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B. Storage and Trash in the Front Yard, on the Front Porch, and in Carports and <br />Garages - Chairman Wilson showed several photos of properties around town <br />with junk and storage at the front of the house. <br />C. Junked Vehicles - Chairman Wilson showed photos of vehicles with windows <br />busted out, and properties with several junked vehicles parked all over them. <br />D. Parking in the Front Yard - Chairman Wilson showed photos of properties with <br />people parking vehicles on the grass and blocking public sidewalks. <br />E. Recreational Vehicle Parking - Chairman Wilson asked Lisa Wright to explain <br />the current ordinance. She stated that the existing ordinance was written in 1.970 <br />or earlier, and it states that no travel trailer is permitted to be parked anywhere <br />inside the city limits. She stated that, to her knowledge, the ordinance has not <br />been enforced in quite some time. She showed a photographs of two travel <br />trailers, one parked on the street, and one parked on a concrete pad with a covered <br />garage. She stated that the dilemma Code Enforcement has with these is in how <br />to deal with them. One may be stored better than the other; however, technically, <br />neither is supposed to be stored inside the city. <br />F. Fences in Front Yards - Chairman Wilson showed photos of incomplete fences <br />and chain link fences on corner lots with shrubbery so high that it could create a <br />traffic hazard. <br />G. Fencing Materials - Chairman Wilson showed photos of wire fences with barbed <br />wire on top and construction fences used in front yards. He asked if the <br />community thought this kind of material was okay. <br />H. Swimming Pools and Playground Equipment in the Front Yard - Chairman <br />Wilson showed photos of plastic swimming pools in front yards. He stated that <br />this was an attractive nuisance to children and could create some liability for the <br />property owner. <br />I. High Grass and Weeds - Chairman Wilson showed photos of yards that were <br />mowed; however, the property owners did not mow the drainage ditch on their lot. <br />He stated that education is needed to inform people that they own the ditches and <br />the city is not responsible for their upkeep. <br />J. Brush and Limbs - Chairman Wilson showed photos of limbs that were piled <br />improperly on the property and could not be picked up by Sanitation. <br />K. Railroad Rights -of- -way - Chairman Wilson showed photos of Railroad property <br />that was overgrown. He stated that this was something the City would have to <br />work with Railroads on. <br />