{"id":23447,"date":"2025-05-05T10:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/elon-musk-his-16-foot-wall-and-the-feud-with-his-texas-neighbors\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:33:16","slug":"elon-musk-his-16-foot-wall-and-the-feud-with-his-texas-neighbors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/elon-musk-his-16-foot-wall-and-the-feud-with-his-texas-neighbors\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At first, residents of the upscale cul-de-sac in West Lake Hills, Texas, did not know who had moved into the 6,900-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion next door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Then construction workers arrived to erect a 16-foot chain-link fence around the $6 million property, which is one of four homes on the leafy street. They also installed an outward-facing camera. Next, a fleet of cars \u2014 many of them Teslas \u2014 began parking on the street. Three times a day, a shift change signaled security personnel coming and going at the house. Once, the driver of a passing car shouted late at night that he was looking for a party at \u201cE\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">No one liked the commotion, or the traffic, or the keypad-activated gate opening and closing for workers and cars at all hours. So even when they learned through word of mouth that their new neighbor was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/23\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-doge-trump.html\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, the world\u2019s richest man, that did not stop some of them from grousing to the City of West Lake Hills about his mansion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The complaints have since escalated into an uproar over city ordinances, permits and exceptions known as variances \u2014 so much so that the matter of Mr. Musk\u2019s house landed in a contentious Zoning and Planning Commission meeting last month. The debate is headed next to a West Lake Hills City Council session, scheduled for May 14.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cTransporting service employees to other houses, leaving their cars on our quiet streets, hauling laundry to and fro to other houses has to stop,\u201d Paul Hemmer, a neighbor and the main complainant, wrote to the Zoning and Planning Commission. The letter was also signed by the occupants of the two other houses on the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For the past few months, Mr. Musk, 53, has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/28\/us\/politics\/musk-federal-bureaucracy-takeover.html\" title=\"\">bulldozed his way across Washington<\/a>, flouting long-established traditions and hacking away at what he deemed to be unnecessary federal bureaucracy. But in his own backyard outside Austin, the tech billionaire has become mired in a maze of local regulations and red tape. No one, it seems, is rich enough to escape the neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Moguls including <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/padailypost.com\/2017\/11\/15\/zuckerberg-builds-new-houses-near-his-palo-alto-home\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> have sometimes hit the limits of their wealth and connections in disagreements over their luxury homes. So has Mr. Musk, who is so far losing against the municipal bureaucracy in West Lake Hills. He and his employees did not obtain permits for a metal gate and the fence built around the property, making the chain-link structure 10 feet taller than was allowed, local records showed. In total, the construction violated six city ordinances. After some neighbors protested, Mr. Musk\u2019s team tried to gain retroactive permission for the projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Jim Pledger, one of the six commissioners on the West Lake Hills Zoning and Planning Commission, said he and his colleagues voted unanimously last month against recommending that the homeowner \u2014 he was careful not to name Mr. Musk \u2014 be granted variances for the projects. If an exception was made, Mr. Pledger said, \u201cwe\u2019d incentivize people to break the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Unless the City Council disagrees with that decision, Mr. Musk faces the prospect of tearing down the fence and gate or changing them to comply with the town\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk did not return requests for comment. A house manager linked to the property declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk\u2019s history in Texas is relatively recent. The tech mogul, who oversees six companies, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/19\/us\/texas-elon-musk.html\" title=\"\">moved<\/a> most of his business operations to the state from California starting around 2021. He has built factories for his electric vehicle company, Tesla, his rocket company, SpaceX, and his tunneling venture, the Boring Company, around Austin and neighboring Bastrop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk also moved himself to Austin. He initially wanted to build houses for himself and his children (he has at least 13) on hundreds of acres that he bought there. After the plan fell through, he looked at other properties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2022, Mr. Musk purchased the West Lake Hills home through a limited liability company, which was named after the street where the property sits. The house is in the middle of a residential neighborhood at the bottom of about two acres of sloping land off a narrow public road, making security challenging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cCastles are supposed to be built on hills, right?\u201d said Anne Yeakel, a longtime West Lake Hills resident who lives around the corner. \u201cThese were sophisticated buyers, and if security was the prime directive, this was not the house for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk and his staff did not introduce themselves to the neighbors. Few residents have seen him there. But word traveled fast in the community of 3,400, and soon everyone knew he had moved in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s common knowledge here,\u201d Ms. Yeakel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The mansion was one of three that Mr. Musk bought in the area over the last three years to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/29\/business\/elon-musk-children-compound.html\" title=\"\">create a compound<\/a> for his children and their mothers. At one point, Claire Boucher, known as the musician Grimes, lived with Mr. Musk and their three children in the house. Shivon Zilis, a brain technology executive who has four children with Mr. Musk, lives about a 10-minute walk away. Mr. Musk also purchased another Tuscan-style mansion about a year ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neighbors soon grew frustrated with the constant hubbub at the house. They saw people coming and going carrying gun holsters, as the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/13\/technology\/elon-musk-security.html\" title=\"\">security team<\/a> ballooned along with Mr. Musk\u2019s safety concerns. Though Texas has permissive <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/25\/us\/texas-guns-law-permits.html\" title=\"\">gun laws<\/a>, the activity stood out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI call that place Fort Knox,\u201d said Mr. Hemmer, a retired real estate agent who lives across the street and is president of the neighborhood homeowners association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The house was quieter on days when Mr. Musk was not in town, neighbors said, especially in recent months, when he lived mostly in Washington to advise President Trump. Now residents are bracing for Mr. Musk\u2019s return, after he said he would <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/22\/business\/tesla-earnings-elon-musk.html\" title=\"\">spend less time in the capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some neighbors became particularly annoyed at the hulking fence in front of the mansion, as well as the giant metal gate at the other end of the property, which appears to serve as an employee entrance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hemmer, who has long owned a Tesla, grew so frustrated with his neighbor that he began flying a drone over the house to check for city violations, and he keeps a video camera trained on the property around the clock. Last year, he complained to West Lake Hills officials about Mr. Musk\u2019s fence, the traffic and how he thought the owner was operating a security business from the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk\u2019s security team also contacted the West Lake Hills Police Department about Mr. Hemmer, according to city records. One security official accused Mr. Hemmer last year of standing naked in the street, according to the records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hemmer denied that he was naked and said he was on his property wearing black underwear. On another night, he said, he was walking his dog fully clothed and stopped when he suddenly needed to urinate \u2014 which Mr. Musk\u2019s camera captured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe cameras got me,\u201d Mr. Hemmer said. \u201cIt\u2019s scary they have guys sitting and watching me pee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After repeated remonstrances from Mr. Hemmer, West Lake Hills officials found that Mr. Musk had violated city ordinances with the fence and the gate. Last month, the Zoning and Planning Commission debated whether to grant him variances for the projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Before the meeting, Tisha Ritta, a permit expert working for Mr. Musk\u2019s limited liability company, wrote a letter to the planning commission asking for relief from the city rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAs a high-profile public official, the property\u2019s resident faces ongoing security threats, making proactive safety measures imperative,\u201d she wrote, according to a copy of the letter. Ms. Ritta did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hemmer and other residents wrote their own letter to the planning commission, admonishing their neighbor for facilitating \u201cbad behavior on our quiet little cul-de-sac.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For a time, Mr. Musk appeared poised to win the neighborhood battle. Planning and zoning officials recommended that his property be granted \u201chardship variances,\u201d which would allow him to keep the fence and other projects with only small changes to the property, according to city documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But at the planning meeting, the commissioners refused Mr. Musk the variances. When they questioned Ms. Ritta, she blamed a former house manager for failing to get permits for the construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI just met the property owner last year, and unfortunately they were under the guidance of the property manager,\u201d she said, according to a recording of the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hemmer also spoke up at the meeting to say he doubted the homeowner had been misguided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIf you follow him at all in the news, he\u2019s always guilty of building stuff and then asking for permission later,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One commissioner, who was not identified in the recording, said she could not believe West Lake Hills staff had recommended that the homeowner receive any exceptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m astounded the staff is putting forth any kind of suggestions we bend based on who is asking,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The planning commission\u2019s decision does not end the process. At the upcoming West Lake Hills City Council meeting, members must decide whether to stick with the commissioners\u2019 recommendation on Mr. Musk\u2019s mansion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If the City Council votes against him, Mr. Musk could sue the town. And if that does not work \u2014 and given his track record in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/11\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-donald-trump-pennsylvania.html\" title=\"\">backing candidates<\/a> \u2014 there is always the next local election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Kirsten Noyes<!-- --> contributed research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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