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Originally Posted by wifi

This is all theoretical. I have a neighbor that sawed down trees to improve his views, about 10 feet from the lake. Tore down and rebuilt a shore line rock wall, Installed a 20x20 cement pad to install a new dock. Tore out and rebuilt a beach, paved his driveway, within 50 feet of the lake, Ripped out his lawn within 20 feet of the lake, and planted what looked good, ALL with no permit. Neighbors complained, no results. He now has a nice place.

The lesson, as stated before, just do it, and chances are you won't be caught. His place is now for sale, Caveat Emptor, I guess.

Yes. It happens frequently. The state spends too much time making life difficult for the folks who are trying to do things correctly and rarely does it pursue the folks who just do what they want. The rule book makes my head hurt and I do believe the complexity leads to folks throwing up their hands and doing what they want and risking the consequences. Too much bureaucracy and not enough practicality.