Florida baby

A couple in Florida have reached a settlement with the city over their possession of a van Gogh forgery. The couple had commissioned an artist to paint their home to resemble The Starry Night, but the city code nazi objected. The couple was initially fined more than $10,000 and the city placed a lien on their home. The couple, represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, fought back in Federal court.
I have a couple of questions,
1. Why does the code nazi still have a job?
2. Why is the mayor still in office?
3. Why are taxpayers on the hook for this abuse of property rights by an out of control municipal government?
If the settlement payment was made by the mayor, council and code nazi, I'd bet that there would be fewer cases of abuse like this.