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Item 2 Page 3 of 4 Accessory structures are only allowed in the rear Most yards are large enough to accommodate an yard of properties in the city. accessory building in the backyard. There are a handful of older homes (1930's) that may have been built prior to current lot lines, and have large front yards and tiny backyards. In these cases, a Variance may be justified to build an Accessory Building in the frontyard. OPPORTUNTITIES More clearly address urban agriculture in the city This is not a problem that needs to be solved. If a code by explicitly stating how different forms of resident would like to convert their entire yard into urban agriculture are allowed in various zoning a garden, there is not a need to regulate the districts. garden, so much as regulate the nuisance (e.g. noxious weeds, yard waste, etc. Make keeping fowl and bees more accessible by The City Council has given a lot of thought to the decreasing application requirements and fees. licensing of chickens, ducks, and bees. License Expand the types of animals that residents can fees are intended to be equivalent to the City's have by creating standards for keeping other cost of administering the license program. appropriate livestock. If expanding the type of permitted non - domesticated animals, consideration needs to be given as to the potential of nuisances, e.g. noise, waste management, attraction of rodents, etc. If the intention of keeping chickens and ducks is to produce eggs, and the keeping of bees is to produce honey, what other animals produce a product, such as dairy, wool, meat, skins, etc. and are these types of animals appropriate in Mounds View? How are deceased animals disposed of (e.g. discarding a 5 lbs. chicken vs. a 1,000 lbs. cow)? Consider incorporating urban agriculture into (see previous comments). public/institutional open spaces, for example at a school or at some of the many parks in the city. Abiding Savior and Edgewood Middle School sponsor community gardens. Decrease barriers to water access by allowing (see previous comments) residents to draw water from any hydrant and making obtaining a permit straightforward and affordable. Urban agriculture requires infrastructure and City Code is specific to prohibiting noxious weeds plants that may not be common in the city and as defined in City Code, along with height limits may not meet public nuisance regulations, but within the right-of-way and 30' sight triangle of generally would not have a negative impact on the intersections. public. Consider potential benefits of the infrastructure/plant growth when evaluating these cases. Adjust public vegetation regulations to facilitate This is more relevant to the location of public collective food production and consumption in gardens, e.g. where is it most appropriate to public spaces while still protecting other permit 10' tall sunflowers or corn stalks (e.g. not vegetation and structures. ad acent to an intersection). Allow accessory structures to be located This is more specific to owners of double lots, and anywhere on property and do not require the owners of vacant landlocked parcels. The owners presence of a primary structure in order for a lot to of double lots have the option to combine their lots have an accessory structure. This will create into one, thereby having the ability to build an greater flexibility for urban agriculture accessory structure in that yard. There has been I Fie MuUnub V Iew V lblun A Thriving Desirable Community