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e- • -9- The Ordinance which had been written by -the City .Attorney -had amended the. . definition of "Family" to allow only three, rather . than. six, unrelated. persons -to -reside in one unit, in accordance with. the recommendations of the Planning 'Commission after their January' 20th hearing on the proposed changes. Four. Councilmembers Favored Changing: Ordinance Number to Four - One Preferred. Three .The perceptions of the above were as follows: Sundland 'indicated he would have no problem .with changing the number to four. Enrooth =said that was the number he had always expected the -Ordin- ance to allow and was the number he felt he could support best after the 'Council' s conversations January -27th and after seeing what the majority of other municipalities . considered reasonable. Marks -said -he was sure it had been the Planning Commission -who had reduced the number to three but he would be in favor of • increasing it to four. Ranallo . --said he could support four .because the City Atto,rney:-had 'interpreted that to mean "four unrelated persons, whether . or not one . was a homeowner. " -Couiicilmember Makowske. said.-she wanted to stay with three because she was concerned with ( 1 ) Minneapolis only allowing three; . ( 2 ) the . c.lose proximity of the U of M to St. Anthony; and ( 3 ) the availability. of housing in the City. The Mayor told her he recognized her concerns had. originated with what had happened in her neighborhood when the homeowner had moved away and rented to young persons which had . resulted in ..-four -people living there officially but others staying there. unofficially. He said he didn' t , think adding another person. to the -Ordinance restriction would guarantee that wouIdn't 'happen again. Mayor Sundland said- that situatioh -had probably been- the first one :where parking-on the ' lawn had become_ . a.-_real , problem. -Couricilmember' Makowske persisted in : her opiniori. that "three. would _be a ':good-,workable- number. She: said she considered '- :the Planning Commission recommendation to have been a good '.one .considering .that most St. Anthony_ . homes' have .three bedrooms. Residents , State Their Positions on ...the, Changes Three residents -were in ' attendance for.- - the lengthy discussions which ensued.- Bernhard :Proussnerf, 3209 , Skycroft. Drive, indicated he was . .