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What a disaster for you.
Your right when you say that the local police department having five officers spend five hours on zoning enforcement is a waste of time. However, it's clear from their actions that their intention is to shut down - if not run you out of town.
And it seems to me they are looking for something serously illegal. Thanks to the people who created our industry, drug use was everywhere and considered by product of producing adult content. When the average citizen thinks of a "pornographer", they call up images of men in bathrobes with hairy chests having sex with the 'talent" and lines of coke on the table. Being as you failed to mention them finding any drugs I'm guessing that you are drug free - which is good for you and even more so in this case.
However, this brings up a greater issue - the bulk of us shoot content in private homes. This is in effect running a business from your house, and might not be legal. Content producers around the country should be watching your case with great interest.
If you do decide staying in the business, you should consider moving to California. Thanks to court cases in California in the late 70s and early 80s, it's been decided that it is in fact legal to produce content in the state. In fact, I believe this decision went all the way up the California Supreme court.
I don't think your really in any legal trouble. At the worst you guilty of a zoning violation, you'll receive a small fine, and be told not to operate a business out of your house.
Good luck with everything!
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