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Item No. 07A Type of Business: CB Meeting Date: March 9, 2009 City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk-Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7413, Denial of a Residential Kennel License for at 2273 Pinewood Drive Background John Munsterman currently owns three dogs (Golden Retriever, Weinmaraner, and a Labrador Retriever) at his residence located at 2273 Pinewood Drive 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. 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 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 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 for City Council approval. There is no longer a requirement for a 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 2273 Pinewood Drive. This request for a kennel license was presented by Staff at the Monday, February 23, 2009, City Council Meeting. At that time, Mr. Munsterman did not have enough signatures required for this license. The City Council gave Mr. Munsterman more time to get signatures, and have this