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-said he had also, perceived: there were fewer complaints when <br /> .there were -more people living in St. Anthony when he moved <br /> here thirty years ago and it appeared that since the com- <br /> munity had become older, the complaints about cars and <br /> property conditions had increased rather than decreased <br /> with fewer people. . <br /> Enrooth -told Mr. Miskak the Council perceived they need-'an. Ordin- <br /> ance to force the removal of some of the "junky, -non- <br /> drivable" vehicles parked - in some yards around the City; <br /> -said he didn' t know any other way to get this done but <br /> questioned- how many complaints there had really been. <br /> Ranallo -countered .by saying he perceived Councilmembers had been <br /> getting these types of complaints- for years; <br /> -said one caller that evening had *.indicated he not only.. <br /> favored what the Council was trying to do but wanted the <br /> Ordinance .tightened up even more .so no• more than four <br /> vehicles could be parked anywhere on the property. <br /> when. Mr. Misiak said he .believed it was unfair to. allow people to live .in <br /> • apartment buildings to have as many cars , boats, motorcycles, etc. as <br /> they want parked around those buildings where- their . -neighbors have to <br /> look at them, .Councilmember Makowske conceded that the Ordinance would <br /> affect only R-1 , R-2 , and R-3 property and not apartment houses. <br /> She told the resident.-one-of his. ,statements- had .caused her to reconsider <br /> how the Ordinance might be -written and suggested the wording might be <br /> changed-.to eliminate the specific reference to any number of cars as long <br /> as they are parked on paved surfaces . <br /> Councilmember Ranallo protested this change, saying "then people will be <br /> paving their whole .back yards. " Councilmember'_ Enrooth pointed out that <br /> St. Anthony already had a number of homes with blacktopped back yards. <br /> Mr. Misiak indicated he believed that.- "as long as� .people buy their homes <br /> and pay taxes, they should be able- to use- that property as they need. " <br /> Councilmember Enrooth said_ that was true.. as- Iong.- as the use of that <br /> property is within -the confines which- considers the neighborhood and the . <br /> problems the Council is considering now are the complaints . coming from <br /> different neighborhoods. The Councilmember said he thought one of the <br /> reasons there are more problems now than in the past might be because as <br /> the houses get older and their owners come- into more discretionary <br /> income, they seem to -be better able to accumulate more and more vehicles. <br /> Councilmember. Enrooth told Mr.. . Misiak the. Council .had been. assumind most <br /> homes had two car garages in which the homeowner could park two of his <br /> • vehicles and still park four more -on� the driveway. He said either a <br /> 0 <br />