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Mounds View City Council April 22, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />within the chicken keeping policy and would be placing the coop 20 feet from every property line. <br />He stated he had a 100 foot wide lot. He commented further on where the 8’ by 8’ coop would be <br />located in his rear yard. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom questioned if the coop was already built. <br /> <br />Mr. Weston Miller reported the coop was not already built, but he had the building materials <br />purchased. <br /> <br />Corey Mathiowetz, 2925 County Road H2, explained he lived next to Peter and Ashley. He stated <br />he was adamantly against the chicken keep request. He noted he would be selling his house in the <br />next five years and he feared how the odor from the chickens would adversely impact his property <br />value. He reviewed several photos with the Council and discussed how the surrounding neighbors <br />would be negatively impacted by the proposed chicken coop. He commented further on a medical <br />condition he has and stated this condition would be exacerbated by the chickens. <br /> <br />Hearing no further public input, Mayor Lindstrom closed the public hearing at 6:29 p.m. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9902, Approving <br />a Chicken-Keeping License for Peter Weston Miller, 2933 County Road H2. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause asked for clarification on the Resolution number. Assistant City <br />Administrator Beeman reported the correct Resolution number was 9902. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom addressed Mr. Mathiowetz. He explained 14 residents in Mounds View have <br />been keeping chickens since 2016. He stated while he understood Mr. Mathiowetz’s concerns, he <br />noted the City has only received one complaint over the past eight years and that was because a <br />residents’ chickens got out. He discussed how the City has been trying to support urban <br />homesteading. He reported the homeowners would not be able to have roosters. <br /> <br />Mr. Mathiowetz believed there were some homes that were more conducive to keeping chickens <br />than others and he did not believe it was fair for the adjacent neighbors to have to view this. He <br />commented on how his property was at a higher elevation and he did not believe it was fair to have <br />to view the coop. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom understood that some properties had better geography than others. He discussed <br />how chicken-keeping requests were considered by the Council and noted the applicant had met all <br />of the City’s requirements. He appreciated the comments that were brought forward from Mr. <br />Mathiowetz and encouraged the Weston Miller’s to be respectful chicken keepers. <br /> <br />Mr. Mathiowetz commented further on how the chickens would attract more predators and noted <br />he had a bobcat on camera on his deck. <br /> <br />Ashley Weston Miller, 2933 County Road H2, explained she reached out to her neighbors asking <br />for comments and she did not hear back. She reported this was not her first time keeping chickens. <br />She noted she had a permit to keep chickens in St. Paul as well. She understood Mr. Mathiowetz’