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MEMORANDUM To: St. Anthony Village Mayor and City Council Mark Casey, City Manager From: Stephen Grittman, City Planner Date: City Council Regular Meeting; May 26, 2020 NAC Project No. 323.01 – 20.07 Request: Request to keep four (4) chickens in an R-1 Zoning District Location: 2816 Coolidge Street NE DISCUSSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff has received an inquiry from the Applicant owners dated May 7th, 2020 requesting a permit to keep four female chickens at their residential property at the above address. The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is surrounded primarily by single family neighborhood in all directions. The Applicants have provided a diagram of the property showing the location and dimensions of the chicken coop in relation to their property. The location is an existing coop and run which was constructed by previous owners on the north side of an existing utility shed along the alleyway. The chicken coop structure is approximately 16 square feet in area, with an open fenced “run” of 10 feet by 10 feet, extending north from the coop. The application does not specify height of the coop or run, but from photographs, appears to be less than six feet in height. According to the application provided by the applicants, the coop is located approximately 25 feet from the closest point of the neighbor’s house to the west of the subject property. . The chicken coop is partially shielded by a neighboring shed and existing tree cover. For accessory buildings, a setback requirement from adjoining side and rear lot lines is 5 feet. The applicant’s information does not specify setback of the shed or coop – the City’s requirement for such accessory structures is 5 feet from the property line. The applicant should verify this setback as a part of their approval. A view of the existing shed and coop location, prior to the coop’s construction, is shown in the photo from Google Street View, below. 19