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Item No: 07B Meeting Date: August 11, 2014 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: First Reading of Ordinance 890, Amending Section 701.04, subd, 8(a) of the Mounds View City Code, Revising Kennel Licensing Requirements Background In accordance with the Mounds View City Code §701.03, subd. 10(a), any premises where three (3) or four (4) dogs over six (6) months of age are owned, boarded, bred, kept, or harbored must obtain a Residential Kennel License approved by the City. In accordance with §701.03, subd. 10(b), any premises where more than four (4) dogs over six (6) months of age, boarded, bred, kept, or harbored is required to obtain a Commercial Kennel License. The City is starting to see an increase in Residential Kennel License applications, and Staff felt this may be a good time to re-examine the City Code in regard to kennel licensing. During the July Work Session, the City Council reviewed the requirements of obtaining a kennel license with the City. The City currently has five (5) Residential Kennel Licenses, and one (1) Commercial Kennel License (Sham-O-Jet Kennels). Of the five (5) Residential Kennel Licenses, four have three (3) dogs on the premises, and one has four (4) dogs on the premises. Discussion It was the consensus of the City Council to revise the licensing requirements for obtaining a kennel license by removing the petition requirement and adding a public hearing requirement in its place. The City Council will continue to approve all residential and commercial kennel licenses. Currently, §701.04, subd. 8(a) states: Subd. 8. Kennels: (Ord. 696, 4-22-02) a. Licensing requirements: The owner of a proposed dog kennel shall submit a license application and present a petition to the City Administrator signed by more than fifty percent (50%) of all registered landowners or those 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 City Administrator shall present the petition and application to the City Council for their consideration. (Ord. 696, 4-22-02; Ord. 774, 8-14-06; Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10)