The City of Edmonds needlessly withheld a building permit for a new housing project because of one single tree. lot that he owned. On March 27, 2022, he submitted his permit and building plans to the city. Rather than approve the plan, the city of Edmonds tried to usurp Rimmer’s property rights over an ornamental dogwood tree on his property.
Rimmer told the city of Edmonds that he would not comply with the onerous tree code, which he argued was unconstitutional. He said that officials with the city of Edmonds ignored his requests after that, simply insisting he comply with their rules. But the city of Edmonds is clearly incapable of nuance. They stopped a house from being built because of a single, wholly unimportant tree.Listen to the Jason Rantz Show on weekday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. on KTTH 770 AM . Subscribe to theCliff Mass said that we're in an extremely favorable situation and before the week is over, some areas"will have yards of new snow.