HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000034_pg072Gerald Tesch, 5135 Long Lake Road said a few years ago he got a letter from the
police department which said he had a junk vehicle because he had two cars
and the one was driven very seldom. The police department told him to put
it in his garage and he said he didn't even have a garage at the time. When
questioned as to how many years ago this occurred he stated about 15 or 16
years. Mayor Neisen answered that he couldn't speak about something that
happened that long ago, but stated that the only ordinance that is in effect
now is the junk vehicle ordinance which gives 72 hours to remove a vehicle.
Mrs. Nello DiGiovanni, 5120 Long Lake Road stated that many people now days
make their own repairs to their vehicles and at times have to wait 3 to 6
weeks for parts. She thought that only giving 48 hours was not fair.
Councilman Pickar said that he thought the whole process of amending the
ordinance should be tabled until a time limitation is determined on removing
a vehicle.
MSP (Neisen- Johnson) To recess the regular meeting at 9:00 P.M. 5 Ayes
Mayor Neisen called the hearing to order to consider the formulation of
regulations to control parking of commercial vehicles in residential areas.
He explained that he had received many calls concerning this problem and that
the calls had been approximately 2 to 1 in favor of not putting any ordinance
or restrictions on commercial vehicles. He also stated he had received one
letter from a party with some pictures. He felt the only thing there really
amounted to a personal problem, and the party involved wants restrictions put
on commercial parking in the area. Mayor Neisen stated that notice of the
hearing did appear in the newspaper and in the last newsletter and that the
reason the hearing was being held was to get the views of the residents on
the problem.
Mayor Neisen then opened the hearing to the public and asked :Eor comments
from the floor.
Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I went through the existing zoning book noting
what we already have. She explained that in 40.03 Subdivision 5 (3) "No front
yard of an interior lot or no front yard or side yard abutting on a street of a
corner lot shall be used for parking, required off - street parking or for
storage or display of merchandise, except as specifically allowed within this
Chapter " and 40.05 Subdivision 1 (2) (d) (1) "Accessory off- street parking spaces
which are not enclosed may be located in any required yard other than the front
yards or side yards abutting upon a street." She stated that according to the
way the zoning ordinance reads now we cannot park in the front yard of any
interior lot or the front or side yard of any corner lot, therefore the ordinance
we are talking about this evening is not really necessary if we just enforced
what we already have. She said that all of us are illegally parked if the back
end of our car is further than the front alignment of our home.
Shirley Bona, 5035 Bona Road asked how many hours this was for and Mrs. Haake
replied that there is no specification as to how many hours stated in the present
ordinance.