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Fight The City, Get A Lein With No Notice

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City Council did drop the fines.

Homeless Pig

But when they tried to sell the house, they were shocked to discover that the City of Pacific Grove — way back in August 2017 — had placed a lien on the property because of the unpaid fines. The fines, which they admit to not paying at the time, had accrued to $14,667.50 during the six years.
While PG city manager Ben Harvey in early October suggested they would be on the hook for the nearly $15,000, the couple recently addressed the city council twice, arguing the city never told them about the lien. “We were not properly noticed of the lien or the council resolution that approved of the filing of the lien,” Mark Hanes told the city council in hopes of getting the lien rescinded.

Fight The City, Get A Lein With No Notice

Bruiser The Pig Forced Out Of Town

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Hope no one sees my service camel.

Earlier in the public hearing the two spoke to council passionately about their pet, Bruiser, and shared a long list of myths about mini-pigs. Lisa Hanes told council that Bruiser serves as an emotional support animal for her.

City staff told the council that under the Americans with Disability Act, dogs, and in some cases, miniature horses trained to perform tasks for disabled people, are allowed as service animals. Emotional support animals could be allowed with a medical recommendation, and a determination by the city manager.

Besides pigs, the ordinance would also prohibit as pets horses, cows, sheep, goats, gulls, raccoons, deer, squirrels, geese and other “domestic, domesticated, exotic or wild animals.”

“Common household pets” like guinea pigs, reptiles, birds and rabbits would be allowed. Bees and chickens would be allowed with permits.

Bruiser The Pig Forced Out Of Town

Doctored Pictures Not Allowed In Bruiser’s Case

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Hanes said her frustration also comes from the fact that during Monday’s appeal hearing, she and her husband were not allowed to present prior evidence that Magsalay doctored photos depicting Bruiser’s excrement was worse than it was. Murdock had thrown that evidence out prior to the initial July hearing and because of that it could not be presented during Monday’s appeal, according to Hanes.

“We couldn’t say anything that wasn’t presented in that initial hearing,” said Hanes. “We had to present a case that was a joke from the beginning.”

Doctored Pictures Not Allowed In Bruiser’s Case

Bruiser The Pig Sent Home From The Farm

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Homeless Pig

Bruiser was originally supposed to acclimate to his temporary new surroundings, which includes horses, a baby pony and the other pet pig on Thursday, but the transfer was delayed a day because his new caretaker had to contend with some of those animals being colicky.

“I felt bad — she already had her hands full with another brood of animals,” said Hanes, “so we kept him another night.” The delay, however, cost the Haneses $500.

That’s because the daily fee the Haneses had been ordered to pay since Aug. 22 when they were ruled against in a third-party hearing before the city rose this week from $50 to $500 a day.

Bruiser The Pig Sent Home From The Farm

Bruiser The Pig Goes To Court

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City flip flops on allowing the pig to stay

The hearing, which had the Hanes, Magsalay, the city’s animal control officer Liz Conti-Yeo, code compliance officer Terri Schaeffer, Humane Society program manager Robert Lucius, the Hanes’ attorney Michael Lykken and independent hearing officer Kim Murdoch in attendance, was to determine whether the pig should stay or go within 30 days.

Murdoch reviewed the matter and determined the Hanes were in violation of municipal code, said Pacific Grove City Manager Ben Harvey, noting that initially the city had issued a compliance order for three to four violations, including the accumulation of excrement and proximity to the neighbor’s house and impact on neighborhood.

While they are required to remove the pig within 30 days, they were also ordered to pay $500 in administrative fees to the city.

Bruiser The Pig Goes To Court