See if you can get the guy to stop going "NUTS" and peel the layers back to his real concerns. You might have a chance then to address his issues and put his fears/concerns to rest. Who knows what his problem is, concern about loss of a view, noise, color/size/style of building????
Your right about not putting it over the tank or field. That would be bad news at some point. Could his concern be the 15 bays and the NASCAR team that you are starting?
Good luck and hang in there.