tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post3572059924664351640..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Regulating "the general slovenliness of rural America"Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-59964933833846432842008-08-16T18:10:00.000-07:002008-08-16T18:10:00.000-07:00Along the lines of Prof. Pruitt's comment, I'd ad...Along the lines of Prof. Pruitt's comment, I'd add a side note to the story about me posted here. Apparently the folks who lived in our house ten years ago kept chickens in the backyard.<BR/><BR/>Another little side note you might find interesting is the conversation I had with the city's code enforcement officer in which it was suggested that I could pave part of my yard rather than leave the brown grass apparent. "Cement" was her term of art, and when I wondered out loud how that could possibly be more esthetically pleasing than what I had, I was encouraged to wait for further written instruction, which never came.<BR/><BR/>-Anne Hartridge, a fairly crunchy, though not particularly slovenly, alum (and former ELS co-chair)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775297079938135528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-81834693910604557612008-07-23T17:37:00.000-07:002008-07-23T17:37:00.000-07:00Also of interest, I think, is the phenomenon of ru...Also of interest, I think, is the phenomenon of rural gentrification, which means that rural lawns are increasingly subject to HOA law regulations in rural developments/subdivisions. So, lots of rural residents are no longer free to let the pigs roam in their front yards, but I suppose the folks who buy into such developments aren't the type to do so anyway.Lisa R. Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.com