That happens everywhere. There was a family run beef processor in Chino Valley that got shut down by the same types, the older generation could not keep it operating and lost their grand-fathered in status. I was looking at places nearby, and wanted to live there so it would keep the "NO animal" people away. Fat chance, they out number us. I am trying to get as many of my neighbors here to keep chickens as I can. The more of us that there are, the less places for the anti-animal people to move in. Far more disturbing is the guy across the street from us with the very loud rap music. He was blasting it all day yesterday.We have tried twice to talk nicely to them about lowering the volume, yesterday my husband called the cops. The cops said they did not think his music was too loud!
I wish I could live somewhere just once in my life where neighbor problems do not occur. Miles out of town is not even safe, though.
I know what you mean. Even over here in Maricopa, more businesses and home's are being built on my end of the city. A few years ago they were about to start building homes way too close to me, and I was glad when the housing crash happened and put a stop to it.