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-15- pointed out that there was nothing in the proposed document - they had been provided that evening which allowed temporary parking for guests and that no standard had been established 'for when the Ordinance would be enforced; -said he would 'have an "ethical' problem with writing another Ordinance which the City doesn' t -intend to enforce. In regard to the -stipulation ' that vehicles could only be parked- on paved surfaces, the Councilmember said . 'there were some homes in St. Anthony, like his own, which don' t have any asphalt at all, which he assumed would be in violation of the law immediately upon passage of -the Ordinance. If the City considered such situations to, be grandfathered. in, the Councilmember ' said, ' he perceived the Ordinance - would be rendered ineffective for the problems which the Council hoped to address. The following responses were made to his statements: Ranallo -said he would have no problem with allowing "defined gravel driveways" but wouldn' t want people 'just . throwing sand all over their backyards for parking. Soth perceived .the problem with gravel parking areas could be easily -dealt with in the Ordinance but trying to establish time restrictions might be tough because specifying hours vehicles could be parked might create enforcement problems for the police, who would have to drive around marking cars, etc. - Ranallo -reiterated that another problem with the Ordinance as ..it = was presented -that evening, was that it failed to :provide restrictions against vehicles being parked in backyards. Sundland -agreed with the City Attorney that setting time limits- would be an unwieldly proposition requiring enforcement on an on- going- basis to keep .it consistent; -perceived that would require more police manpower than the City could afford; wondered- if perhaps the Ordinance might not have to be. . ' rewritten in .specific: tterms which only addressed the problem of parking . on -lawns.- rdinancm , have Makowske' -said she couldnow see -where the.,whole : e - to be -'reworked�arid..suggested ahe-,:City, might want to restrict parking to only: paved: -or :graveled: surf aces. without being specific about the number- of vehicles; . . concluded the Ordinance--'could always be- made more •.restric- tive later on- if it didn' t correct the existing problems.