You start messing with people’s property, and you’re going to pull back a stump.
Further, if some mellon-headed neighbor decides to participate, his neighbors should have as much say about it as anything a neighbor tries to get through permitting and zoning processes.
This is a no-brainer no-go issue > IMO.
In Europe when authorities identify a building in small towns to be used for the invaders, the townspeople burn it down.