An inspector did not clear a recent project of mine due to the main service panel clearance. Currently there is 3 ft. of clearance in front of the 200 amp service. However, there is only 3 ft. from the house to the property line (so the "clearance" extends the width of the panel into the adjacent property). There are no current obstructions, his reservation was with the potential for the adjacent property owner to install a fence on the property line in the future thereby inhibiting the 3 ft. clearance space. He wants me to move the panel from the side of the house with a concrete walkway to the front of the house, which aside from the detrimental visual aspect, is above a planted area. The likelihood of the neighbor installing a fence is much less likely than the property owner to plant something to obstruct the view (and clearance) of the panel in front of his house that this seems obvious and ridiculous to me to move. What are the precedents for this? I am unfortunately dealing with a house built in a different age, when setbacks were not what they are today.................