I heard this story from a friend. His buddy had a house in the -hysterical- district and he wanted to put on a porch. He hired an architect and they designed a porch that fitted the historic period of the house. The hysterical board refused him a permit. So, he read the rules and there was nothing about paint colors. He painted his house purple with yellow polka dots. The hysterical district took him to court and lost. But he told them he would repaint the house its original color if they would approve the porch. They approved the porch and he repainted.
“So, he read the rules and there was nothing about paint colors. “
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That really surprises me——it’s usually one of the first things they want to control.
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