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Regular Council Meeting <br />4-22-02 <br />Page 6 <br />Roll Call: AYES: All <br />NAYS: None 1Vlotion Carried <br />Ordinance Amended <br />Ordinance 2002-07 was amended and given second reading. <br />OPEN PORTION - 3-minute limit imposed by Chair. Those who wish to speak must first <br />state their name and address. This open portion is limited to discussion pertaining to the items <br />under "Old Business" only. Allen Daniels, 756 S.O.M. Center Road - said I am speaking in regards to Ordinance 2002-07 <br />regarding banning of commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods. I am a contractor. I am <br />in compliance with all your rules. I know several other contractors that live in the Village that <br />are not in compliance--which I have no problem with. They tried but they don't have the <br />facilities that I have. I don't understand why this is being enforced but I know the law has been <br />here in the Village for years but until the past 9 months or so, there has been no problem with it-- <br />and all of a sudden there is a big to do. I think you need to figure out who the contractors are and <br />work with them. Otherwise, you are going to force them out. The contractors who are here in <br />the Village do pay all their taxes, they pay attention to what the Village likes and they are great <br />people. It seems like there is not a problem when you have to call one when you want work on <br />your house done but if you drive by and see a van that says something on it, a11 of a sudden it is a <br />big problem. They have been here for years and I don't understand why you can't see a <br />commercial vehicle in a residential area. I live in a residential area and I can see commercial <br />property--what's the difference? Why should I have to look at a building and have to like it <br />when someone drives by and says I see a van there, I don't like it. I don't understand what is <br />going on and think these people should be left alone unless they are really doing something <br />wrong. <br />Mr. Daniels said other than hearing about this meeting, I haven't seen anything come in the mail <br />dealing with commercial vehicles. There has been nothing posted. Why isn't the Village letting <br />people know why they can't have a commercial vehicle there? I would like to see some <br />reasoning behind it before anyone passes an ordinance saying you can't have it there. It would <br />be nice to have someone say you can't have it here for this reason. I could see if you had a date <br />you could come and talk in front of the Council because they want to change something but you <br />aren't giving me or any other contractors a reason why. I haven't seen it yet and don't know if <br />any contractor has seen that yet--why all of a sudden does it have to change. Everything has <br />been fine for all these years and all of a sudden something's different. I would like to know why <br />and think a lot of the other contractors would like to know why. <br />Council President Buckholtz said he appreciates Mr. Daniels' comments. They will be noted and <br />discussed by Council. To set a few things straight, you mentioned you are in compliance--this is <br />why you haven't heard directly about it. It is not a new ordinance. This is something that has <br />been on the books and I don't know entirely the history. I know some of the history of Mayfield <br />Village but I don't know what everybody was thinking when they founded the city. It is a law <br />that is there and is something that we have to deal with. It did become an issue, you are <br />absolutely right, sometime in the last year to year and a half. People who were NOT in