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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />OCTOBER 10, 2013 <br />extent of the violations. The Code Enforcement Officer indicated that <br />when she drove around the City taking pictures of examples, she was <br />surprised at the number of trailers that are being stored on residential lots. <br />Schwalbach noted that that storage will change depending on the season. <br />Maleitzke referred to the pictures showing examples of various parking <br />and storage scenarios. She asked if City staff could provide examples that <br />contained addresses so that the Commission could view these properties. <br />The Code Enforcement Officer indicated that she would provide some <br />additional examples prior to the next Planning Commission meeting. <br />Duray asked the CEO's opinion on storage in the side yard. The Officer <br />replied that some people want to store in their side yards, and others <br />complain when this storage occurs. The CEO indicated that she <br />personally prefers to see open space between properties and not storage up <br />against property lines. Schwalbach questioned the difference between <br />storage in the side yard and on the front driveway. He pointed out that <br />some items being stored may not look good in either location. <br />Greg Cylkowski, Ontario Road, appeared at the workshop and provided <br />information relative to his observation of properties and neighborhoods as <br />part of his travels as well as a history of his residency in Little Canada. <br />Cylkowski indicated that when property owners no longer take care of <br />their properties, neighborhoods fall into decline. Cylkowski expressed <br />concern for the condition of his neighborhood. 1 l encouraged the <br />Council and Planning Commission to enact tough standards and to enforce <br />them. <br />Blesener agreed that the City has to have good standards, but must also be <br />flexible. He noted that people have a lot of toys, and pointed out that it is <br />expensive to store RVs, trailers, etc. off -site. Blesener indicated, <br />however, that he understood the points raised by Cylkowski. <br />The City Planner suggested that at this point, the Code Enforcement <br />Officer would put some additional picture examples together with <br />addresses, and he would look at the chart language relative to storage in <br />side yards. This information will be presented to the Commission at their <br />next meeting. <br />5 <br />