Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/04/2008

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July 9, 2008 8001171stLaneNW Ramsey,:MN 55303 City Hall City of Ramsey 7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey,:MN 55303 RE: Application for a Conditional Use Permit for Five Dogs City of Ramsey Planning Commission: The purpose of this lett~r is in response to the Notice 'of Public Hearing dated 27 June 2008 regatdingthe public hearing scheduled on 10 July 2008 concerning the application for a Conditional Use Permit by Lynette Randall whose residence is at 7960 171 st Lane NW. The Randall's property is located directly across the street from ours. When the Randall's moved into our area, they had' a large dog that was kept on a tie-out at all times because if not, he runs away and usually has to be searched for by car and brought back. His barking is annoying but I have not felt the need to complain. Last fall my wife and I were introduced to their newly acquired dachshund by Mrs. Randall which happened to be given to her from an acquaint~nce that had been having some problems with the dog. Mrs. Randall has a spft heart for animals and took the dog in. However, for some reason during the winter that particular dog eventually was replaced and four additional dogs were brought into the home. Although it was winter, I was concerned about what spring would bring. My wife, Carole, spoke with Mr. Randall when they both happened to be outside shoveling snow, and he commented on the dogs that had been brought into their home. I had beeli talking to Carole regarding my concern about the dogs running free, so she then asked Mr. Randall if the dogs were tied up when outside and he said, "No." At that time, we both were conc,erned about the dogs urinating on oUr flowers by the mailbox. It seems Mrs. Randall felt badly about the dogs' prognosis (one or two were to be euthanized), so she brought them into her home. One of the dogs was a product of one person's being incarcerated. That person's daughter could not care for the dog, so Mrs. Randall took that dog in tOQ. So now there are five dogs in total. ' The larger dog is always on a tie-out or a leash. Two of the four smaller dogs are only on a leash when taken for a walk. I have noticed that two, dogs (the dachshunds) are not walked, possibly because they appear to be too aggressive. Three of the smaller dogs tend to wander off-especially the two dachshunds. Those two dogs aggressively come charging across the street and up our drive way or front yard, depending on where we 22