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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/10/14City of Farmington 430 Third Street Farmington, MN 55024 AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION June 10, 2014 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) May 13, 2014 Regular Meeting 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS A Proud Past - A Promising Future Committed to Providing High Quality, Timely and Responsive Service to All Of Our Customers a) Ordinance amending Section 10 -6 -29 (Chickens on Urban Residential Lots) removing the minimum lot area requirement for the keeping of hen chickens Applicant: City of Farmington 430 Third Street Farmington, MN 55024 4. DISCUSSION a) Temporary Storage Garages (verbal) 5. ADJOURN City of Farmington 430 Third Street Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800 • Fax 651.280.6899 www.ci.farmington.mn.us TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Planning Commission Tony Wippler, Planning Manager Ordinance amending Section 10 -6 -29 (Chickens or Urban Residential Lots) removing the minimum lot area requirement for the keeping of hen chickens DATE: June 10, 2014 INTRODUCTION Attached, for the Commission's consideration is an ordinance amending Section 10 -6 -29 as it relates to keeping of chickens on residential lots. DISCUSSION At the April 7, 2014 regular City Council meeting a property owner approached the Council and asked that an amendment be considered to the Urban Chicken ordinance that would allow for Urban Chicken Permits to be granted on lots smaller than 10,000 square feet. Council directed staff to look at amending the ordinance. The Commission discussed reducing the required lot size for these types of permits at its regular meeting on May 13, 2014. At that time the Commission did express some reservations with changing the ordinance so soon after it was originally adopted, however, the consensus of the Commission was that if staff brought an ordinance forward for a public hearing that the lot area requirement should be removed from the ordinance but to keep the Urban Chicken Permits restricted to the R -1 zone. The attached ordinance amendment proposes to remove the minimum lot area requirement of 10,000 square feet as one of the requirements for keeping of chickens on urban residential lots. It would still be a requirement that a property be located within an R -1 Zoning District in order to keep chickens. ACTION REQUESTED Recommend approval of the attached ordinance amendment to Section 10 -6 -29 of the City Code as it relates to Chickens on Urban Residential Lots and forward that recommendation on to the City Council. Respectfully submitted, Tony Wippler, P annin Manager pp g ager CITY OF FARMINGTON DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10 -6 -29 (CHICKENS ON URBAN RESIDENTIAL LOTS) REMOVING THE MINIMUM LOT AREA REQURIEMENT FOR THE KEEPING OF HEN CHICKENS THE CITY COUNICL OF THE CITY OF FARMINGTON ORDAINS: SECTION 1. That Title 10, Chapter 6 of the Farmington City Code, is hereby amended by deleting the st ik g h language as follows: 10 -6 -29: CHICKENS ON URBAN RESIDENTIAL LOTS: (A) Permit Required: An urban chicken permit shall be required for the keeping of any hen chickens on residential property less than two and one -half (21/2) acres in size, provided said property is zoned R -1 (low density residential) .. - ! ! ! ! - • . . The keeping of chickens on lots two and one -half (21/2) acres and larger are regulated under section 6 -4 -2 of this code. An urban chicken permit requires a public hearing be held by the board of adjustment after a fee, established by the city council, is paid and all adjacent property owners are notified. Supporting information/documents to be submitted to the planning division with an urban chicken permit application are: 1. Number of chickens to be kept on the property. 2. Site plan or property survey showing the proposed location of the chicken coop and /or chicken run on the subject property. 3. To scale building plan, including elevations, of the proposed coop and /or run. (B) Duration Of Permit: The urban chicken permit shall be valid for one year from the date of board of adjustment approval. A renewal permit will be required every year after the initial board of adjustment approval that chickens are kept on an approved residential lot. An application for a renewal permit shall be filed with the city thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the current permit. The urban chicken permit may be terminated or not renewed for violations of the ordinance following notice to the permit holder and an opportunity for a hearing at the board of adjustment. The renewal permit will be reviewed and approved administratively. The fee for a renewal permit will be established yearly by the city council. (C) Automatic Termination Of Permit: If the owner of hen chickens, who has an approved permit, moves from the premises approved for said hens the urban chicken permit shall automatically become null and void. (D) Limitation On The Number of Chickens: No person shall keep on any single - family residential property more than three (3) total hen chickens. (E) Three Or More Dwelling Unit Properties: Chickens are not allowed on properties that contain three (3) or more dwelling units. (F) No Roosters: No person shall keep roosters, or adult male chickens, on any residentially zoned property less than two and one -half (21/2) acres in size. (G) No Cockfighting: Cockfighting is specifically prohibited within the city. (H) No Slaughtering: The slaughter of chickens is prohibited on residentially used or zoned properties. (I) Ownership Occupancy: The owner of the chickens shall live on the property on which they are being kept. (J) Confinement: Every person who owns, controls, keeps, maintains or harbors hen chickens must keep them confined on the premises at all times in a chicken coop or chicken run while in the city. Chickens are not allowed to be located in any part of the home and /or garage. (K) Shelter And Enclosure Requirements: Chickens shall be properly protected from the weather and predators and have access to the outdoors in an enclosure or fenced area. The shelter and /or enclosure shall meet all of the following requirements: 1. Any chicken coop and run fencing must be consistent with building and zoning codes. 2. No chicken coop or run shall be constructed on any urban residential lot prior to the time of construction of the principal structure. 3. One chicken coop and /or chicken run will be allowed per residential lot provided the maximum lot coverage of the underlying zoning district is not exceeded. 4. Chicken coops and runs shall not be located in the front or side yards and shall not be placed within any drainage and utility easements found on residential lots. 5. Any chicken coop or run shall be set back at least twenty five feet (25') from any principal structure on adjacent lots and a minimum of ten feet (10') from all property lines. 6. Any chicken coop or run shall be screened from view with a solid fence or landscaped buffer with a minimum height of four feet (4'). All fencing shall be in accordance with section 10 -6 -12 of this chapter. 7. All chicken coops must have a maximum size of ten (10) square feet per chicken and must not exceed eight feet (8') in total height. Fenced in chicken runs must not exceed twenty (20) square feet per chicken and fencing must not exceed six feet (6') in total height. Chicken runs may be enclosed with wood and /or woven wire materials, and may allow chickens to contact the ground. Chicken runs must have a protective overhead netting to keep the chickens separated from other animals. 8. Chicken coops must be elevated a minimum of twelve inches (12 ") and a maximum of thirty six inches (36 ") above grade to ensure circulation beneath the coop. 9. Chicken grains and feed must be stored in a rodentproof container. (L) Conditions/Maintenance And Inspection: No person who owns, controls, keeps, maintains or harbors hen chickens shall permit the premises where the hen chickens are kept to be or remain in an unhealthy, unsanitary or noxious condition or to permit the premises to be in such condition that noxious odors to be carried to adjacent public or private property. Any chicken coop and chicken run authorized under this section may be inspected at any reasonable time by the city. (Ord. 013 -660, 3- 18 -2013) SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law. ADOPTED this day of , 2014, by the City Council of the City of Farmington. ATTEST: SEAL Approved as to form the day of , 2014. CITY OF FARMINGTON By: Todd Larson, Mayor By: David McKnight, City Administrator By: City Attorney Summary published in the Farmington Independent the _ day of , 2014.