The main reason you see strange bylaws and such is due to the few who do get involved. Often old people. The people have to make themselves heard.
why though? you have a minority exerting their influence on the rest of us. not everyone has so much free time to continually fend off these advances.
Home owners I guess are given extra notice, and consideration. As the property tax payers.
I know a property that runs along the back of my, and others properties wanted to do a zone change to allow container storage. We all had to be consulted and given a chance to say so.
