A Day in Phoenix - Page 4

55chevy · #31 07-19-2006, 08:35 AM

Bruce... where's the grass????

47Hammer · #32 07-19-2006, 09:39 AM

Bruce, Where abouts in Phoenix are these homes?

**MosportGreen66** · #33 07-19-2006, 03:29 PM

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That looks like Bill Wieman's house, the Mopar collector. He had his collection/storage facility featured in Hot Rod Magazine and this house has a striking resemblance to his home.

Bruce,

nice looking houses! Nothing like a fresh build...

There is new legislation in Arizona something along these lines... (Bruce can correct me)... any house built from 2005(?)-present cannot have a grass landscape. The landscape must be "natural" or "desert." It might have something to do with irrigation issues and costs, I do not know why (enter Bruce here too). My extended family has several houses in the Scottsdale area and have informed me that a premium can be paid for a house with grass or non-desert like isotope.

**Xplantdad** · #34 07-19-2006, 04:58 PM

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Bruce, Where abouts in Phoenix are these homes?

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North and West of Phoenix in a city called Peoria, AZ.

**Xplantdad** · #35 07-19-2006, 05:02 PM

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And another...2 front views

That looks like Bill Wieman's house, the Mopar collector. He had his collection/storage facility featured in Hot Rod Magazine and this house has a striking resemblance to his home.

Bruce,

nice looking houses! Nothing like a fresh build...

There is new legislation in Arizona something along these lines... (Bruce can correct me)... any house built from 2005(?)-present cannot have a grass landscape. The landscape must be "natural" or "desert." It might have something to do with irrigation issues and costs, I do not know why (enter Bruce here too). My extended family has several houses in the Scottsdale area and have informed me that a premium can be paid for a house with grass or non-desert like isotope.

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That's not a Wiemann house (as far as I know) I believe he lives in N. Scottsdale...

Also, I'm not sure of the regulations that you're speaking of...the only stipulations that we had with our HOA is that the landscaping cannot be 100% of one thing...i.e. all grass, all rock, all desert landscaping. You might be right though

The regulation that you're talking about may be a Scottsdale only thing. Maybe 'Dreemz' could add a comment here?

Ngtflyr · #36 07-20-2006, 05:09 AM

August issue of Money magazine issue has the annual "Best Places to Live". I was surprised to see that Scottsdale was ranked #7, and Gilbert #16. For cities over 300,000 Mesa was ranked 3rd. As long as you can make it thru the summers, the winters are well worth it. That's why I'm moving back in less than a year when I retire! Bruce I need to look you up when I am back in town again, I would like to get a look at some of those shops. I plan on building one when I get back.

**Xplantdad** · #37 07-20-2006, 08:07 AM

Dave...just let me know when you're coming back. I'll do the rest.

Maybe I can get that Sam Griffith guy to come along?

Ngtflyr · #38 07-20-2006, 07:15 PM

He's got a new job keeping him busy that's why there are no posts from him the last week or so.

**Xplantdad** · #39 07-20-2006, 07:28 PM

New job...he's supposed to be retired!

**Bill Pritchard** · #40 07-20-2006, 09:57 PM

Might be like my sister-in-law's husband.....he retired from the Army and shortly afterward got the same job he did the last few yrs in the Army, only as a civilian. He now has a couple more years to go and he can retire from that as a civilian and get that pension, too

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