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Item No: 08F <br /> MOUNDS VIEW Meeting Date: April 14, 2025 <br /> Type of Business: Council Business <br /> City Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br /> Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing: Consideration of Resolution 10082, Approving a <br /> Chicken-Keeping License Request from Shannon and Miles Och, <br /> 2665 Sherwood Road <br /> Introduction <br /> Chapter 90.005 of the Mounds View Code allows limited and controlled raising and keeping <br /> of chickens and/or ducks on properties zoned R-1, Single Family. Shannon and Miles Och <br /> have applied to raise and keep chickens on their property in Mounds View. <br /> Discussion <br /> The applicants, Shannon and Miles Och, have applied to raise and keep chickens on their <br /> property located at 2665 Sherwood Road. The City Code allows up to twelve chickens at <br /> one time and requires that backyard areas within which the chickens roam be fenced. The <br /> Ochs have indicated that they plan to keep and raise six chickens at this time. They have <br /> also indicated that along with the coop and run, the entire backyard is enclosed with a <br /> chain link fence with a height that varies from four to five feet high. The site plan submitted <br /> indicates that the chicken coop will meet the City Code requirement of a minimum of 20 <br /> feet from all property lines. <br /> In accordance with Chapter 90.0005, initial applications shall be considered by the City <br /> Council after holding a public hearing. Approval of renewal applications are done <br /> administratively unless the City has received substantial complaints or related violations <br /> have been documented during the previous year. <br /> As required, staff has published a public hearing notice in the April 2, 2025, edition of the <br /> Pioneer Press, the City's official newspaper. In addition, as required, notices were mailed to <br /> residents within 350 feet of the subject property. <br /> It appears the applicants meet all requirements of Chapter 90.005. <br /> The applicants have indicated that they will be present at the City Council meeting/public <br /> hearing to answer any questions you may have. <br /> This is an annual license and will expire December 31, 2025. <br /> The Mounds View Vision <br /> A Thriving Desirable Community <br />