Holy crap. A new low.

And the justification for that is the prevention of a concrete jungle in Markham? Gaaaaaayy. The only people who would spend th emoney to extend their driveway are the ones who need the extra space because of extra cars. This is nothing more than a blatant fucking tax on the people who own multiple vehicles.

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Actually, I think this is a good idea. Living in Milton, I see a lot of people who have taken the small front yard they have and have paved over it so they don't have to bother mowing it.

When you pave over all this land you are creating huge problems. The amount of water run off is just one problem...since the water can't be absorbed into the ground it is entering the sewer system and the system cannot handle all this water and it is causing sewer back ups in houses....the costs to insurance companies and health concerns for the people living in the houses are huge. Not to mention all the run off pollution that is making its way to the lakes.

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"Somebody sitting at home was complaining that somebody else's driveway was bothering them? Why can't they mind their own business?"

No shit. When is this madness going to stop? People have too much freaking free time that they worry about complete bullshit such as this. And what kind of clowns do these towns have in the town councilling meetings that sit around and dont' have anything better to do than to spat out nonsense laws like this. Frustratating..

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let's go pour asphalt all over the councillors lawns..

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I think its more about this....

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And they'll also be tagged if they park on the street overnight without a permit - a license that costs at least $70 a month.

They are being fined because they are violating an existing law about driveways.
The headline is purposely sensationalist.

I echo what ChemEnhanced said...not only that, but in a residential neighborhood like markham, paving one's driveway and parking cars across it can be a total eyesore and decrease property values of neighboring homes..

*paging JayX1's plane ticket out of here*




ridiculous nonetheless

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Personally, I think the people who have increased their driveways without proper authorization from the city should pay a fine and the driveway should be torn up.

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Originally posted by Skipper They are being fined because they are violating an existing law about driveways. The headline is purposely sensationalist. I echo what ChemEnhanced said...not only that, but in a residential neighborhood like markham, paving one's driveway and parking cars across it can be a total eyesore and decrease property values of neighboring homes..

Yah existing law ...since Tuesday!

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Local councillors passed the regulation Tuesday night

This nothing more than another excuse to introduce useless laws because someone doesnt have something better to do and wants a fast cash grab.

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so many narrow minded people.....not every law passed is to get your money.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Personally, I think the people who have increased their driveways without proper authorization from the city should pay a fine and the driveway should be torn up.

But Scott, my bad influence, they arent making it illegal to pave over your lawn. They are making it illegal to park on that paved lawn.