County in Colorado Makes ‘Camping’ on Your Own Land Illegal

Going off the grid has never been more difficult as local zoning officials across the U.S. have in some instances threatened people with jail time for collecting rainwater, or not hooking into local utilities, Syrmopolous describes.

Who are these regulations really put in to place for? Obviously, for the constant control and surveillance the Government so desperately needs to maintain.

According to the Activist Post, Costilla County, Colorado has set forth the new regulations of banning people from camping on their own property. Many of the residents had fled to this area, because of the lax zoning regulations, cheap property, and an already thriving community of self-reliant off-grid homesteaders.

The county that had hosted off-grid living is now simply refusing to renew any camping permits.

County land use administrator Matt Valdez disputes the claims that the county is trying to regulate people’s lifestyles out of existence. He says that his office has discretion to deny camping permits under existing code and claims that too many new residents were habitually renewing permits meant to be temporary.

“We’re not trying to drive people off their property,” Valdez said.

Valdez said he simply wants to make sure already established rules are followed for aesthetic and safety reasons.

Aesthetic and safety reasons? That is the best they can come up with?

One resident said that the most important aspect of her living off the grid was her 90 day permit, and without it camping on residential plots is only allowed for 14 days per every three months.

Most of the residents residing off the grid do it because they have nowhere else to go in an economically failing society that has rejected them.

So far, the evictions have continued.

After battling homelessness for six years, this Colorado man inherited money and used it to buy property, but is now being booted off.

Source:ActivistPost