Same here ---- what happens is the city types move out to the country and put their houses 2 feet apart and since they don't enjoy anything about the country, they fill an entire lot with a huge house. Next thing they're complaining about horses, geese or anything that resembles the rural life.
It's not so much zoning being right or wrong -- it's self defense -- either one type wins and anything resembling the country has to go -- or the country type wins.
It's okay to have a mansion on a large piece of land and you see that type fitting in better with others on a large piece of land who have a mobile home or average size home --- it's the gated community types we can do without.
I hate the city, and this town is becoming more and more like LA.... one good thing about CA- we are the prime targets of Russia and China's ICBMs... we can begin again!!!
Absolutely! They move to the country for the "rural ambience" and then they want curb and gutter, sidewalks, street lights, public sewer & water (which leaves their neighbor with huge connection fees cause we're all forced to connect). They wag the dog at city hall because of their numbers and tax presence and they get their way.
One case out here was a subdivision placed next to a farm -- farmer had to eliminate his chicken house and oultry operation (previously legal). Another case, subdivision goes in next to an owner who kept a couple of horses -- horse owner had to eliminate his electric fence because his new neighbor was afraid his children would get shocked -- keep the kids home, or buy a different house!
Another case with the same subdivision, the new home owner's association sued the owner of the original farm house because she had a metal swing set in her yard. Their association rules (original farm house owner was grandfathered into the subdivision because one of her driveway exits opened on to the subdivision main street) prohibited metal swing sets -- they wanted only fancy wooden climbing apparatuses visible in the subdivision. You know, the kind with the canvas tents on top and the plastic slides. My friend counter sued and won -- cost the homeowners assn. $50,000 in atty. fees and the judge sent them home!
Another area around here is always complaining about the geese and the deer. Well, I've got news. The geese and the deer were here long before the people. They sure don't bother me. I have plenty of grass and bushes they can chew on. (I do get irritated with groundhogs and raccoons, however.)