Outdoor sofas get no respect: Ban advances in Minneapolis

StarTribune ^ | 4/1/09 | Steve Brandt

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Sofas in yards and on open porches would be outlawed under a proposal designed to relieve Minneapolis neighborhoods of tackiness.

"Our city can either look good or it can look tacky, and tacky is not what we want," said City Council President Barbara Johnson before the council's regulatory committee approved the measure banning upholstered furniture and mattresses outdoors.

Council Member Cam Gordon, who represents some University of Minnesota neighborhoods, unsuccessfully argued for exempting open porches from the ban. He said people relaxing on porches create a good atmosphere that puts more eyes on the street.

Existing nuisance controls could be used to order the removal of problem porch furniture, he said.

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