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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 24, 2008, at 2:48 PM, bob ford wrote:

>   The problem , many times, is building inspectors stomp on creative  
> ideas.  I know they are there to make sure the habitat is sturdy and  
> safe, but they tend to bind you to ways of which they are familiar.

Homes built by owners on rural code-free property are as sunlight to  
darkness compared to urban tract homes.

One of your criteria for finding rural property should be low taxes.  
Low taxes are strong indicators of minimal bureaucracy. In my chosen  
county in Missouri there is no code enforcement for the simple reason  
that the state does not provide funds for same and we county voters  
would never assess ourselves to create such a loss of freedom.