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