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Lowell Parrish, 2504 Ridge Lane wondered what was to prevent him parking 3 or <br />4 garbage trucks in his yard. Mayor Neisen asnwered that it would come under <br />a public nuisance because of the smell. Mr. Parrish asked what if he kept them <br />washed every day. Mayor Neisen then explained that under the zoning ordinance <br />it is illegal to park more than one vehicle as you would be running a business <br />out of your home and other employees would have to come there to drive the other <br />trucks. <br />Tom Foster, 2516 Ridge Lane asked what if you had one truck with 2 or 3 drivers. <br />Mayor Neisen answered that it would be illegal and again would be running a <br />business out of your home with other employees. <br />William Lovegren said that most people here tonight seem to think that most <br />commercial vehicles are not that unsightly. Wouldn't it be possible if persons <br />who thought a vehicle unsightly could sign a petition and have an inspector <br />come out to determine if it was unsightly. Mayor Neisen said that it would <br />be impossible as you would be going by one individuals reaction as to what is <br />unsightly. <br />Tom Foster inquired what the definition of nuisance is and Attorney Meyers said <br />that was a fact question that a jury would have to decide. Each case Would <br />have to stand by itself and he stated that the most important criteria would <br />most probably be size. <br />Councilman Johnson said that the ordinances we have looked at from surrounding <br />cities generally have a weight restriction which ranges anywhere from one or <br />two ton without any regard for aesthetics. <br />Darwin Bosell, 2601 Ridge Lane stated that many people have trucks and vans <br />€srrfi= hed free by their company and if the ordinance is passed they will not <br />be able to park in their driveways. <br />Barbara Haake stated that a compromise will have to be reached and that we will <br />have to review our zoning ordinance so we can at least park our vehicles in our <br />driveways. She agreed that we were a working class community, but that we should <br />upgrade the community and just because we are a working class doesn't mean we <br />don't have to be neat about it. <br />George Blais, 5213 Irondale Road stated that if we consider passing the ordinance <br />and are worried about vans and recreational vehicles a GVW weight should be <br />included as most vans and RV's weigh no more than five ton and are not over 27 <br />to 30 feet in length. <br />Gordon Ziebarth, 5150 Bona Road said that he was concerned for the safety of <br />children and not worried so much about aesthetics. He was concerned about the <br />traffic hazard when trucks are parked on the street. <br />Nello DiGiovanni stated that he had a motor home that was 28 feet long and <br />between eight and ten feet high and that it did not look any better than a semi <br />He keeps it parked in his driveway, and said if this ordinance was passed he <br />would not be able to park it in his driveway. <br />Mayor Neisen again explained that at this time it is just to do with certain <br />commercial vehicles and has nothing to do with recreational vehicles. Mr. <br />DiGiovanni wanted to know if it was the size that was being objected to and said <br />that his motor home was as big as a semi. <br />