The point is, pucky, sure, one home owner may have the right to create and enjoy something, while another home owner has the right to enjoy a peaceful environment. Not being able to have a rink like that in your yard, is not the end of the world. I don't think a full sized rink like that is appropriate for a neighborhood personally, unless all neighbors are ok with it. That is something that would cause a lot of noise and traffic in your neighborhood of people coming and going. If dude really wants something like that, perhaps he should find somewhere else to build it, or down scale it a little bit.
