Are you in support of increasing income tax and paying for PennDOT out of the general fund? Because that's the trade-off. Other states have higher income taxes and pay for their DOTs as part of the normal budget, while we have the lowest flat income tax in the country and try to fund PennDOT with just fees and gas tax, which the State Police then take.

Ok, so the fuel costs of a construction project will go up 1%, making the entire thing cost 0.25% more, leaving the fuel price increase in the clear to the tune of 75% of the increase.

The ordinance is meant to prevent people from turning their residential property into a junkyard or similar eyesore. That doesn't mean it's always used so sparingly.

By signing a lease with a tenant, a landlord transfers most of that right to the tenant. Landlords have little legal control over their tenant's actions as long as the tenant is obeying both the law and the lease.

It's a NEPA thing, too.