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Mr. Mortenson asked what good the law was if it was not being enforced. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that there was an immediate reaction against the ordinance when <br />it was passed in February so the Council decided to let the law ride and work the <br />problem out. <br />Councilmember Ziebarth stated that the City must look to the future and try to <br />forsee what problems might arise within the next 10 years. <br />Mayor Pickar stated that the hearing was for the people to realize that there is a <br />problem as far as safety and for getting their input as to what the solution might <br />be <br />Delbert Stimpson, 5132 Long Lake Road stated that the Council should remember that <br />many citizens have invested a great deal of money into motor homes and trucks. <br />Mr. Stimpson said that his own livelihood would be lost if the law was enforced. <br />Mr. Skaroild asked if the Grandfather Law was being taken into consideration. The <br />Grandfather Law says that if the people involved in an issue were living in the <br />area before the issue arose, they cannot be affected by any such ordinance. <br />Councilmember Hodges stated that the Grandfather Law no longer applies if the <br />original owner moves out and a new person moves in. <br />Mr. Skaroild stated that he did not receive the New Brighton Bulletin and thus was <br />not aware that a hearing was even being held until a neighbor told him. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that the New Brighton Bulletin was the official paper of the <br />City of Mounds View since Mounds View did not have it's own paper. Also, notice <br />was published on the board outside City Hall. <br />Harry Gillman, 7805 Greenwood questioned if his vehicle were parked 20 feet away <br />from the curb, what would the length of his vehicle matter? <br />Mayor Pickar replied that the length limitation was put in as a basis to work <br />around, and was subject to revision. <br />Vernon Hall, 2186 Bronson Drive stated that he felt the ordinance should just be <br />involved with the length of open area from the end of the vehicle to the curb, not <br />the size or weight of the vI hill <br />Mayor Pickar agreed that the safety factor was more important than a weight or length <br />limitation, He asked if anyone present at the hearing would like to speak in favor <br />of the ordinance. There was no response so Mayor Pickar polled the council members. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he had been against the ordinance since the <br />ordinance first came about but that he had been outvoted. He also stated that he <br />felt approximately 75% of the people in Mounds View would not be able to get their <br />vehicles into their back yards, if the ordinance were enforced. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he would like to see the areas of front yard <br />parking, weight requirements and length requirements taken out of the ordinance <br />but some type of footage requirement, perhaps 15 feet, put in between the curb and <br />the vehicle. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he had driven around the City before going to <br />