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e Ms. Miller said most people who call and complain about infringements of front-yard parking regulations do not call back once they learn that they must monitor the problem themselves for 48 hours. She said this kind of complaint accounted for only about ten percent of all land-use complaints made to the Permit and Information Center (PIC). Ms. Bascom said a big school bus, converted into a recreational vehicle, was parked in someone's front yard in her neighborhood. She said some in the neighborhood were upset because they felt the bus was unsightly even though it is legally parked. Mr. Green said he had raised the issue of the City's Code on parking in front yards because one of his constituents had taken the time to record a trans- gression of the code in his neighborhood. He said he felt people should receive more staff help with enforcement of the code. Mayor Miller pointed out that the council could also pursue related issues such as abandoned cars. Ms. Ehrman asked if the City would be able to enforce a prohibition on the parking of recreational vehicles in the front-yard setback if the allowed time were reduced to four hours. Mr. Gleason said increased enforcement would require additional resources. Mr. Rutan said he was not certain how bad this problem was or where exactly it occurred. Mayor Miller said the problem existed throughout the city. Mr. e Green said the problem was that some people were attempting to care for their property while their neighbors were not. He suggested that people should be notified if they are in violation of front-yard setback parking regulations and given options for remedying the problem. Ms. Schue said "dead" cars were part of the problem. Ms. Bascom added that cars stored on the street were another problem but that she did not know how to deal with the issue. Mayor Miller said it might help to prohibit the parking of cars on residential streets. Ms. Miller pointed out that the City has an ordinance on abandoned cars. Mr. Boles said he felt the main issue was the impairment of vision on street corners when cars are parked or left on the street. He said wrecked cars are parked in front of many homes in the city. He said that in order to deal with this problem the City must have sufficient revenue, and suggested li- censing recreational vehicles to raise additional revenues. Mr. Green sug- gested revenues could be raised by fining those who park illegally. In response to a question from Mr. Bennett, Ms. Miller said the City of Portland does not allow vehicles to be parked within the ten-foot front-yard setback. However, she said Portland is revising its ordinance to allow vehicles in daily use to park in the front-yard setback. She said Portland's ordinance is probably funded by its General Fund. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 18, 1990 Page 3