2015.05.12 CC Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

May 12, 2015 9. Consideration of Application for a Solicitor License for Platinum Marketing, representing Honest 1 Auto Repair. Motion by Councilmember Jacobsen, seconded by Councilmember Burg to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays - Motion Carried Public Hearing Consideration of Ordinance 834, amending Article 1 of Chapter 6 of the City Code concerning the keeping of fowl and bees. City Manager Lotter indicated Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach and Code Enforcement Officer Hatch would be presenting this item to the Council. Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach reviewed the legislative history of this matter noting the Council appoi nted a task force to begin discussing urban fanning in New Brighton. She indicated the topic of urban farming has garnered a lot of attention locally since the summer of 2013. Code Enforcement Officer Hatch provided further comment on the reason for attention to urban farming has been complaints that cannot be resolved because the City's regulations are silent on the keeping of chickens and other fowl. The common themes that have emerged, whether a proponent or opponent of urban farming, have been the keeping of chickens and their associated coops. In an effort to better understand the issues, the Council created and appointed a nine - member task force on September 10, 2013. That task force held seven meetings over a period of eight months and forwarded a recommendation to Council on where regulation should be focused, and loosely what that regulation might look like. Since then, and over the past eight months, Council has been discussing the recommendation of the UFTF in an effort to establish what regulations need to be enacted to preserve the quality of life in New Brighton. Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach explained that these regulations have been drafted into ordinance form and been discussed in multiple work sessions. Staff has incorporated the Council directives from those work session discussions into proposed Ordinance 834. The regulations codified in this ordinance include: • Establishment of a maximum number of fowl allowed per lot based on lot area. The range is from 6 fowl on lots of 20,000 SF or less, up to 18 fowl on lots greater than an acre in area. • A minimum coop size of three (3) SF per fowl kept. • Coop setback standards • General coop maintenance and sanitary standards • A provision that requires residents to keep their fowl on their own property • A prohibition on roosters • For bee owners, a hive notification and water source requirement Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach reported as currently drafted, proposed Ordinance 834 would not officially go into effect until six months from the date of its publication in the official City newspaper. This allows residents time to come into compliance with the new provisions. Lastly, the topic of urban farming was very broad and there were a number of other relevant issues discussed by Council and the UFTF, but are not Page 3 of 13 9. Solicitor Lic. for Platinum Marketing representing Honest 1 Auto Repair. Public Hearing 1. Consideration of Ordinance 834, amending Article 1 of Chapter 6 of the City Code concerning the keeping of fowl and bees.