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• Etienne Constable received a letter from Seaside, California, asking him to conceal the boat he'd had parked in his driveway for about four years, The Washington Post reported.

The city said boats and trailers must be "screened on the side and front by a 6-foot fence."

Constable installed a fence --- and hired his neighbor, mural artist Hanif Panni, to paint a photorealistic image of the boat and the rest of the driveway on the side of the fence that faces the road.

The mural was completed in early May. "We kind of hit the sweet spot between following the rules and making an elegant statement to the contrary," Constable said.

Nick Borges, Seaside's city manager, admired the work and said, "The only action I'm going to take is a high five, and that's it."