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• • Planning & Zoning Board April 9, 1997 Page 7 that his house is 45 years old and the property value is going up by $2,000 and $3,000 per year. With the number of RV's in the City, he would like to see the whole ordinance changed to at least allow residents to store these vehicles on their own property. There should be no restrictions as long as these vehicles are not hurting anyone. Mr. Paul Stewart, 7092 Snow Owl Circle, stated that he lives on a cul -de -sac with a narrow front lot. The only place to put his RV is in the driveway. If the City holds to the restrictions in the present ordinance, he would not be able to have a camper. That is too restrictive. He agreed that positive changes should be made to the ordinance. Mr. Richard Roth, 6550 Blackduck Drive South, asked when the ordinance was initially put in place. Chair Schaps answered, 1978. He added that City ordinances have been under review for the past 2.5 years in order to reorganize them and put them in a more usable form. Mr. Roth stated that he has a boat and utility trailer. One is stored in the garage and the other is stored along side the garage, and he has put in landscaping to shield them from the road. He has received no complaints from neighbors, nor has he complained about his neighbors' vehicles. He has never seen anything that would prompt the restrictive ordinance that currently exists or an even more restrictive one as proposed. He would like to see a new ordinance without any restrictions. Mr. Robert Bening, 6788 East Shadow Lake Drive, stated that he initiated the original petition asking for tighter controls. A year and a half ago there was an empty lot across the street where a home was built with a 4 -car garage. All vehicles were kept in the garages. When the property was sold, the new owners had many more vehicles, boats, etc. He objects to these items being stored in the front and not used. These storage areas become collection points for tire rims, etc. Besides the aesthetics, there is a safety factor. An RV parked near a curve in the road can obstruct the view of traffic. Storage in front yards is also an invitation to robbery which has occurred on Shadow Lake Drive. He does not want to deny people the opportunity to use RV's, but he does not believe they should be stored in the front yard. The ordinance could be revised to address residential areas but not rural areas. Restrictions for exterior property use is not new. There are already regulations on accessory buildings, pole barns, houseboats, fishing boats, noise, smoke, dust, sewage disposal, etc. He expressed his appreciation to the Board for the proposed revision to the ordinance because storage of RV's is inappropriate in the front yard.