it. Now the amount of pool...

This information is pretty accurate. You also don't need permits for planting gardens or installing irrigation for them. You can use existing wells on your property for your garden. In California, you also don't need a permit for rain water collection either, unless you plan to use it for...

Recently, a new wetlands bank is opening in Brandon Township in Michigan. The purpose of a wetlands bank is to offset the environmental damage that may be caused to other wetlands as a result of new construction. This will give Oakland county some environmental credits that can be used toward...

San Francisco has one of the worst building building permit processes in the nation. If you thought that the City of Poway was bad, they have nothing on the long building permit process that San Franscisco requires for development, which can take up to 3 years to approve. Problems that...

The current answer, according to this source, is New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Florida, and Virginia. This is somewhat surprising due to the fact that the first developer of these homes, Micheal Reynolds, faced a court battle in New Mexico over his construction of these...

Hello everyone, linux here. I live in California, and my primary interest on this forum is building permits and reviewing development offices.

Telltale signs the house was under fire regulations during construction would be a fire bell and an outlet on the side of the house to relieve pressure from the sprinkler system on a seasonal basis. It’s what is, or is not, under the trees. Look for signs of strimming. (Coast live oak...

Not all of Poway may be in a high fire zone. The "Very High Fire Hazard Area" on the Poway GIS indicates the areas subject to intense fire regulations, and typing your in-laws' address into that system will tell you if they are in one or not. Houses built before the Witch Creek Fire "surprise"...

What to seems to matter more to an insurance company is years since the last fire. Our typical insurance company, USAA, refused to insure us when we first moved in, so we had to find a different insurance company. I think we used Farmers Insurance for about 5-6 years. Now USAA has come back to...

I'm slightly confused. What is the difference between an expo permit and a standard hunting license, other than the fact that hunting licenses cost more? Reference for hunting licenses in Utah: https://wildlife.utah.gov/licenses/fees.html Usually an expo is an event. So is there some kind of...

These pre-approved ADUs will likely save on architecture fees for the new designs, as well. Having to design and re-design a building to meet the local building codes and all of the regulations in the area isn't free. Contractors will be able to study the designs and crank these out faster at...

Review for the City of Poway Building Department: 2/5 stars. The city of Poway suffers from numerous permitting issues for homeowners, including but not limited to: 1. Access issues. This can be a problem anywhere, but any time there is a dispute between a city and homeowners in an area about...