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> If I want to collect old VW busses and park them in the front yard, I don't care what effect this has on my neighbors property value. This is my home. If you don't want to deal with living near other people, move to the country.

Many (most?) of these types of rules are imposed by HOAs made up of property owners, not the city.

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You should read your city's code. Most cities have now adopted the same restrictions that used to be exclusive to HOAs.

I think most larger cities have rules against parking vehicles in a yard visible to the street. In the driveway is usually ok. And converting more of your yard into driveway is usually restricted by zoning as well.

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