I live off a 4 lane county road and the county, and the county comes by once a month to mow the ditches along the sidewalk on the undeveloped or farmed... I mow the ditches on my property back about 12 feet back from the sidewalk, the county generally only mows about 6-8 feet back depending on...
I never liked neighborhood living to begin with, but the reasons in this thread are the reasons I'll do everything in my power to never live in one again...
Way too many people that live in neighborhoods today believe they are empowered to snoop on you and even dictate how you use your property...