Summer is the toughest time to defend your turf Final Edition

• Published in: Edmonton journal
• Main Author: LeBlanc, Joe
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Edmonton, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 17.06.2005
• Subjects: Bylaws; Holidays & special occasions; Lawns; CALGARY
• ISSN: 0839-296X

A little later, still piqued, [Bob] pointed his stereo speaker out the window and cranked the volume and kept it blaring long after the chain saw had stopped. The neighbour politely asked him to turn the music down. Somewhere in the conversation, it came out that Bob had turned his clock back instead of forward the night before to compensate for the switch to spring daylight savings time. The seeming 8 a.m. intrusion was really a respectable two hours later. The neighbour had actually shown extra consideration by waiting until 10 a.m. to start up his chainsaw as Calgary bylaw allows Sunday power tool use after 9 a.m. Before you eradicate those pesky dandelions, consider where the wind might blow airborne herbicide -- hopefully not onto your neighbour's prize tomato plants. Would your neighbour mind you planting a tree that might one day cast a shadow across his deck? And of course, is there an agreed upon best time to crank up the leaf blower? Many city dwellers are surprised by how few bylaws there are regarding lawn and garden disputes between neighbours. Many disputes are matters for civil courts. This is all the more reason to work out a solution with the fellow next door. The city will not get involved in who pays for a common fence, nor do city bylaws govern your neighbour's tree that has roots poking up through your driveway and leaves falling on your lawn.