The City Council will review Mayor Ted Tedesco’s 10-point proposal to amend current occupancy limits in the city at their meeting Tuesday night.

Tedesco said the proposal would allow up to four non-related tenants in a house as long as each had their own bedroom. Currently only three non-related people are allowed in certain residential areas.

Tedesco said allowing only three non-related people in a four-bedroom residence is not the best use of space. “It doesn’t seem to me you have very efficient property use,” he said.

Councilman Riad Mahayni, professor in community and regional planning, said the proposal also affects fines.

“Part of the proposal is to reduce fines for the first time, and after that [the fines] will become stiffer,” Mahayni said. The fine change would affect both landlords and students, he said.

Councilman Steve Goodhue said the council will discuss and possibly pass some of the items on the occupancy proposal.

“I don’t anticipate all of the items will move through the council [Tuesday] night,” Goodhue said.

Goodhue said raising the number of unrelated occupants from three to four will allow more students to live with each other.

“It could decrease the rent for the unit [per person],” Goodhue said.

The council will also vote Tuesday to approve the winner of the Landmark Challenge Competition and authorize award money to be given.

The Landmark Challenge was an international competition to improve the appearance of the Ames power plant, Mayahni said. The winner will be awarded $10,000. The Landmark Challenge committee recommended Rashmi Ramaswamy and Mark Peters from Chicago as the winners of the competition.

“[The design includes] putting in the space around the power plant a red ring done by lighting, lasers and optical illusions,” Tedesco said.

Tedesco said even though the ring may be approved as the winner, it does not mean it will actually be put in place. Tedesco said money, practicality and whether or not the design fits in with the community will dictate whether the design is used.

A plan for tax incentives for annexed areas is also on the council’s agenda. It was pulled from the last meeting because the city staff did not have all the information, Tedesco said.

The council meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Ave.