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� r1 City of Mounds View Staff R Item No: 08A Meeting Date: October 9, 2023 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing: Consideration of Resolution 9808, a Chicken -Keeping License Request from Saif Alnabi, 7624 Spring Lake Road Introduction: Chapter 90.005 of the Mounds View Code allows limited and controlled raising and keeping of chickens and/or ducks on properties zoned R-1, Single Family. (Ordinance 903). Saif Alnabi has submitted an application to raise and keep chickens on his property. Discussion: The applicant, Saif Alnabi, has submitted an application to raise and keep chickens on his property located at 7624 Spring Lake Road. The City Code allows for up to twelve chickens at one time and requires that backyard areas within which the chickens roam be fenced. Mr. Alnabi has indicated that he plans to raise and keep eight chickens. The chickens will have a designated area in a fenced rear yard. The submitted site plan indicates that the chicken coop will have the required minimum 20 foot setbacks from all property lines. It appears Mr. Alnabi meets all requirements of Chapter 90.005. In accordance with Chapter 90.0005, initial applications shall be considered by the City Council after holding a public hearing. Approval of renewal applications are done administratively unless the City has received substantial complaints or related violations have been documented during the previous year. As required, staff has published a public hearing notice in the September 25, 2023, edition of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press, the City's official newspaper. In addition, as required, notices were mailed to residents within 350 feet of the subject property. Mr. Alnabi has indicated that he and his wife will be present at the City Council Meeting/Public Hearing. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Our ordinance and this application are consistent with the Vision Statement, "...welcoming a desirable destination to all ages and cultures ... and a place where residents can live, work and play." Financial Impact: None Recommendation: Staff recommends opening this public hearing for public comment and approval of Resolution 9808 approving a chicken -keeping license for Saif Alnabi. This is an annual license, January 1 to December 31. Staff is requesting that you extend the expiration date of this license to December 31, 2024 instead of 2023. Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund