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<br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: St. Anthony Village Mayor and City Council <br /> Mark Casey, City Manager <br />From: Stephen Grittman, City Planner <br /> <br />Date: City Council Regular Meeting; July 28, 2020 <br /> <br />NAC Project No. 323.01 – 20.07 <br />Request: Request to keep six (6) chickens in an R-1 Zoning District <br /> <br />Location: 3529 Edward Street NE <br /> <br />DISCUSSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff has received an inquiry from the Applicant owners dated July 15, 2020 requesting a permit to keep <br />six female chickens at their residential property at the above address. The property is zoned R-1, Single <br />Family Residential, and is surrounded primarily by single family neighborhood in all directions. <br />The Applicants have provided a <br />diagram of the property showing <br />the location and dimensions of <br />the chicken coop in relation to <br />their property. The location is <br />approximately 20 feet from the <br />rear (east) property line. The <br />chicken coop structure is <br />approximately 20 square feet in <br />area, with an open fenced “run” <br />of 12 feet by 8 feet, extending <br />east from the coop. The <br />application does not specify <br />height of the coop or run, but <br />from photographs, appears to be <br />approximately 8 feet in height. <br />According to the information provided by the applicants, the chicken coop is partially shielded from <br />neighboring views by existing tree cover. For accessory buildings, a setback requirement from adjoining <br />side and rear lot lines is 5 feet. As noted above, the applicants propose a setback of 20 feet or more.The <br />applicant should verify this setback as a part of their approval. <br /> <br />21