I read that story the other night. I loved it.
Guy here bought a home, and lived there for over 40 years. DURING that time a bunch of eggheads turned the area into a "historical area" He'd been there like 36 years before this change. He got a summons to paint his home, with "approved" colors. He fought and the snowflake judge sided with the eggheads. Seriously, he had to comply.
He bought ALL of the approved colors, and painted sections of the house, until he ran out of current color, and then just started painting the next color, so it wasn't an orderly sectioned off look, but a run one color into the next one. Actually looked a lot worse then his unapproved paint color.
He's been sued a number of times, Local weenie judge got voted out. New LAW AND ORDER judge got voted in, and keeps siding with this guy against the eggheads.
I love it when the eggheads loose. :-))))