Are you sure it is just a CC&R and also not a deed restriction? If it is a deed restriction the city or county can and will get involved.
You also have to take into account the lady you are worried about has lived there and you are a newcomer. You have no idea what influence she may or may not have over the other neighbors. She may be viewed as a pest or she may have just been chosen by the entire neighborhood to voice their concerns. Someone mentioned most people won't go thru the time and expense to actually try and enforce those covenants, but you have no idea if someone in the neighborhood chases ambulances for a living and would like nothing better than to spread a little of their special joy your way.
