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Item No: 08B <br /> MOUNDS VIEW Meeting Date: April 28, 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 10092, Approving a <br /> Chicken-Keeping License for Julie Clark, 8005 Woodlawn Drive <br /> Introduction: Chapter 90.005 of the Mounds View Code allows limited and controlled raising <br /> and keeping of chickens and/or ducks on properties zoned R-1, Single Family. Julie Clark has <br /> applied to raise and keep chickens on her property. <br /> Discussion: The applicant, Julie Clark, has applied to raise and keep chickens on her <br /> property located at 8005 Woodlawn Drive. The City Code allows up to twelve chickens at one <br /> time and requires that backyard areas within which the chickens roam be fenced. Ms. Clark <br /> has indicated that she plans to raise and keep 12 chickens at this time. Ms. Clark has also <br /> indicated that the coop is enclosed with a fence approximately six feet high. The chicken coop <br /> will meet the City Code requirement of a minimum of 20 feet from all property lines. <br /> In accordance with Chapter 90.0005 of the Mounds View City Code, initial applications shall be <br /> considered by the City Council after holding a public hearing. Approval of renewal applications <br /> are done administratively unless the City has received substantial complaints or related <br /> violations have been documented during the previous year. <br /> As required, staff has published a public hearing notice in the April 16, 2025, edition of the <br /> Pioneer Press, the City's official newspaper. In addition, notices were mailed to residents within <br /> 350 feet of the subject property. <br /> It appears Ms. Clark's request meets all requirements of Chapter 90.005. <br /> This is an annual license and will expire December 31, 2025. <br /> Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Our ordinance and this application are consistent with the Vision <br /> Statement, "...welcoming a desirable destination to all ages and cultures...and a place where <br /> residents can live, work and play." <br /> Financial Impact: None <br /> Recommendation: Staff recommends opening the public hearing for comment and approval <br /> of Resolution 10092 approving a chicken-keeping license for Julie Clark. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br />