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Mourns ViEw of Mounds View Staff Item No. 08D Type of Business: CA Meeting Date: January 27, 2014 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council - From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8211, Approving a Residential Kennel License for Jennifer Bode located at 3033 Woodale Drive in Mounds View Background Jennifer Bode currently owns three dogs (Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Husky Mix, and a German Shepard) at her residence located at 3033 Woodale Drive Road in Mounds View. All three dogs are licensed with the City in accordance with the Mounds View City Code, and the property is currently fenced with an invisible dog fence. According to Section 701.04, subd. 8, it states: a. Licensing requirements: The owner of a proposed dog kennel shall submit a license application and present a petition to the Clerk/Administrator signed by more than fifty percent (50%) of all registered landowners rr blase t occupying land within five hundred feet (500') of the proposed<kennel.who agree to the establishment of the kennel. The petition shall contain; among other items of information, the number and species of dogs intended to be kept on the premises, whether the yard or kennel area is or will be fenced and whether the dogs would be raised for breeding purposes. Upon the receipt of the petition and license application, the Clerk/Administrator shall present the petition and application to the City Council for their consideration. (Ord. 696, 4-22-02; Ord. 774, 8-14-06) Discussion In the past, a Conditional Use Permit approval and a Public Hearing before the City Council was required for a Residential Kennel License. This requirement was changed when Ordinance 774 was passed on August 14, 2006, by the City Council. Residents who wish to request a Residential Kennel License are now required to submit a petition signed by more than fifty percent (50%) of all registered landowners or those occupying the land within five hundred feet (500') who agree to the establishment of the kennel and present the petition and application to Staff for City Council approval. There is no longer a requirement fora resident to go through the Conditional Use Permit and Public Hearing process. Staff received the necessary application materials, and the petition was signed by residents within a 500 feet radius of 3033 Woodale Drive. The petition was verified by