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WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo (the "City") has established a Zoning Map by
Ordinance that implements the various land use policies in the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, Mare Affair Farrn, LLC, 10880 Stillwater Blvd N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042
(the "Applicant") has submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo (the "City") for a
Zoning Text Aniendment to allow commercial boarding facilities as a conditional accessory use
within the Agricultural zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the request for a Zoning Text Amendment was submitted by the
Applicant along with requests for a Zoning Map Amendment to re -zone the property located at
10880 Stillwater Blvd N from RT — Rural Development Transitional to A -Agricultural, and
Conditional Vse Pen -nits for a conunercial boarding facility and expansion of a feedlot within a
shoreland; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 11, 2017 to
consider the Applicant's requests; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission submitted its report and recommendation to the
City Council as part of a Staff Memorandum dated October 3, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered said matter at its meetings on October 3,
2017 and October 17, 2017-, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED based upon the testimony elicited and
information received, the City Council makes the following findings of fact:
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1. That the procedures for requesting a Zoning Text Amendment are found in the
Lake Elmo Zoning Ordinance, Section 154.105.
2. That all the submission requirements of said Section 154.105 have been met by the
Applicant.
3. That the proposed Zoning Text Amendment includes the following components:
a. That commercial boarding facilities be a conditional accessory use within the
Agricultural zoning district,
b. The definition of "commercial boarding facility" be worded as "the boarding,
breeding or raising of horses or ponies not owned by the owner or occupant of
the property inaddition to horses owned by the owner or occupant which may
include related horse training and riding instruction for these other than the
owner or occupant of the property and their non-paying guests."
. That "commercial stables" a similar use, was previously allowed by the City as a
conditional principal use within the Agricultural zoning district,
. That the "commercial stables" use did not include horse training and riding
instruction and therefore, the proposed "commercial boarding facility" use is more
expansive.
. That in 2016, the Council removed the "commercial stables" use from the Zoning
Fade as the Council had not deemed it to be an appropriate use within rural
districts = of the City.;
7. That the Council has determined that commercial boarding facilities are more
expansive uses than commercial stables:,
. That since the proposed new use is more expansive and because a similar use was
recently removed f -om the Zoning Code, the Council has deten ined that
commercial board facilities should not be added as a conditional accessory use
within the Agricultural zoning district to the Zoning Code,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lake Elmo City
Council hereby denies the request by Mare Affair farm, LLC for a Zoning Text Amendment to allow
commercial boarding facilities as a conditional accessory use within the Agricultural zoning district.
Passed and dilly adopted this 17th day ofOctober 2017, by the City Council of the City of
Lake Elea, Minnesota
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
4Jul'eJon, i Clerk
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