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<br /> <br />ORDINANCE 903 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 701 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE <br />TO ADD PROVISIONS FOR THE KEEPING AND RAISING OF CHICKENS AND <br />DUCKS IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title <br />700, Chapter 701, of the Mounds View Zoning Code by deleting the stricken language <br />and adding the underlined text as follows: <br /> <br />701.06: RAISING/KEEPING DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS: <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Nuisance Declared: It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance affecting <br />the public peace, safety, and welfare for an owner or resident within the City to keep or <br />raise any farm animal unless the animal is currently being kept or raised on the date of the <br />enactment of the ordinance, except as noted below. <br /> <br />a. Residents on properties zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, may be permitted to keep <br />and raise up to eight (8) chickens and/or ducks under the following conditions and <br />restrictions: <br /> <br />(1) Residents seeking approval to keep and raise chickens or ducks shall submit an <br />application, application fee, site plan and coop specifications incorporating generally <br />held best practices. Initial applications shall be considered by the City Council after <br />holding a public hearing on the matter. Renewals may be approved administratively <br />unless the City has received substantiated complaints or related violations have been <br />noted during the previous year. <br /> <br />(2) Coop structures shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from property lines and the <br />subject home; coops shall only be located in rear yards. New coops shall require a <br />permit and shall be considered an accessory building subject to all other conditions <br />referenced in Section 1106.06 of the Zoning Code. <br /> <br />(3) Coops and the subject property shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner <br />and may be subject to City inspection as may be deemed necessary. <br /> <br />(4) Backyard areas within which chicken or ducks are allowed to roam shall be fenced to <br />confine said birds to subject property. <br /> <br />(5) Neither roosters nor drakes shall be permitted. <br /> <br />(6) No slaughtering or beheading shall be permitted on the subject premises. <br /> <br />