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Item No: 5 Meeting Date: April 6, 2005 Type of Business: Public Hearing City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Kristin Prososki, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for a Residential Dog Kennel at 8370 Pleasant View Drive; Planning Case No. CU2005-002 Introduction: The applicant, Elizabeth Stoltz, is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for a residential kennel at 8370 Pleasant View Drive, which is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The applicant is proposing to keep three German Shepard dogs as pets. Discussion: Section 1106.04 of the Zoning Code conditionally allows residential dog kennels in Single Family Residential districts. The applicant is proposing to keep two female German Shepard dogs and one male German Shepard dog on the property. The Municipal Code requires that residents obtain a residential kennel license if they will be keeping more than two dogs that are more than six months old on the property. A residential kennel license will permit the resident to have up to four dogs. One of the conditions of the residential kennel license is that the applicant must submit a petition signed by at least 50% of the property owners within 500 feet of the applicant’s property stating that they agree with the establishment of the kennel. The signatures must be submitted prior to City Council review and the applicant has indicated that the signatures will be submitted at the April 6, 2005 Planning Commission meeting. The applicant is planning to enclose the backyard with a five (5) foot tall fence. A privacy fence will be constructed on the east (front) side, on the north side (to match up with an existing privacy fence) and half way on the south side of the property. A black chain link fence will be installed on the west (back) side and the back half of the south line. There is currently a small fenced area in the yard and an existing kennel in the yard. The applicant has three German Shepard dogs; one male and two females. All three dogs are neutered/spayed. The applicant has indicated that the dogs are “inside” dogs most of the day. The dogs are only let outside when the applicant is home and are not outside from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.. The applicant has indicated that the dogs have not been trained to be aggressive guard dogs and have only received behavioral training. Staff contacted the Mounds View Police Department and requested any complaints or reports filed regarding animals at the subject property. There is one complaint on file with the Police Department for 8370 Pleasant View Drive. On March 5, 2005, the Police Department received a complaint about barking dogs at the residence.