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Mounds View Anima! Haspital July 18, 2001 Page 5 conditional use permit to the City Council. Staffhas prepared Resolution 664-01 that the Planning Commission may choose to act on if they feel that appraval of the conditional use permit is the appropriate course of action. If the Commission feels that adverse affects on the neighborhood would be too great to warrant approval, they should direct staff to draft the appropriate Resolution for action at the next regularly scheduled meeting on August 1, 2001. Code Amendment Re uest The applicants have indicated their desire to board animals at their proposed new facility. The City Code, however, currently does not allow the boarding of animals within the City except for short periods of time and only when associated with surgery, illness, or injury. Therefore, an amendment to the Code is necessary to allow this service. The City Code treats amendments in a similar fasluon to condi#ional use permits. As with conditional use permits, the Planning Commissionmust considerpossible adverse affects of the amendment. The findings of the Planning Commission sha11 be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: • Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. • The Geographical Area Involved • Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. •?'he Character of the Surrounding Area '=''--�f The demonstrated need for such a use . The sp.ecific text amendment as described below would only apply to B-2 zoning districts. With many B-2 districts in the City, the adverse affects relating to the geographical area and surrounding area as listed above is difficult to measure generally. It can be said, however, that all B-2 zoning districts are located along County Highway 10. Therefare, when considering adverse affects to an area, the Planning Commission must look at what negative affects would be created if an animal boarding facility were present along County Highway 10. Alsa, since the amendment is proposed as a conditional use, any proposed animal boarding facility must be approved by the Planning Commission and City Council, at which time further conditions may be placed on the approval if the specific location warrants them. Chapter 1113.04 5ubdivision 4 of the City Code allows veterinary and animal clinics as a conditional use in B-2 zoning districts but prohibits animal boarding except for when associated with surgery, illness, or injury. This section can be amended to allow animal boarding if the Planning Commission feels animal boarding is an appropriate use. The following change would allow animal boarding as a conditional use in B-2 zoning districts: Chapter 1113.04 Subd. 4. Veierinary clinics, � animal clinics, and animal boardirxg facilities; provided, that: a. Noise and odor are effectively confined to the premises in accordance with Chapter 607 of this Municipal Code, Nuisances.