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benefit from the track record of similar ordinances 1 2 in other municipalities; 3 -was told by Harland Walbon that the .percentage of 4 green space in a yard is already established when the 5 home is built. = 6 7 Jim Reasoner, 3526 Edward Street N.E. : 8 9 -liked the Ordinance changes as far as they went; 10 11 -thought the City y should also give consideration to 13 what ' s parked in the backyards as well; 14 -said his opinion as a taxpayer no matter when he 15 moved in should be given weight; 16 17 -defended his right to expect to live in a near com- 18 munity without a lot of unattractive outside stor- 19 age; 20 21 -perceived if that storage is carried to extremes, it 22 would detract from the property values in the com- 23 munity and he had a right to expect the City to take 24 steps to see that doesn' t happen; 25 26 -knew a lot of people moved to St. Anthony because of 27 its reputation as an attractive City and had the 28 right to expect that to continue; 29 30 -said he thought the reason more people weren' t at the 31 hearing was because the majority of residents had no 32 problem with the changes. 33 34 35 Opponents : Harland C. Walbon, 3225 Skycroft Drive, who has lived in the Village since 1956 36 37 -said he had raised 8 children on Skycroft and still 38 had 2 living at home; 39 40 -reported he had a Winnebago, a boat, a car, a pickup 41 and a Bronco and his children' s vehicles are often 42 parked in the yard as well; 43 44 -admitted his yard was "full most of the time" ; 45 46 -considered the proposed ordinance "discriminated 47 against his being a family man; " 48 49 -stated he had lived in St. Anthony longer than anyone 50 else in attendance that evening and said most of his 51 neighbors could have bought elsewhere when they saw 52 his 8 children; 53 54 55