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• <br />• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 5C <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Tanda Gretz <br />P & Z MEETING DATE: June 12, 2002 <br />TOPIC: Conditional Use Permit to allow <br />A Petting Zoo/Farm Visits in a Rural Zone. <br />William Walton, 8140 -20th Avenue <br />ACTION REQUIRED: 3/5 vote <br />BACKGROUND <br />Bill and Jean Walton have been operating a Petting Zoo, "Walton's Hollow," for over ten <br />years. The Waltons have traditionally trailered their animals to various locations around <br />the Twin Cities (nursing homes, senior centers, etc.). The Waltons, who have moved <br />with their animals from White Bear Lake to Lino Lakes in the past year, would now also <br />like to provide on -site visits to their farm on 20th Avenue and so are asking for a <br />Conditional Use Permit to allow such a use. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Zoning /Comprehensive Plan Analysis <br />The site is zoned Rural and guided as Rural Land Use under the proposed 2001 <br />Comprehensive Plan. All surrounding uses are similarly zoned and guided. <br />Lino Lakes City Ordinance does not specifically address any use such as a "petting zoo" <br />or "farm visit." As a result, staff is recommending using Section 5, subd. 1.H.3, which <br />applies to conditional uses in a Rural zone described as follows: <br />