Removing gravel from back alley for personal use

[Corral]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Strangers: Just talk to your neighbour, man! We've lost the art of conversation!

The actual neighbour in every one of these scenarios: Thanks, now #### off before I murder your pets, burn down your house, and piss on the ashes

Sure. But the point is that calling bylaw is unlikely to change much either. Once the relationship is sour, it stays that way until you work it out somehow. Bylaw ain’t going to do anything helpful in that regard

[monkeyman]

Some people are just dicks, and the nicer you are, the more they try to get away with.

[Iggy_12]

Originally Posted by blankall

It's an actual crime to threaten to "shut someone up" while also implying that the method you will do so with is violence, such as killing their dog.

And no, he cannot block your driveway:

Section 27(1)

https://www.calgaryparking.com/parki...bylawsandfines

"No owner or operator of a vehicle shall stop or park or permit the stopping or parking of the vehicle on either side of any alley in front of or within one and one half meters of a driveway or garage entrance entering into the alley."

It also sounds like he's using his residential property for commercial use, which is also likely not allowed. There's obviously some grey areas there as many people keep things they use for work at home. Having a full on storage facility in his backyard for scrap metal or appliances he wants to resell doesn't sound like it fits into the zoning.

My concern is, if i call the cops and they show up at this guys place i dont have any proof that he said anything, he's just gonna deny it cops cant do anything and then i have to constantly worry about the fallout. This guys not stable i honestly feel he would act on his threats without a second thought.

Ill snap a picture of this guys backyard/alley its ridiculous just crap on crap the entire yard is filled and spills into the alley

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Iggy_12

My concern is, if i call the cops and they show up at this guys place i dont have any proof that he said anything, he's just gonna deny it cops cant do anything and then i have to constantly worry about the fallout. This guys not stable i honestly feel he would act on his threats without a second thought.

Ill snap a picture of this guys backyard/alley its ridiculous just crap on crap the entire yard is filled and spills into the alley

There is also a bylaw for that. Something about keeping your yard in good shape.

[RogerWilco]

Originally Posted by mrkajz44

Eh - not sure I really agree. If someone is doing something dumb enough to need to get by-law called, they are usually just a dick and don't care if you go talk to them. Then when by-law is called, they know who did it, putting you in a bad spot.

It's only happened once to me, but I just called by-law straight away and everything was fine - they never knew who called and the issue went away.

Im going to have to agree with this. We did just that and talked to difficult neighbours multiple times. The problem is difficult neighbours often don't give a ####, that is why they do stupid things. Long storey short, when you talk to them and have to call later because they refuse to do the right thing they know exactly who called. And stupid difficult neighbours tend to do stupid things to retaliate.

[RogerWilco]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Strangers: Just talk to your neighbour, man! We've lost the art of conversation!

The actual neighbour in every one of these scenarios: Thanks, now #### off before I murder your pets, burn down your house, and piss on the ashes

This, for the exact reason I quoted above.

[RogerWilco]

Originally Posted by Corral

Sure. But the point is that calling bylaw is unlikely to change much either. Once the relationship is sour, it stays that way until you work it out somehow. Bylaw ain’t going to do anything helpful in that regard

This is incorrect, bylaw officers start to implement fines when they wont stop. I tried to write a ticket once on a napkin, but my neighbour wouldn't pay it.

[Iggy_12]

https://imgur.com/a/fNQuiZK


So this is where he parks and thats his junk piled all the way to his house. Caught a picture of him parked reasonably all things considered but when hes actually working and piling junk in his trunk hes right out in the middle not a care in the world

[puckedoff]

Originally Posted by Iggy_12

https://imgur.com/a/fNQuiZK


So this is where he parks and thats his junk piled all the way to his house. Caught a picture of him parked reasonably all things considered but when hes actually working and piling junk in his trunk hes right out in the middle not a care in the world

Clicking the link like "please don't be my yard, please don't be my yard..."

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Iggy_12

https://imgur.com/a/fNQuiZK


So this is where he parks and thats his junk piled all the way to his house. Caught a picture of him parked reasonably all things considered but when hes actually working and piling junk in his trunk hes right out in the middle not a care in the world

Looks like someone got to your gravel already.

[Iggy_12]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Looks like someone got to your gravel already.

Speaking of this, its definitely due for a fill haha, maybe 311 is in order for a few things

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by Iggy_12

https://imgur.com/a/fNQuiZK


So this is where he parks and thats his junk piled all the way to his house. Caught a picture of him parked reasonably all things considered but when hes actually working and piling junk in his trunk hes right out in the middle not a care in the world

https://www.calgary.ca/csps/abs/byla...roperties.html

File a compliant, he's breaking bylaws. They may or may not do anything but the effort in filing a compliant I imagine can't be too onerous. That photo is probably all you need.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Iggy_12

https://imgur.com/a/fNQuiZK


So this is where he parks and thats his junk piled all the way to his house. Caught a picture of him parked reasonably all things considered but when hes actually working and piling junk in his trunk hes right out in the middle not a care in the world

Holy, ya call bylaw on him for the junk first.

Then when you catch him parked in the alley and suspect he'll be there for a while call parking authority. They were doing construction on the apartment building behind me last year and the workers would park all their trucks in the alley blocking everyone on the other sides ability to get out of their garages. To them, they were on the apartment side, room to get by and not immediately adjacent to garage doors. Parking came by and ticketed them all and they never parked there again. Was easy in my case for parking authority to catch them though cause they'd remain parked there all day.

Also you could take a picture of his parking every time you catch it parked in the way, in case parking authority doesn't catch him in the act.

[MoneyGuy]

I’m with a small city in Alberta. You can call Bylaw but good luck getting anything done regarding the gravel. The junk is another story.

[burn_this_city]

Looks like a meth addled scrap metal collector, do not confront, you'll get stabbed with a rusty hood latch.

[calumniate]

Based on my knowledge of the law, if it's for 'personal use' then it's ok so long as it's under a certain number of grams. If it were for 'non-personal use', that'd be a different story

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Iggy_12

https://imgur.com/a/fNQuiZK


So this is where he parks and thats his junk piled all the way to his house. Caught a picture of him parked reasonably all things considered but when hes actually working and piling junk in his trunk hes right out in the middle not a care in the world

That is far from a reasonable park job, how does does the garbage truck pass?

[Fuzz]

Looks like a pretty unsafe load, as well. Would not want to be behind that on Deerfoot.

[Ducay]

Let me guess, a scrapper?

[Harry Lime]

Removing grave from back alley for personal use