Marine who served in Iraq ticketed for flying American flag

KRMG via WPXI ^ | Posted: 4:35 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2013 | Rick Couri

[longtermmemmory]

.....(2)(a) Any homeowner may display one portable, removable United States flag or official flag of the State of Florida in a respectful manner, and one portable, removable official flag, in a respectful manner, not larger than 41/2 feet by 6 feet, which represents the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or a POW-MIA flag, regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of the association. (b) Any homeowner may erect a freestanding flagpole no more than 20 feet high on any portion of the homeowner’s real property, regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of the association, if the flagpole does not obstruct sightlines at intersections and is not erected within or upon an easement. .... does not need a permit, it is the law. did he exceed 20 feet?

[Candor7]

You are right. He could put a wall mounted flag on the outside of his home. The flag sconce takes the pole ( it slides in)and holds it at an angle. He is allowed 2 of them
according to the zoning law you posted.

[Candor7]

did he exceed 20 feet?
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That is a very good question. The complainant acts as if he did. I wonder?

[longtermmemmory]

and the flag pole too.

also it is not a zoning law. It is a state wide statute that PREEMPTS any zoning restriction. (like the feds preepted the small satelite dish bans.)

[stuartcr]

It’s like that a lot in smaller towns in Florida.

[calex59]

Venturer said:I once read a flagpole in Floriduh struck dozens in the head killing them all.

I once read that a tornado blew a piece of straw through a guy and killed him in Kansas. That was back in the 50s. I have also seen pictures where Tornadoes and Hurricanes have blown straw and similar small objects into trees and telephone poles. So, I guess the next move is to require permits for buying straw or hay. Excuses for requiring permits for anything abound in this country, most of the excuses are BS and cover ups for the fact that the permitting process is simply a way to grab more money from residents.

[dragnet2]

Hehaw!

[Does so]

I bet he could install an exterior wall mount flag pole, without a permit. He should do that while waiting for his permit.

1) Hurricane Andrew tossed poured concrete lintels into neighboring homes. Wood fences were sent miles. Backyard sheds disintegrated—metal roofs were peeled off and sent into neighbors' roofs.

2) A Marine should be able to hoist his own removeable flagpole into a hole in the lawn. Surely a permit won't be required for a hole in the ground!

[Candor7]

Check the posts upthread. The zoning laws at his location permit him 2 exterior wall mounted flagpoles, without permit.