Sure,

Spot enforcement makes no difference when the fundamental problem is not just systemic but is actually the status quo.

Whack -a-mole won't address a damn thing when the powers that be are just going to turn around and give the exact same "deal" to someone else. Every single development apparently needs (and gets) a variance and a tax break, so clearly the tax and code systems are fucked (which they are). If every building needs a sweetheart deal then it's hardly reasonable to fault them for getting one. But it's very reasonable to fault the city and the state for setting up a system where nothing is built by right and everything is at the personal digression of the mayor. That's the fucking problem