theres a snobbery about these days of communities not allowing clotheslines, like people are ashamed of looking beneath elegance, having laundry visible to the neighbors, . My clothesline would be grandfathered in for sure its not a concern for me but i know that it exists and also my neighborhood has so many fences fences fences, ugly vinyl fences, but there are some nicer towns that only allow natural fiber fences. Clothes lines are actually a practical way to have some privacy in your yard during the day!