What if, say, a restaurant owner disconnected his building from the sewer and directed its effluent onto the sidewalk outside?

Sanitation and zoning laws, like gun laws, are only for the law-abiding.

BUT:

NYC mom fined for letting 4-year-old take an emergency wee in the park: ‘Absolutely insane’

the pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handle

Similarly, out west,

Portland woman, 72, slams city for ordering her to move trailer where disabled son lives out of front yard while scores of RVs inhabited by vagrants line nearby streets without issue

While around the corner:

Not to worry, compassionate legislators are working on a fix for their most loyal supporters:

Democrat lawmakers in Oregon want to decriminalize homeless camps with a law that would allow the people who live in them to sue for $1,000 if they're harassed or told to leave. 

We’re losing the country.