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MacRannolds CUP April 21, 1999 Page 2 • As of the date this report was drafted (April 15, 1999)the applicant had not yet submitted the required signatures for this application, although she had left a voice mail message indicating that she was working on getting the rest of the signatures. Because of the 120 day deadline--May 8, 1999--the Planning Commission needs to act on this request at its April 17th meeting so that the City Council can take final action on April 26, 1999, the last regular meeting before the deadline. Analysis: Licensing Requirements: There are two critical requirements for a residential dog kennel license to be approved. The first is that the applicant shall obtain signatures of approval from at least fifty percent of the property owners within 500 feet of the subject property. In this case, there are 57 properties that either fall within or are partially within a 500-foot radius of 2841 Bronson Drive, which means that at a minimum, 29 of the property owners would need to sign a petition in favor of the kennel application. The applicant has thus far collected signatures approving of the kennel request from six(6) property owners. The other requirement is that the City Council would need to approve a conditional use permit for this request. As with any conditional use permit, there are standards and requirements that need to be addressed that concern the possible impacts of this use to the immediate area and community as a whole. The individual requirements will be addressed in the next section of this • report. Public Safety Review: Staff has inquired with the Police Department regarding any calls or complaints associated with dogs at Ms. MacRannold's home. Since 1992, there have been four incidents involving dogs: o On November 30, 1992, a male Rottweiler was removed from the property after it had reportedly attacked someone. o On October 10, 1994, the applicant was issued Administrative Offenses for having two dogs (Rottweilers) without a license, both of which had been running loose through the neighborhood. o On March 19, 1998, a dog was removed from the subject property for not having a dog license. o On December 1, 1998, the applicant was issued a Citation for having more than two dogs at her property. Adverse Effects: As with all variance and conditional use permit requests, the Planning Commission is charged with examining the possible adverse effects of the proposal. The City • Code, in Section 1125.01, Subdivision 1, identifies five factors to be addressed. They are as follows, with responses in italics: