you can’t have a planned community or common community without the original CC&Rs to kick it off and vote by all owners to change anything. To allow individuals to do their own variances defeats the purpose of the common community and violates the covenants and title conditions.
The other owners bought in under those agreements and legal requirements and they have a right to have them followed unless there is a vote to the contrary.
They have to vote, they’re all in it together. That is what the law is protecting.
Best approach with your beliefs, don’t buy in those communities. You will be given a copy of the rules and a title report before your purchase closes. Chance to get your deposit back and back out of the deal if you don’t like it.
By “most such properties,” by the way, I was referring to most such properties everywhere. Can’t enforce, where there are no revenues to do so.