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Gordon Heitke Weom: Dawn Bugge nt: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:10 PM To: Gordon Heitke Subject: animal control regs Original Message From: Dawn Bugge Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 4:27 PM To: 'jamiemwhite @yahoo.com' Subject: RE: E -Mail Contact Form (form) has been filled out on your site. Jamie, Thank you for your request for information via the city's website. The city has established a maximum number of two dogs per parcel in order to prevent nuisances and maintain clean and healthy living environments to the extent possible. For a number of years, the city has allowed for additional dogs at a residence by special permit, which was based in part on larger lot sizes. Up until the recent ordinance amendment, this requirement was a five acre lot size. The city's recent adoption of Ordinance No. 03 -08, which became effective in July, reduced this to a one acre minimum. The city's intent is to limit the number of dogs in residential areas of the city to control problems with dog noise and odor as it affects health and general welfare. Lot sizes in our urban residential areas typically range from 1/4 to 1/2 acre in size. Larger lot sizes are typically located in our rural and less densely populated areas. The city has determined that the larger lot size is a mitigating factor to control these potential 410roblems. City Hall Staff and the Lino Lakes Police Department worked together to determine updated guidelines that could be regulated in an effort to maintain the health and welfare of both the citizens of our community as well as their pets. The Police Department deals with nuisance complaints from residents on a daily basis. Residents do not always follow health and maintenance guidelines, and therefore pose a nuisance to neighboring property owners. The city receives a great number of complaints that revolve around the keeping of animals, specifically barking dogs, at large dogs, dog bites, feces control, etc. Based on the number of nuisance violations in the city, our regulations are established accordingly to attempt to maintain animal control. Please contact the Lino Lakes Police Department at 651 - 982 -2300 if you have additional questions regarding the city's animal control regulations. Sincerely, Dawn Bugge Community Development Assistant City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Ph: 651- 982 -2422 Fax: 651 - 982 -2499 dawn.bugge @ci.lino- lakes.mn.us • 1