Try living in my area, especially Cape Coral Florida. You have to get a building permit to erect one of those little metal backyard buildings that they sell at Home Depot!! And then you have to use specific thickness of the concrete base and specific concrete screws to fasten it down. Have to preserve the property values in your neighborhood, you know.

They even dictate what can be parked in your backyard, and you can NEVER put your boat or any trailer in your front yard, not even to wash it when you come home from boating. They would be happy if every house were painted exactly the same color and had the same landscaping.

As for all those permits you are having to get, it is a way for them to make money, that's the biggest part of it.

Don