Rig new kayak? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

tacmik · 02-10-2015, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by flytuber4

Backstory is my family owns a office building above downtown with a view of the ocean. There is a parking garage under the building and a parking lot/driveway in front to get to the parking garage ramp. Well, long story short. The city owns the driveway portion cuz its a street technically but legally they have to grant you access to your property. Well now some greedy city person and judge was paid off and they are taking away the driveway which leaves no access to the garage and takes away alot of parking because they claim they are going to make a park out of the kot next door and the driveway area.... this is 3 blocks from balboa park the biggest park on the west coast! So what they are really doing is forcing us out so they can wait a year and say they dont have the funds to build a park and then sell to a contractor for more condos....
so how does that relate to the boat? There is an enclosed area in the garahe we kept my dads duck boat, atvs etc and now all that is coming home so there is no room for my center console and I cant afford to pay rent to keep it somewhere. So im back to kayak fishing which isnt that bad haha. Ill get another boat in a few years when I open up my auto shop.

And no dont have the fishfinders yet. I use to have a elite 4x

Have you talked to a lawyer. There might be a case as to easement or right not to have your only access to your property blocked. Just a thought.

wiredantz · 02-10-2015, 02:45 PM

The city had to approve those permits for the original driveway in the first place and even if they do make it into a park, they need to give you access to the garage. Sounds like a big legal case between property land owner and city. (What a hassle)

flytuber4 · 02-10-2015, 02:58 PM

We have the permits and all from the city from years back but they are pulling a technicality. The garage has an entrance which requires going through city property, then there is a exit that takes you to the street without cutting across the city property. They claim a car can now go in the exit and then make a U turn in the garage and then exit the same way. Which is total BS because I tried it in a 2015 focus with the parking garage empty and with a bit of wiggling and dodging pillars did the U turn. With anyone in the garage or a car bigger then that is 110% impossible. We have been fighting the city for 3 years and have proof the judge etc were paid off in favor for the city. In order to fight that now it would be a min of 2 years and its not worth the hassle at this point. We will be selling the property and moving to a new office location in the near future.... To many greedy SOB's running this city and they could care less about the people as long as they make their paychecks and benefits...(im not saying everyone is bad but sure are a lot of bad ones)...

So anyway back to the kayaks.lol

flytuber4 · 02-10-2015, 09:08 PM

Was just thinking, what is still or now required for kayakers safety wise? I assume a PFD, and a whistle still. Anything else?

02-10-2015, 02:45 PM	#2
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	The city had to approve those permits for the original driveway in the first place and even if they do make it into a park, they need to give you access to the garage. Sounds like a big legal case between property land owner and city. (What a hassle) __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

02-10-2015, 02:58 PM	#3
flytuber4 Bay Destroyer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 86	We have the permits and all from the city from years back but they are pulling a technicality. The garage has an entrance which requires going through city property, then there is a exit that takes you to the street without cutting across the city property. They claim a car can now go in the exit and then make a U turn in the garage and then exit the same way. Which is total BS because I tried it in a 2015 focus with the parking garage empty and with a bit of wiggling and dodging pillars did the U turn. With anyone in the garage or a car bigger then that is 110% impossible. We have been fighting the city for 3 years and have proof the judge etc were paid off in favor for the city. In order to fight that now it would be a min of 2 years and its not worth the hassle at this point. We will be selling the property and moving to a new office location in the near future.... To many greedy SOB's running this city and they could care less about the people as long as they make their paychecks and benefits...(im not saying everyone is bad but sure are a lot of bad ones)... So anyway back to the kayaks.lol

02-10-2015, 09:08 PM	#4
flytuber4 Bay Destroyer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 86	Was just thinking, what is still or now required for kayakers safety wise? I assume a PFD, and a whistle still. Anything else?