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These two categories seem to overlap to a great degree, and in the search for Gulch locations it has been somewhat of a de facto criterion that the conceived location have no building code. Not only is it a boon to our plans and syncs with the libertarian culture of Galt's Gulch, but it serves as an indicator of the pre-existing attitude/relationship between government and citizenry.

However, could it be possible that additional locales with codes could also be viable:

  • A location with a largely unenforced code indicates much of the same conditions; could a small effort get them eliminated? "Going to a place where the law is on the decline"
  • A location with no code but with rapidly changing culture/population may have an unfavorable trajectory toward regulation, despite checking the boxes today.
These two categories seem to overlap to a great degree, and in the search for Gulch locations it has been somewhat of a *de facto* criterion that the conceived location have no building code. Not only is it a boon to our plans and syncs with the libertarian culture of Galt's Gulch, but it serves as an indicator of the pre-existing attitude/relationship between government and citizenry. However, could it be possible that additional locales *with* codes could also be viable: * A location with a largely unenforced code indicates much of the same conditions; could a small effort get them eliminated? "Going to a place where the law is on the decline" * A location with no code but with rapidly changing culture/population may have an unfavorable trajectory toward regulation, despite checking the boxes today.

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lol, perhaps a tad more upscale.

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Yeah that is pretty bullshit of a government though: "A habitation must meet these rules and be this big. Also, you can't live in a building that isn't a habitation."

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It is. Some of the shed designs I've seen are actually quite nice.

I wasn't looking at this as a primary residence. It would end up being more of a weekend retreat cabin situation. So I wouldn't care if it didn't have running water or electricity.

I did look at some basic off grid DIY solar / battery setups and they are too bad. If you don't mind running a generator if you get a string of cloudy days to recharge your batteries then a setup doesn't need to be too expensive.

Anyways, I have a couple of years to think about it. I could do it now, but it isn't something I want to go into debt to do. I'd rather wait.