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-7- Mayor Pickar stated that he felt a change should be made in the ordinance, and that he was not happy with the ordinance when it was adopted but that the ordinance was passed just to get it through after two years work on it. Mayor Pickar expressed concern over the distance of the vehicles from the road. He stated he did not believe it was possible to regulate how the vehicles could look. Mayor Pickar stated that changes would be made in the ordinance and that the citizens should watch for a notice to be published in the New Brighton Bulletin and the sign board outside City Hall. He expressed his gratitude for the people who came to the hearing and gave their input. He summarized that the Council appears to be in favor of doing away with the weight and length limitations but that some restriction would be put on the distance from the curb. Robert Shelquist, 8025 Fairchild introduced himself as a former member of the Planning Commission who had worked on the ordinance. He stated that the Planning Commission had spent many hours studying the ordinance, especially the recreational and commercial vehicle section. He stated that the Planning Commission and City Council recognized that a good percentage of the residents of the City of Mounds View owned either recreational vehicles or commercial vehicles. However, Mr. Shelquist stated that he had had his home appraised by a realtor and was told that because he lived in Mounds View, which was known for being so open with their ordinances, that his homy was worth less than if it had been in New Brighton or another nearby suburb. He felt the presence of such vehicles were a detriment to the neighborhood. Mayor Pickar recessed the public hearing on recreational vehicles. PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Mayor Pickar opened the hearing by stating that the background of the commercial vehicles was basically the same as that of recreational vehicles. Gerald Tesch, 5135 Long Lake Road stated that his neighbor owned a commercial vehicle and that it was not unsightly to him, and that the truck had always been kept up and was only home weekends when the owner was home. Mr. Tesch stated that having the truck across the street from him did not bother him. He did, however, feel that the distance from the street for a commercial vehicle should be the same as for a recreational vehicir Herb Lutnik, 5391 Raymond asked the Council if the same rules for recreational vehicles apply to commercial vehicles_ Mayor Pickar replied that they do, Mr. Digiovanni stated that his commercial vehicle is within the same restrictions as the recreational vehicles and why not put commercial vehicles in the same class and have the same 20 foot restriction from the street. Mayor Pickar stated that concern had been expressed about businesses being run from the home, which would involve a commercial vehicle being at the home. Mel Stukard, 5386 Clipton stated that he and his scn are in business together and that he likes to be able to bring his truck home when he wants to. He stated that he has had no complaints from his neighbors.