I have (thankfully) never had to appear in court for any reason to defend myself, but even with that lack of experience, common sense tells me that:
1. going in angry with a (self-admitted) hard-headed attitude;
2. describing all the officers and officials as idiots and stupid and wrong (when they were just doing their jobs);
3. willfully ignoring any rules and regulations you don't like because you are special and the rules just don't apply to you; and
4. a history of hostility towards neighbors
is not the way to win the case.
The property is described as 7500 square feet. Now, I am mathematically challenged, but my friend Google tells me that this equates to 0.17 acres.
If I had a residential neighbor who lived on that size plot, who had a "mountain" of wood chips in their front yard, and an entire yard consisting of wood chips, and "two large greenhouses," and vegetation growing right up to the fence line, and farmyard animals that are loud, smelly, and attractive to predators, I would be on the phone to the city too. The OP's neighbors did not sign up to live next to a "farm" - not even a "practice" one.
I agree with another poster - most people try to avoid confrontation, and the neighbors who are telling the OP that they "love" the chickens and have no complaints are lying. Why would they be willing to risk telling this hard-headed, hostile neighbor the truth to her face? I wouldn't, and I am one of the most straightforward people I know - in this case it wouldn't be worth it to me.
Well, I am not calling all the officer idiot. There was a policer ticketed me. he acted correctly. I see this idiot officer is not familiar with gardening. He doesnt know what kind tree is or plants etc. He is from health dept so see all things as germ. I got my RN education here, so I see all the germ theory but that is not right.
And what is wrong having two large greenhouses? And like said in my city regulation says ok for berry tree around fence line too. So he doesnt know all the rules and not familiar with the right to farm law. I get it. But his attitude was wrong, thats why I am calling him idiot. He has to act based on the written rules. But he was making things up by just saying.
Actually, I was in front of prosecutor to tell i want it court case. And what she said it is based on each city rule written. And like I said, there is no written rule for my city. It is not my english issue. The backyard chicken facebook in my area, they help to encourage chickening, and telling my city doesnt have no rooster rule.
And I felt he knew he is in trouble when we were in front of the prosecutor. literally, there is no written part. But he made the application form that way.
Well, if they lie, it is their choice. I can't help with that. The neighbor across my street, she can be the best victim in your horror story, since she has to see the mountain all the time. But she offered voluntarily first to write a letter to judge.
Why am I hard headed? because there is so much abuse. without that, I get things for others, not for me. so after FIRE, I totally became to put myself first.
I want to move to nature. Do I care much about my current neighbors? Nah... Do I have to give up my joy for them? Nah..
after years of nursing job including hospice, this US culture make people all mental problem. I see all that fake smiling for us not for oneself. They have to just follow what is told, even though it is not what they want. They have to lie for others etc. after I realized that, I stand up for myself more and became hard headed more. honestly have to admit, FIRE with mulltimillion would made me more arrogant.
