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� r1 City of Mounds View Staff R Item No: 08A Meeting Date: March 25, 2024 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 9893, a Chicken -Keeping License Request from Megan Oswald Schwerr, 5381 Jackson Drive 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. Megan Oswald Schwerr has submitted an application to raise and keep chickens on her property. Discussion: The applicant, Megan Oswald Schwerr, has submitted an application to raise and keep chickens on her property located at 5381 Jackson Drive. The City Code allows for up to twelve chickens at one time and requires that backyard areas within which the chickens roam be fenced. Ms. Oswald Schwerr has indicated that she plans to raise and keep four chickens at this time. 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 Ms. Oswald Schwerr 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 March 11, 2024, edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the City's official newspaper. In addition, as required, notices were mailed to residents within 350 feet of the subject property. Ms. Oswald Schwerr has indicated that she will be present at the City Council Meeting/Public Hearing to answer any questions you may have. Staff received a voice mail from 5380 St. Stephen (neighbor) in support of granting the license. 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 the public hearing for comment and approval of Resolution 9893 approving a chicken -keeping license for Megan Oswald Schwerr. This is an annual license, January 1 to December 31. Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund