Local government doesn&#x27;t give a damn; they&#x27;re perfectly content to refuse permit issuance if you don&#x27;t comply with their regulations.<p>In theory you&#x27;re correct, but, courts aren&#x27;t known for their speed.<p>EDIT: IANAL but I think the issue here is more complex, because the regulations don&#x27;t &quot;conflict&quot;, they create a situation where a bad outcome occurs only because <i>both</i> of them are in place.<p>Does anyone know if there are other &quot;emergent phenomenon&quot; effects in law and how they&#x27;re handled?