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-9- aesthetics and enforcing the existing City regula- tions through signage and the proposed changes in the 2 Ordinance. " 3 4 -considered staff to -have done a very good job of 5 drafting an ordinance which addressed the problems 6 some residents fear could cause St. Anthony to get 7 the same reputation as "our Near North Minneapolis 8 neighbors. " 9 10 -cited "junk" vehicles and the overpopulating of resi- 11 dences as the cause of six or more vehicles being 12 parked in front yards in the City; 13 14 -thought the proposal to limit vehicles to four per 15 front yard might solve the problem -of "unsightliness" 16 he sees in his own neighborhood where five vehicles 17 parked all over a yard are not uncommon; 18 19 -expected the new Ordinance would help his property 20 maintain its value; and 21 22 -stated he was 100% in favor of all five proposed 23 amendments. 24 25 Carol Anderson, 3523 Edward Street N.E. 26 27 -said there were five people in her group in attend- 28 ance that evening in addition to the spouses at home, 29 all of whom were in favor of the Ordinance changes; 30 31 -anticipated there would be many homes in St. Anthony 32 who would be effected by the Ordinance changes; 33 34 -cited one family in her neighborhood who has two unrel- 35 ated persons living with them which results in 5 36 vehicles being parked all over the yard, with two of 37 these parked on the grass, not even adjacent to the 38 driveway, on a daily basis; 39 40 -didn' t consider St. Anthony' s reputation of having a' 41 high quality community was being preserved by allow- 42 ing people to park on the grass in front yards; 43 44 -also wanted to maintain the City' s ability to attract 45 prospective home buyers... 46 47 Brad Bjorklund, 3416 Roosevelt Street, former Planning 48 Commissioner 49 50 -had the Manager restate the proposed amendments; 51 52 53 54 55