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Item No: 08A MO S VfE_W Meeting Date: 11/12/2024 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing: Consideration of Resolution 9997, Approving a Chicken- Keeping License Request from Amy Boyd, 2461 Clearview Avenue 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. Amy Boyd has submitted an application to raise and keep chickens on her property. Discussion: The applicant, Amy Boyd, has submitted an application to raise and keep chickens on her property located at 2461 Clearview Avenue. The City Code allows for up to twelve chickens at one time and requires the areas within which the chickens roam be fenced. Ms. Boyd has indicated that the coop and run are covered with 1/2 inch galvanized hardware mesh and the chickens are completely contained. She is already raising and keeping ten chickens at this time. The original submitted site plan indicated that the chicken coop was only five feet from the east property line. However, she has submitted a revised plan which shows the required minimum 20+ foot setback from all property lines. It appears Ms. Boyd 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 October 31, 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. Boyd has indicated that she and her husband, Jon, will be present at the City Council Meeting/Public Hearing to answer any questions you may have. 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 9997 approving a chicken-keeping license for Amy Boyd. This is an annual license, January 1 to December 31. Staff recommends that the expiration of this license is December 31, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund