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1 <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Item No: 08A <br />Meeting Date: September 28, 2020 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />City Administrator Review: <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing: Consideration of Resolution 9307, to Consider a <br />Chicken/Duck Keeping License Request from Laura Wake Wiesner, <br />8250 Knollwood Drive <br />Introduction: The Mounds View City Council passed Ordinance 903, which amended Chapter <br />701 of the Code, to provide for limited and controlled raising and keeping of chickens and/or ducks <br />on properties zoned R-1, Single Family. Residents are limited to no more than eight chickens or <br />ducks restricted to only backyard areas. This Ordinance became effective on August 3, 2015. <br />Discussion: Laura Wake Wiesner, owner of 8250 Knollwood Drive, has submitted an application <br />to raise and keep six chickens on her property. Attached is the application for the City Council's <br />consideration. The City requires that backyard areas within which the chickens are allowed to roam <br />must be fenced. A site inspection conducted on September 8, 2020, indicated that a fence exists <br />enclosing the rear yard. The site plan submitted shows that the coop will have the required minimum <br />20' setbacks from all property lines. It appears Ms. Wiesner meets all requirements under Ordinance <br />903. <br />In accordance with Ordinance 903, initial applications shall be considered by the City Council after <br />holding a public hearing. Renewals may be approved administratively unless the City has received <br />substantial complaints or related violations have been documented during the previous year. <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Our ordinance and this application are consistent with the Vision <br />Statement, "...welcoming a desirable destination to all ages and cultures... and a place where <br />residents can live, work and play." <br />Financial Impact: None <br />Recommendation: Staff recommends opening this public hearing for public comment and <br />approval of this license request. This is an annual license, and if approved, will expire on <br />December 31, 2021. <br />Staff has published a public hearing notice in the September 15, 2020 edition of the Shoreview <br />Press, the City's official newspaper. In addition, as required, notices were mailed to residents within <br />a 350 feet of the subject property. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Nyle Zikmund <br />