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Planning Commission Meeting September 12, 2002- page 2 20 acres in size or larger. He also said he felt that 10 acres was not enough property. Malaski agreed that the draft ordinance did not mention the disposal of animal waste or how far the arena needed to be from a well. She was also concerned about setbacks from neighboring homes, screening arenas from other properties, and the possibility of it becoming a place for a boarding and training business. The Community Development Director pointed out that the ordinance already provided for setbacks and the keeping of animals. Malaski wondered if a provision should be included to require the building be removed if the arena was not used for horses. McRoberts stated that the building would be three times the permitted size and perhaps the setbacks should be increased if the permitted building size was increased. He also said he was concerned about the noise and possible odor. Schumann opened the public hearing. Ed Sevenrude, currently residing in West Lakeland Township and purchasing a 10 -acre parcel from Rodney Bahr, said he currently boards six horses and would like to have a place on his property to ride them all year because his family enjoyed it and it kept the horses fit and trim. Schumann reminded the Commission to consider the request for an ordinance amendment as it applies to the entire City, not just the parcels in the White Oak Heights subdivision. McRoberts said he felt that if the ordinance amendment was approved, there would be many applications for horse arenas. Bailly said that she liked seeing horses because they were part of Hugo's rural atmosphere but said she would like to see the restrictions in the draft resolution a little tougher. She suggested the draft ordinance be amended to limit the height of the building, require it to be at least 500' from a public street, only permit 25% of the arena be of concrete floor, increase the side setback to 80 feet, and require coniferous screening from adjacent properties. Rosenquist said the ordinance should remain as is because allowing buildings three -times the currently permitted size was too much. Schumann said he felt people appreciated Hugo's rural flavor that horses give. Kleissler agreed with Bob, saying that she likes horses but the buildings would be too large for 10 - acre parcels. She also said there could be problems with the noise, lighting, and possible event parking. Peltier said the building should be smaller.