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Mounds View City Council July 24, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />Councilmember Thomas asked if any back grading would be done because of the construction of 1 <br />the walkout home. Director Ericson stated it would. 2 <br /> 3 <br />MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/FLAHERTY. To continue the public hearing until August 14, 4 <br />2006. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 7 <br /> 8 <br />MOTION/SECOND: FLAHERTY/GUNN. To accept the first reading of a Partial Drainage and 9 <br />Utility Easement Vacation Associated with Lot 5, Hidden Hollow, as requested by Dave Regal 10 <br />Builders. 11 <br /> 12 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 13 <br /> 14 <br />C. 7:15 pm - Public Hearing to Consider the First Reading and Introduction of 15 <br />Ordinance 774, an ordinance Amending Chapters 701 and 1106 of the 16 <br />Mounds View Municipal Code Pertaining to Dog Kennels 17 <br /> 18 <br />Director Ericson stated this was brought to their attention last December and that the zoning code 19 <br />should be amended so residents with three or four dogs do not have to go through the Planning 20 <br />Commission and Council for a conditional use permit. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Director Ericson stated it is not a planning action to have three to four dogs. He stated the 23 <br />Planning Commission recommended removing the C.U.P. requirement and having kennels and 24 <br />multiple dogs covered under regular licensing. He stated that some language would be added 25 <br />regarding persons charged with animal cruelty and a mechanism to revoke the license. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Director Ericson stated that requirements to obtain signatures remains the same. He stated this 28 <br />change would not require people to go through a public hearing in order to have kennels. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Mayor Marty opened the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Mr. Glidden asked for a clarification between dog kennels for commercial purposes or dog 33 <br />kennels for pets. He asked if the change would address regular kennels or commercial kennels. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Director Ericson responded the ordinance reflects changes to pet owners, not commercial kennel 36 <br />operators. He stated it does not change the requirements for a commercial kennel and only 37 <br />applies to residential properties and personal pets. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Mayor Marty read from the ordinance, clarifying that it will not apply to commercial kennels. He 40 <br />stated that this ordinance would apply to residents who want to breed dogs who could not in the 41 <br />past without a Conditional Use Permit. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Mr. Glidden asked the Council to consider what is a reasonable number of pets. Director Ericson 44 <br />stated that in Mounds View, a residential property owner couldn’t have more than four dogs. He 45