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Approved Tom Anderson, 2031 Long Lake Road, is concerned that lake shore owners would be legislated differently than all other residents. He added that the Commission and Council need to be careful not to take away a property owners right to regulate and protect their property. Hugh Brentenbeck, 1400 18th Street NW, stated that his concern is that anyone can put up a structure that can devalue or impede the value of a property and is in favor of the ordinance. He recommended that a height restriction be placed on the fences, so that the view would not be restricted. Tom Hansen, 1219 Mississippi Street, stated that he is in favor of the fencing regulation with a special use permit that would allow fences that would not inhibit a neighbor's view. He also would support a regulation on accessory buildings. Bob Bearing, 1267 Pike Lake Drive, is in favor of the fence ordinance. He added that building a fence down to the water line may impact the wild life. Steve Danger, 1532 16th Terrace, stated that he initiated the fencing ordinance,because a neighbor had proposed to put a six foot fence on the property line that would totally block his view of the lake,which is why he purchased the property. He had several discussions with real estate brokers who told him that the value of his property would drop significantly if the fence was built. He supports a special use permit that would allow fences that would not inhibit a view of the lake. Ron Hansen, 1509 14th Ave, stated that while the City could regulate a fence, any citizen could put in trees that would eventually grow higher than the fence and would not be regulated. He added that if this ordinance does pass then it should include all the parks through out the City, where views of the park could be blocked. Lori Kringle, 2065 Long Lake Road, stated that she had sent a letter prior to the Commission meeting. She is surprised that the City is trying to pass an ordinance that is mainly about aesthetics and not function. She is worried that by not allowing fencing, that the City may be putting some of its citizens in harms way and it could become a safety issue. She stated that other options have been brought forward at this meeting and feels that the City has not done its due diligence on this ordinance. She stated that the Council needs to decide if this is a health, safety, and function issue or an aesthetics issue. Dean Olson, 1775 15th Ave NW, stated that he and his father have had property line disputes and by having a fence it has helped to establish the property lines. His neighbor does have a privacy fence on one side of his property,which abuts a property that is co- owned by thirteen different families. If the fence was not there then whenever the families decided to host a get together, he would end up with his neighbors in his back C:`,Documents and Settings\Igoepe 1 ocal Settings Tcmporaly Intel net Filcti\OI.K28V07-18-2006(2).doc Page 6 of 13