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Mounds View City Council April 22, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 located in his rear yard. 3 Mayor Lindstrom questioned if the coop was already built. 5 Mr. Weston Miller reported the coop was not already built, but he had the building materials 6 purchased. 8 Corey Mathiowetz, 2925 County Road H2, explained he lived next to Peter and Ashley. He stated 9 he was adamantly against the chicken keep request. He noted he would be selling his house in the 10 next five years and he feared how the odor from the chickens would adversely impact his property 1 1 value. He reviewed several photos with the Council and discussed how the surrounding neighbors 12 would be negatively impacted by the proposed chicken coop. He commented further on a medical 13 condition he has and stated this condition would be exacerbated by the chickens. 14 15 Hearing no further public input, Mayor Lindstrom closed the public hearing at 6:29 p.m. 16 17 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9902, Approving 18 a Chicken -Keeping License for Peter Weston Miller, 2933 County Road H2. 19 20 Council Member Meehlhause asked for clarification on the Resolution number. Assistant City 21 Administrator Beeman reported the correct Resolution number was 9902. 22 23 Mayor Lindstrom addressed Mr. Mathiowetz. He explained 14 residents in Mounds View have 24 been keeping chickens since 2016. He stated while he understood Mr. Mathiowetz's concerns, he 25 noted the City has only received one complaint over the past eight years and that was because a 26 residents' chickens got out. He discussed how the City has been trying to support urban 27 homesteading. He reported the homeowners would not be able to have roosters. 28 29 Mr. Mathiowetz believed there were some homes that were more conducive to keeping chickens 30 than others and he did not believe it was fair for the adjacent neighbors to have to view this. He 31 commented on how his property was at a higher elevation and he did not believe it was fair to have 32 to view the coop. 33 34 Mayor Lindstrom understood that some properties had better geography than others. He discussed 35 how chicken -keeping requests were considered by the Council and noted the applicant had met all 36 of the City's requirements. He appreciated the comments that were brought forward from Mr. 37 Mathiowetz and encouraged the Weston Miller's to be respectful chicken keepers. 38 39 Mr. Mathiowetz commented further on how the chickens would attract more predators and noted 40 he had a bobcat on camera on his deck. 41 42 Ashley Weston Miller, 2933 County Road H2, explained she reached out to her neighbors asking 43 for comments and she did not hear back. She reported this was not her first time keeping chickens. 44 She noted she had a permit to keep chickens in St. Paul as well. She understood Mr. Mathiowetz' 45 concerns, but stated she loves animals and it would be important to her to keep this coop clean and 46 well maintained.