Government Tells California Family: Scale Back Your Treehouse

(AP) Northern California authorities are telling a Placer County couple to prune back their deluxe treehouse.

Mike and Pat Splinter's 500-square-foot treehouse features a full kitchen, a bathroom and all the plumbing. The Animal Planet cable network highlighted the structure last month in the show "Treehouse Masters." The episode featured the Splinter family making hard candy for Christmas in the treehouse kitchen.

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