Mel wrote:gljjt wrote:jamminbutter wrote:Due to some issues in the neighborhood I carry when doing yard work and at times do so openly. Would carrying on a sidewalk which bisects a portion of my front and side yard be considered property under my control for purposes of open carry?
The attached photo details what it looks like. Our survey indicates that the city maintains an easement for the sidewalk but the property lines doe extend to the curb.
I would reconfirm that about the property line going to the curb. Maybe in your case. This is not common. That would mean unless your water meter is in the back or under the street, it is on your property. I've never seen that, but there is a first for everything.
I think you will find that most all water meters are on private property. The city/county does maintain an easement, but the meter is on "your" property.
Within city limits property lines generally go to the curb. Outside city limits, the property line almost always extends to the middle of the street.
At least every property I've owned is like that. And I've owned quite a lot of property over the last 50 years.
Thanks, that is news to me. My situation is different and all my experiences, admittedly a small number, I have had have been different than yours. And that is what I basd my commnents on. My property ends between the house and the sidewalk. The survey shows it. I even found the metal pin they placed in the yard. About 2 inches from the sidewalk on the house side. My meter is between the sidewalk and the street on city property. The sidewalk belongs to the city and they maintain it. There is a city ordinance that says i have to maintain the city owned yard between the city owned sidewalk and city owned street. Don't need an ordinance, I'd do it anyway. I would still be darn sure if I chose to open carry. If I open carry while mowing the strip between the sidewalk and street, I am on city property within 1000 feet of a school. A whole different crime.