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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Katie Larsen, City Planner MEETING DATE: August 10, 2015 TOPIC: Consider 1st reading of Ordinance No. 07-15 rezoning certain properties along Lake Drive from R-1, Single Family Residential and R -1X, Single Family Executive Residential to R, Rural VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Complete Application Date: City Intiated 60 -Day Review Deadline: NA 120 -Day Review Deadline: NA Environmental Board Meeting: NA Park Board Meeting: NA Planning & Zoning Board Meeting: July 8, 2015 City Council Work Session: August 3, 2015 City Council Meeting: August 10, 2015 BACKGROUND The City is considering rezoning seventeen (17) parcels along Lake Drive from R-1 Single Family Residential and R-1 X, Single Family Executive Residential to R, Rural for the purpose of keeping farm animals and continued operation of a private airport. Fourteen parcels are residential and 3 parcels are a private airport. All parcels are on private well and septic systems. In January 2015, the City received a rezoning request from Robert and Carol Stanek to rezone their properties located 6966 and 6970 Lake Drive from R-1, Single Family Residential to R, Rural for the purpose of keeping animals. Farm animals were already being kept on site. The Planning & Zoning Board held a public hearing on February 11, 2015. Both staff and the Planning & Zoning Board recommended denial due to concerns of spot zoning. On March 9, 2015, the City Council passed Resolution No. 15-21 denying the rezoning. Staff was directed by the Planning & Zoning Board and Council to research an ordinance amendment that would allow for the keeping of farm animals in residential zoning districts. The zoning ordinance currently allows for the keeping of farm animals on rural properties zoned R, Rural or R -X, Rural Executive. Residentially zoned parcels (i.e. R-1, R-2, etc.) do not allow for the keeping of farm animals. Lot size is not a factor in either case. 1