From serving on my local city council and county board, I recall constituents and local residents attending meetings often railing over how many rules and regulations homeowners have to follow. Permits, variances and inspections gummed up the approval process for completing projects such as planting a tree in the parkway, installing a fence in the backyard or updating an electric service. They saw no good reason for pages and pages of compliance codes for seemingly simple home improvements.
After sitting in on years of public works committee meetings where we reviewed these rulebooks, maybe they had a good point in some
