More than likely the "official" was called by a neighbor, or I guess he could live in the neighborhood.
I hate that kind of thing as well. I moved into a new neighborhood, a few years ago, and for about two weeks, left my enclosed utility trailer in my driveway. I got a nasty visit from one of the neighborhood "patrol officers" who complained and then called the lady who was the enforcer of the subdivision. I felt like a "heel", but I refused to go put the trailer in a storage area for two weeks while we finsihhed clearing the garage for it to be stored there.