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City Building Massive Children’s Play Structure Overlooking Our Private Backyard

Location: Veneta OR USA

The city recently initiated a massive construction effort turning a grassy sports field into an elaborate sports complex, and part of the project involves erecting a multi-story play structure 25ish feet from our back fence, directly looking over our privacy fence (max height allowed by city code) and into our private backyard. It’s currently being erected and the city has told us there are no set plans to obscure the view once in place.

I’m not thrilled about it in general, but also have genuine legal concerns about what I now can and can’t do in my private yard. I am a bit of a backyard nudist - if the temp is above 60F, I can probably be found gardening, reading, or sunbathing completely nude in my private backyard. I know that Oregon already has fairly liberal laws regarding public nudity, but do I need to worry about violating any laws if I continue this behavior knowing that the city has basically encouraged minors (based on the direction the upper platforms face for certain play features) to peep over my privacy fence?

Additionally, do we have any legal recourse to stop this construction, remove it, or force the city to erect a privacy wall between the structure and our yard? Would a lawyer be able to help us at all and, if so, what sort of lawyer should we consult?

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City Building Massive Children’s Play Structure Overlooking Our Private Backyard

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