England's Rugby Borough Council has ordered David Bavington to remove a one-inch-wide wind chime from his back garden or face legal action.England's Rugby Borough Council has ordered David Bavington to remove a one-inch-wide wind chime Noun 1. wind chime - a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle wind bell decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify from his back garden or face legal action. In response to a complaint that the wind chime tinkles too loudly when the wind blows, the council determined the chime chime, in music: see bell. to be a "statutory nuisance nuisance, in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property. A private nuisance (e.g., erecting a wall that shuts off a neighbor's light) is one that affects one or a few persons, while a public nuisance (e.g. ." |
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