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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ,: COUNTY OF RAMSEY I -harlene Vold being duly sworn on an oath, states or affirms that they are the Authorized Agent of the newspaper(s) known as: SF Moundsview/New Brighton and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifica- tion as a qualified newspaper as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and other applicable laws as amended. (B) This Public Notice was printed and pub- lished in said newspaper(s) for 1 succes- sive issues; the first insertion being on 06/05/2015 and the last insertion being on 06/05/2015. Authorized Agent Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me on 06/05/2015. )LLQ_ Notary Public Wv i*,VVVVW`V,�VpV�V�V WVVVVW��► ;. - �!� WIAM iY A fIGM Notary Publio-M n mwta My CoMmWWon ftl Jen 31, 2019 Rate Information: (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space: $25.40 per column inch Ad ID 402367 City of New Brighton (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO.834 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON A CITY CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO FOWL AND BEES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON OR- DAINS as follows: Section 1. New Brighton City Code, Chapter 6, Article 1, Section 6-1 is hereby amended by adding new definitions as follows: Bees. An insect of a large group of honeybees, who collects pollen and nectar. Coop. A cage or pen used to confine fowl. Fowl. All domesticated barnyard and water birds including, but not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. Section 2. New Brighton City Code, Chapter 6 is hereby amended by adding an Article 8 as follows: Article 8. Fowl and Bees Sec. 6-200. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to establish reasonable regulations for the keeping of fowl and bees throughout the City. The City Coun- cil recognizes there is a desire to engage in more sustainable food practices. However, the keeping of certain types of fowl can create unintended negative impacts, in- cluding noise and odors that are not typical of urban environments. The regulations within this Article aim to address the negative impacts that result from keeping fowl within an urban environment. Additionally, in recognition that bees have health implications for certain individuals, this Article establishes minimum hive standards and notification re- quirements. Sec. 6-201. Number of Fowl. The keeping of fowl shall not ex- ceed a total of six per property on all property throughout the City. Sec. 6-202. Flock Notification. Any property owner who keeps fowl shall notify the City's Code Compliance Inspector, or designee, of all flock locations within the City. Sec. 6-203. Outdoor Butchering. No outdoor butchering of fowl is permitted. Section 6-204. Minimum Coop Size. Under no circumstances shall coop size be less than three (3) square feet per fowl kept. Section 6-205. Coop Standards. All coops shall be: (1) Clean and sanitary; (2) Made of sound construction and craftsmanship; (3) Be maintained so they remain structurally sound; (4) Protect the fowl from the weather; (5) Be located in the rear/back yard and meet the most restrictive of the following setbacks: a. 5 feet from side and rear prop- erty lines. b. 25 feet from residences on ad- acent and nearby lots. c. A setback from adjacent and ,iearby residences a distance at east equal to the distance the coop s placed from the residence on the subject property. d. 25 feet from a lake, wetland, pond, stream, tributary, drainage ditch or the like. e. All other structure or building setbacks required under the Zoning Code. (6) Not be located inside a pri- mary residence or place of busi- ness; and (7) Follow best practices for nests. Section 6-206. Restraining Fowl. All fowl shall be prohibited from running at large off of the owner's property. Section 6-207. Roosters. All roosters are prohibited. Section 6-208. Hive Notification. Any property owner who keeps bees shall notify the City's Code Compliance Inspector, or designee, of all hives the person intends to es- tablish within the City. Section 6-209. Water Source Re- quired. Any property owner who keeps bees shall provide and maintain a nearby, designated water source. Section 3. Any property owner that started keeping bees or fowl prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall have six months from its date of publication to come into compliance with its provisions, except that existing flocks shall be reported to the City's Code Com- pliance Inspector, or designee, per Section 6-202 within 90 days. Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective on the first day follow- ing publication. Adopted this 26th day of May, 2015 by the New Brighton City Council with a vote of 3 ayes and 2 nays. BY THE CITY COUNCIL Dave Jacobsen, Mayor Dean R. Lotter, City Manager ATTEST: Tem Haarstad, City Clerk SEAL 6/5/15, 3SF3, Ordinance No. 834, 402367