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The article seems to skimp on selected detail. It looks like a violation of his agreement as to how many junk vehicles he can keep on the property.

But it isn't; they're not going after him for having too much junk, they've redefined some of his covered trucks as buildings, presumably because he hadn't violated his agreement.

Is that right?

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Aren't those junk vehicle (by)laws meant to prevent eyesores? If a drone is needed to see them, what's the issue?

If it was actually meant to prevent eyesore it would be about how many of them are in front of the property, not overall

> Aren't those laws meant to prevent eyesores? If a drone is needed to see them, what's the issue?

earsore

> The town filed a complaint against Maxon stating that he and his wife “significantly increased the scope of the junk cars and other junk material being kept on their property,” as determined by “aerial photographs.”

I think they are saying there are many more vehicles & the amount of junk is increasing.

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