Law, Business, and Society 9th Edition by Tony McAdams

Exercise 39

City officials in Machesney Park, Illinois, in 1999 required nine-year-old Gregory Webb to tear down his makeshift tree house on the grounds that it was a nuisance. Webb had built the structure from lawn chairs, leftover carpet, and a pet carrier, among other objects. The city was criticized for its decision.
a.Why would a city choose to exercise its police power over nuisances in this seemingly trivial case
b.What would you do if you were the city planning and zoning director and thus responsible for the situation