Well, not if you’re Smithfield Chicken N Bar-B-Que who is “facing a $17,000 fine for what the city says was over-pruning its trees.”
The
city said a landscaping company went too far on a job, and Smithfield?s
Chicken N Bar-B-Q should pay. The restaurant said the fine amounts to a
month?s profit, and the owners are appealing.” (From WRAL)
So, now pruning your own trees is an offense????
And such ridiculous issues are becoming more and more prevalent (sadly) across a state that believes it can regulate itself to success and societally acceptable aesthetics.
