text: A Utah father's 'awesome fun zone' for his children will be forced down by city officials who didn't appreciate his out-of-the-box thinking and called the cardboard castle in his front yard 'junk'. Jeremy Trentelman, 36, of Ogden, last week built a giant box fort for his three-year-old son Max and two-year-old daughter Story, that included trap doors and a small slide. The father, who works as a florist arranging intricate displays, was greeted with a letter from code enforcement city officials one day later saying that his creation must be scrapped. Scroll down for video . City code enforcement officials in Ogden, Utah, have told resident Jeremy Trentelman to take down the elaborate box fort he built for his son and daughter in his front yard . The family said it will leave the box fort, which includes a slide and trampoline, up for 14 days, the maximum allowed before a fine . Trentelman was only planning on leaving the fort in his yard for a few days, but now has decided to leave it up for the maximum two weeks before he receives a $125 fine. 'We've had so much fun with it that I really don't want to turn it into something's that's just stupid,' Mr Trentelman told KUTV, adding that he would not pay the $25 to contest the letter. 'So we'll enjoy it and take it down when we need to'. The city's letter said that  'waste material or junk' such as tires or furniture in a front yard violates ordinance's 'designed to protect property values, citizens' rights, neighborhood aesthetics and public safety'. Fines could be taken as a lien against the family's house, Mr Trentelman said. Mr Trentelman built the castle last week, though he quickly received a letter saying that his creation was classified as 'waste material or junk' The father, who works as a florist creating intricate flower displays, says he will not contest the ordinance because he does not want to turn the castle into something negative . The Trentelman children Max, (left) 3, and Story, (right) 2, have enjoyed playing in the fort and drawing on its cardboard walls with chalk. The family says that none of their neighbors have complained about the fort. 'It’s great what they’re doing for their kids. I think they should add on to it,' Curtis Price, who lives across the street, said. Mr Trentelman said that code enforcement's Gordon Sant often drives through the neighborhood. He has invited his neighbors to join them in the cardboard playhouse, which includes a trampoline and walls covered with his children's chalk drawings. One Ogden resident has created a Facebook event asking homeowners to build their own cardboard castles and leave them up for 14 days in solidarity.
target: Jeremy Trentelman, 36, of Ogden, built fort for young son and daughter .
  He received letter one day later saying it violated ordinance against waste .
  Father plans on keeping castle up for 14 days before he receives fine .