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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 10, 2018 Page 3 1 Councilmember Stille stated he supports the request, noting this is quite a large variance at 17.5 2 feet but would fit nicely into the neighborhood. 3 4 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 5 18-03; a Resolution Approving a Request for a 17.5-foot variance from the rear yard setback to 6 allow for placement of a proposed sunroom 7.5 feet from the property line at 3421 Skycroft 7 Drive. 8 9 Motion Carried 5-0. 10 11 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 12 13 A. Resolution 18-034; a Resolution to approve a request to keep four (4) chickens in an R-1 14 zoning district at 3600 Coolidge Street NE. 15 16 City Manager Casey reviewed a request that was received from the Applicants on March 26, 17 2018 to keep chickens on their property. The applicant provided a site plan showing the location 18 and dimensions of the proposed enclosure on the property, as well as a written request to the City 19 Council. 20 21 The Applicants (Kevin and Kara Coppinger) provided a written request and diagram showing the 22 location and dimensions of the chicken coop in relation to their property. The Applicant states 23 that the coop will be located along the western side of the house and be located adjacent to an 24 existing deck, next to the house, away from the property lines. The coop will be 91” long, 39” 25 wide, and 49” high – a total of 24.6 square feet. All chickens will be female. The Applicants 26 have spoken with both neighbors that share a property line with and received verbal approval. 27 The back yard has an 8-foot privacy fence around the perimeter of the property. 28 29 Staff recommends City Council adopt the resolution. 30 31 The applicants were present but did not have anything to add to staff’s report. 32 33 Councilmember Stille noted the resolution does not specify female chickens. Ms. Coppinger 34 stated the request is for only female chickens. 35 36 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution 37 18-034; a Resolution to approve a request to keep four (4) chickens in an R-1 Zoning District at 38 3600 Coolidge St NE. 39 Motion Carried 5-0 40 41 B. Resolution 18-035; a Resolution supporting the Contamination grant application 42 submitted to the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) by 43 The Village, LLC for Environmental Remediation at 2501 Lowry Avenue. 44 45 5