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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 17, 2018 Page 16 a slippery slope if the vehicle is operational, maintained and in the driveway. He thought this was a bit of an over reach and was sorry that some residents find oth- er people's way of living offensive. Mayor Roe closed the public comment and asked if the Council had any addition- al comments or questions for staff on the topic. Councilmember McGehee stated Mr. Howey brought up an interesting point about at what point is repairing vehicles in the driveway become auto repair as a home small business. Certainly, cars that are parked, covered with sap and mold are clearly stored. She guessed it was one's choice on how to store their vehicles. She stated storage is an issue and the City tells people a lot of times what people can and cannot store on their property. She was not sure it was a slippery slope as some residents tend to believe. Councilmember Willmus thought that whatever the City does will likely have an impact elsewhere. He asked if the City is going to force cars into the street and cause other issues. He thought a lot of these things are tied together and it goes so far as to what the City does to accommodate residents who want to store some of the vehicles indoors and their ability to have a larger garage and things like that. He stated from personal experience back in the early 2000's, he had a vehicle he used seasonally and had a large enough property where he was able to build a second detached garage in his rear yard but there were a lot of hoops to jump through to get that and to make that happen. He also has a household with five drivers, so he thought the City needs to find a way to get at the stored aspect of it because this does become an eyesore and does impact properties around it. That is where it goes from interfering with a neighbor's enjoyment of their property. That is where it comes to the Council and the Council has a role to step in and take a look at things. He did not know what the answer was,but he did know that whatever the City does, unless the Council looks at a much broader solution, it will have an impact elsewhere. The auto repair and storage aspect are something the City needs to continue to look at. Councilmember Willmus stated in regard to rental properties, there might be some easy steps to take when the City looks at what is in place for rental registration and there are certainly things the City could put in place that limits vehicles that way on rental properties. He thought this is a bigger puzzle than it seems at the onset and will take the City a little bit of time to work through it. Councilmember Laliberte agreed with the Council's comments. Starting with the rental, she noted the City does have a rental registration process and staff should be able to look at that with regards to vehicles and residents on that property. If that needs to be tightened up or something needs to be added in place staff should start to work on that with the Council.