None of that justifies video surveillance by green nuts.
The judge will decide that. In the meantime, you will want the court of public opinion to decide.
Your problem is that you posted the wrong article, because the article you posted has a link to Piedmont's position paper, which also links to the county's position paper and the consent decree from the first lawsuit.
From both the deed and the first court decision, Piedmont has the right to inspect the property for violations. No doubt Piedmont will argue in court that Boneta's actions of defiance to the deed and the first court decision gives them the right utilize a camera.
And getting back to the possibility that the IRS is getting involved, it would stand to reason that if she is cheating on the easement, and cheating on the county zoning, then there is a good possibility that she is also cheating on her taxes.