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. . . Resolution 5297 MacRannolds CUP April 26, 1999 Page 2 WHEREAS, the licensing requirements for a residential dog kennel in Mounds View specifY that a petition needs to be signed by more than fifty percent of the property owners within 500 feet of the subject property who approve of such a dog kennel license; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.01, Subdivision Ie, the City Council is to examine the possible adverse effects of this use upon the neighborhood and community; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.01, Subdivision 3, the City Council is to address a standard set of criteria regarding conditional use permit applications; and, WHEREAS, according to Minnesota Statutes and City Code, public hearings are to be held prior to any action with regard to conditional use permits; and, WHEREAS, staff routinely performs background checks with the Police Department for license applicants; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View City Council finds there to be sufficient reason to believe that the general health, safety, well-being and welfare of the community may be comprised by the granting of this conditional use permit request, and makes the following findings offact related to its decision: 1. The submitted petition does not contain the required number of valid signatures from within 500 feet of the applicant's property. 2. It is possible that the proposed use may tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed due to the existing unsanitary conditions, barking dogs and noxious odors. 3. There is a past history of problems with dogs at this location as evidenced by the four police reports since 1992 which impacts the safety and peace-of-mind of the neighboring residents. 4. The health, s~fety and well-being of the neighborhood residents have been tested in the past with regard to the applicant's dogs and may be further compromised by the permitted allowance of four dogs at this location. 5. Dogs at this location have gotten loose and have at times not been under the complete control of the applicant. 6. Testimony taken at the Planning Commission public hearing on April 21, 1999, siting barking dogs, fear of bodily injury, unsanitary conditions and diminution of aesthetic values and personal enjoyment of property, indicated a near unanimous desire to have this conditional use permit application denied by the City Council.