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ORDINANCE 903 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 701 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE TO ADD PROVISIONS FOR THE KEEPING AND RAISING OF POULTRY AND FOWL IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS The City of Mounds View ordains: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 700, Chapter 701, of the Mounds View Zoning Code by deleting the stricken language and adding the underlined text as follows: 701.06: RAISING/KEEPING DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS: Subd. 1. Nuisance Declared: It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance affecting the public peace, safety, and welfare for an owner or resident within the City to keep or raise any farm animal unless the animal is currently being kept or raised on the date of the enactment of the ordinance, except as noted below. a. Residents on properties zoned single and two family residential may be permitted to keep and raise up to eight (8) poultry and/or fowl under the following conditions and restrictions: (1) Residents seeking approval to keep and raise poultry and/or fowl shall submit an application, application fee, neighbor consent form, site plan and coop specifications incorporating generally held best practices. Initial applications shall be considered by the City Council which may hold a public hearing on the matter. Renewals may be approved administratively unless the City has received substantiated complaints or related violations have been noted during the previous year. (2) Coop structures shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from property lines and the subject home; coops shall only be located in rear yards. New coops shall require a permit and shall be considered an accessory building subject to all other conditions referenced in Section 1106.06 of the Zoning Code. (3) Coops and the subject property shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and may be subject to City inspection as may be deemed necessary. (4) Backyard areas within which poultry and/or fowl are allowed to roam shall be fenced to confine said birds to subject property. (5) Roosters shall not be permitted under any circumstances. (6) No slaughtering or beheading shall be permitted on the subject premises.