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TexasTowelie

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18. Even that can be difficult these days.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:48 AM
Oct 2019

I've lived in mid-sized cities that instituted ordinances that limit residents to two garage/yard sales per year and others that limited the number of additional buildings on their property. Some cities also limit parking on the street and only allow vehicles to park on "improved surfaces" on private property. These aren't HOAs or gated communities, but middle class towns with plenty of blue-collar and trade workers. Those regulations make it tough to start or keep a business.

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Good advice!! nt SWBTATTReg Oct 2019 #16
Even that can be difficult these days. TexasTowelie Oct 2019 #18
excellent advice Skittles Oct 2019 #24
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I have a counter story. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #30
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