I live on zoned property that allows construction, farm, and other industrial equipment stored open as well as horses and other farm animals, in the middle of the city. R zoning can suck it. I won't live in covenant neighborhoods.
Excellent choice. Pro-active. Perfect. You did what you needed to do to support your hobby, lifestyle. :thumbup:
I've got better **** to do than keep up with the Jonses, find which 109th circle to turn on in twisting, dead end "communities", calling cops on kids for mini-bikes and measuring grass adjacent to my property with a ruler in golf shorts.
Most of us have better things to do, but since I live in a neighborhood zoned "R", and I knew that going in, I had to conform to the neighborhood. I couldn't realistically expect the neighborhood to change to suit me. I was the one who had to change. To do so, I sold a number of vehicles, and parts, and rented or purchased storage for the rest.
If you want to fix up some some old cars, forget the burbs. Find a neighborhood that will suit your lifestyle or keep fenced. Let the people who want to throw a fit, throw them at someone else.