The Rationale in the preamble to the City By-Law: Melt water from a heated driveway will find it's way onto the road and re-freeze causing a hazard for others.
The fellow who did the one I mentioned had a storm sewer in just the right spot to take the melt water form his heated drive.
Fellow up here had a storm sewer at the end of his driveway, so when he had the drive redone, he had heating cables buried under the asphalt.
City later passed a by-law ag'in it, but TOO LATE! He was in before the bell.
Any way to hold them to account?
Even if it was only public ridicule and blame for the losses?
Or like here, (until recently) would the media just ignore it?