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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 6, 2019 Page 10 installed partially over the property line. Guidelines state a fence cannot be built over the property line. Councilmember Etten stated there was a question about the timing for the pictures from this and wondered if there was a date for when the pictures were taken. Mr. Englund responded the pictures were taken April 10, 2019 and were noted. Councilmember Willmus stated from his perspective there are a couple of things at play. Certainly, this property owner has rights to use his property as he sees fit; however, that ceases when that use, his enjoyment of his property, affects the en- joyment of others. He did think it would be appropriate to give this property own- er some time on the order, perhaps two or three weeks, to delay action on staff recommendation of a Ramsey County court citation. He thought that was fair and gave Mr. Acree the opportunity to clean up that property. It also provided a reme- dy for those folks who are impacted by these things. He stated there are some pretty substantial items in the front yard. These are items that are not easily placed there and not items that are easily removed but nonetheless, are items that conflict with what the City has in Code. There is also a repeated pattern here that needs to be addressed moving forward. Willmus moved, Groff seconded, to direct Community Development staff to issue a Ramsey County Court Citation should the property not be in compliance by May 21, 2019. Council Discussion Councilmember Groff stated this is one of those situations that is very hard for everybody and seems to be unfortunate but everyone has to live together in the community and respect the neighbors on each side. Things need to be done to bring this into a standard and also in compliance with City Ordinances. Councilmember Laliberte echoed what Councilmember Willmus stated. She made the comment that this is unfortunately a repeated pattern and also unfortu- nate that the neighborhood is not able to enjoy each other. She thought a short pe- riod of time to try to get this remedied seems fair, but the process should not have to come back to the Council to get started, if needed. Councilmember Etten concurred with the comments that have been said. Mayor Roe concurred as well and wanted to be respectful of individual's rights and property rights on both sides of the fence, so to speak. Roll Call Ayes: Etten, Willmus, Laliberte, Groff and Roe.