Want to surprise and piss yourself off? Just go to your county or city codes and see how many restrictions are on what you can do with your own property.
Dig down into them, you will be angered.
Many jurisdictions have criminalized zoning ordinances.
Essentially, without permission from the masters, all one can do to or on one’s property is pay the taxes on it.
My son wanted to buy a lot and build in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, for a future retirement home. Since we are from Texas, and do things differently down here, the realtor wisely suggested that we take a look at the restrictions before making a final decision. For almost two hours he read and talked non-stop, most of his sentences beginning with “You’re not going to believe this...” Didn’t take him long to decide not to build there or anywhere else in Colorado.