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Dpiiot'i 2- CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 91- V-O AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW HORSES AS AN INTERIM PERMITTED USE ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCHES IN THE PUBLIC FACILITIES ZONING DISTRICT Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby makes the following findings on Ordinance 97-A() 44 which amends city code to allow horses as an interim permitted use associated with churches in the public facilities zoning district: ➢ Horses are appropriate on church properties as staff & congregation members are on site daily (including weekends) to watch over and care for horses; a congregation provides for a natural volunteer pool to administer a horse ministry; and church lands are not owned by the public, nor are they maintained with public dollars. ➢ Horses are not appropriate in conjunction with cemeteries as such facilities typically do not have a permanent presence on the site to continually oversee horses. ➢ Horses are not appropriate in conjunction with facilities for Local, County, and State Government as their lands are owned and maintained through public dollars meaning that issues created by horses have the potential for creating unexpected public expenditures. Furthermore, government agencies typically do not have staff to oversee a horse pasturing facility. ➢ Horses are not appropriate in conjunction with libraries and museums as such facilities are typically not located in a rural setting conducive to horses; are not open every day of the week to provide a permanent presence on the site; and may have public affiliations thereby creating a potential for public expenditures. ➢ Horses are not appropriate in conjunction with schools as the land and facilities are funded through public dollars meaning that issues created by horses have the potential for creating unexpected public expenditures. Additionally, schools typically do not have staff to oversee a horse pasture facility, and are not open every day of the week or during the time of year most suitable for horse pasturing. ➢ Horses are not appropriate in conjunction with historic sites & interpretive centers as such lands are typically owned and maintained with public dollars meaning that issues created by horses have the potential for creating unexpected public _ expenditures. Additionally, the pasturing horses on such sites would detract from the historic or interpretive characteristics of the site.