I've always said NIMBYism is authoritarianism, and this proves the point very well.

Build something we don't like? Even if it's up to code? Refuse to tear it down?

The state will send men with guns to lock you up.

This was about an addition. But the same laws apply to situations like a historic district. Put a modern door and windows on your old house, refuse to undo that change long enough, and the state will send men with guns to lock you up.

Prudes suck. Authoritarians suck. NIMBYs are both.