Just because you have the POWER to do something doesn’t mean you should do it. That goes for individuals as much as governments.
It sounds as if you are saying ... All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify.
While I agree with you, that we should be willing to consider things like, heritage or aesthetics when building communities, not people think in those terms.
It is unfortunate when that happens.