Exactly!
If it were submitted to the FAA with spacing at a minimum of 10' apart and approved the issue wouldn't exist.
If they vary from approved data then it has to be submitted and approved again.
If not, then what good does it do to have approved data in the first place?
Just toss the aircraft together any way one deems fit personally and hope for the best?
I think I’ve asked this before, but is your screen name a reflection of what you do (or have done in the past) for a living? And are you in the Redmond area (I’m based near Kansas City, myself, working in the aircraft systems certification arena).