davidarlen 
I have to agree with 1956. There are two problems you need to address:
(1) If you are openly violating any laws, you have to find a solution that either puts you in compliance with the legal code or hides the fact that you choose to disregard certain laws (at your own risk).
(2) If you are disturbing your neighbors so much that they are reporting you, you will have no peace until you stop doing whatever it is that bothers them. I'm not talking about nonsense nitpicky complaints like parking too far from the curb; I'm talking about reasonable complaints such as persistent noise, commercial traffic, safety violations, etc. If someone stores scrap metal in their yard and it's visible and easily accessible, that could be construed as a potential danger, especially in a neighborhood with a lot of children. If your neighbors say it's an eyesore, then it is, and of course there's also the risk that someone might steal it.
No matter what you do for a living or for extra income, there's always a cost of doing business, and these are part of those costs. In the long run, compliance with the law and maintaining peace with your neighbors is likely to cost you less, both in terms of money and aggravation, than choosing to disregard them.
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