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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 26, 2011 Page 23 Mr. Landmann expressed further frustration in the notices being applied to his ga- rage door with duct tape while he was at work. Mr. Landmann noted that Mr. Munson didn't display any pictures of the front of his house; and opined that most of the material couldn't even be seen from the front of his property. Mr. Land- mann reiterated that, until 2010, he had never had a problem,but now it seemed to be ongoing and multiple issues. Mr. Landmann noted that his home had only a single car garage, and was located on a cul-de-sac; and when he originally pur- chased the home, he intended to add onto the garage; however, he had found out that the property line was not as large as he thought. Mr. Landmann advised that, when all this harassment and ongoing citations continued, he decided to sell the home, as no longer had much interest in living in Roseville under those circums- tances. However, Mr. Landmann advised that, under current market conditions, he was unable to sell the home for the $170,000 he still owed on it and the only other option would be to let it go into foreclosure. Mr. Landmann reiterated his frustration, as a taxpayer and someone who paid his bills, and questioned the ben- efit of owning a home; noting that it was located at the end of a dead-end street and was subject to consistent noise from Highway 36. Mr. Landmann noted that the area on the other side of his fence had extensive vegetation growth that was creeping over his fence, while his minimal infractions continued to be hig- hlighted. Mayor Roe advised that, as an example related to garbage cans, there was an or- dinance in place for a number of years that they needed to be stored indoors or behind an enclosure. Mayor Roe questioned staff if this was a neighbor-driven complaint; with Mr. Munson confirming that it was for the grass and junk/debris; but that the 2010 gravel driveway and trailer violations had been generated through the Neighbor- hood Enhancement Program (NEP). Discussion included classification, by Minnesota State Statute, of trailers based on the number of axles, whether it was a commercial trailer and whether it could be considered advertising if it was painted with the name of a company or firm; whether the City needed to reconsider trailers on residential lots when used for work-related use; and mailed and posted notice process used by staff for all prop- erties found in violation of City Code. Councilmember Johnson addressed Mr. Landmann directly, expressing apprecia- tion for what he had done to come into compliance with the violations. Council- member Johnson recognized Mr. Landmann's perception that he was being sin- gled out; and asked that Mr. Landmann to take into consideration, from the City's perspective, what had occurred during that time period. Councilmember Johnson advised that the number of violations in residential areas had been repeatedly brought to his attention while campaigning for the City Council and door knock- ing; and the desire for residents wanting code enforcement throughout the corn-