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-3- Arnold Knapp, 5210 Greenfield Avenue stated that he wanted to park his recreational vehicle at his own home and stated that a property owner should be able to do what he pleases on his own property. Mayor Pickar replied that he agreed, that the City had a democratic system and that the problem had to be worked out to the peoples satisfaction. Bill Kirberger of New Brighton introduced himself as a state legislative representative of the Good Sam Camping Organization, which has 3,200 members and stated that he was concerned about the ordinance and had received complaints from citizens of Mounds View, which was why he was present at the meeting. He stated that he did not believe the City officials had the right to put the ordi- nance into effect, that it was unconstitutional and should not be put into effect because of a neighbor who did not like the view. He also asked what the City expected to gain by the ordinance. He stated that a town in Texas had been faced with the same problem and their City Council decided to build a recreational vehicle park, at a cost of $139,000 and they ended up making a considerable amount of money on it. Councilmember Ziebarth replied that to answer the question of what the City expected to accomplish by the ordinance, was that safety factors be established and enforced, such as parking a recreational vehicle on an incline close to the street. Mr. Kirberger stated that he agreed that there should be safety factors enforced. He asked that the City Attorney contact the State Attorney General regarding the con- stitutionality of the ordinance. Ann Ross, 5142 Eastwood Road stated that she knew where there were several junk cars parked in the city and wondered why just recreational vehicles were being pursued and not junk cars also. Mrs. Ross asked if any action had been taken yet on the flyer the City sent out on recreational vehicles. Mayor Pickar gave the background of the flyer for those who were not aware of it. It was included in the March 1977 Newsletter and was a questionnaire on recreational vehicle parking. A total of 132 questionnaires were returned. These included 23 photocopied questionnaires that one resident went house -to -house asking citizens to complete. Of 132 2s 92 came from 'ia?�^t; r vehicles. O these the JL responses, JL I; it i ll�',iLYI. recreational 1 Il�l.i yr 92 recreational vehicle owners, 60 (66 indicated they ALWAYS park these vehicles in the front or side yard, and 9 indicated they NEVER park in the front or side yard. The balance parked in the front yar nr f 1 s 0 -5 days 3 5 -25 days 6 25 -50 days 6 over 50 days 3 summer only 10 Of the 92 owners of recreational vehicles. 80 (873x) do not store the vehicle off their premises in the winter. 63 (68'x) do not use the vehicle for daily transportation.