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e Mr. Gleason said Mr. Green was concerned about the method of enforcement of the front-yard setback parking ordinance because keeping a 48 hour check on someone's vehicle is nearly impossible. He said the City Council could simplify the enforcement process, but that the number of those in favor of the change would probably be equaled by those in opposition. Ms. Schue said one of the angriest groups of citizens she had ever encoun- tered was a group of people in the Bethel neighborhood who had been told to comply with setback requirements on the parking of recreational vehicles even though their lots had been designed without much setback. Ms. Ehrman said she felt the complainant should have a large role in enforce- ment of the parking ordinance because his or her aesthetics were at issue. Ms. Bascom said that while it was appropriate for Mr. Green to be concerned about this issue because it had been raised by a constituent, she did not feel that the council should create a new ordinance. Mr. Green said he would like to see the code changed to reduce the amount of time that a recreational vehicle could be parked in the front-yard setback to four hours. Mr. Bennett said the City should make a strong statement about how people are expected to maintain their neighborhoods. He said that in his neighborhood a majority of the residents try hard, but the aesthetics of the area are less- ened by careless parking of vehicles. e Mr. Rutan suggested tickets be issued to those in violation of the parking ordinance. City Attorney Bill Gary said the allowable parking time of 48 hours created a problem because it was difficult to prove that someone had parked longer than this amount of time. He said a regulation which allowed only vehicles in daily use to park in the front-yard setback would be diffi- cult to enforce for the same reason. Mr. Miller said it would be nice to be able to offer people incentives for parking correctly within their front yard setbacks. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Bennett, that the Eugene Code be changed to reduce the amount of time that a recrea- tional vehicle would be permitted in the front-yard setback from 48 hours to four hours, and to direct staff to prepare revisions to this ordinance which would make it more enforce- able, including proposals to raise revenue for enforcement. The motion passed 5-2, with Ms. Bascom and Mr. Boles voting in opposition. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 18, 1990 Page 4