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CASE # <br />Memo <br />DATE: May 26, 2010 <br />TO: Ramsey Planning Commission <br />FROM: Community Development Staff <br />RE: Staff Update <br />City Council Update. The following is a brief summary of actions taken in May that may be of interest <br />to the Planning Commission: <br />Highway. 10 Performance Standards. The City Council met in Work Session on May 4, 2010 to <br />discuss enforcement of performance standards along Highway 10. Discussion included regulation of <br />temporary signs, long grass, salvage, and paving standards. Consensus was to enforce the temporary sign <br />ordinance with the introduction of a Temporary Sign Permit for lazger temporary signs. A proposed <br />ordinance is on tonight's agenda for consideration of inclusion of a temporary sign permit. Consensus <br />was also reached to enforce properties engaging in salvage operations, ensure that outside storage is <br />adequately screened, and focus enforcement of paving standards for existing properties in the front yard, <br />especially of approaches to the roadway. Enforcement shall continue on a complaint basis, with focus on <br />the lazgest offenses. <br />Regulation of Non-domestic animals. The City Council met in Work Session on May 4, 2010 to discuss <br />possible amendments. to the City's regulation of non-domestic animals on smaller lots. Discussion <br />included allowing some egg producing fowl or milk producing cow or goat, and bee-keeping. Consensus <br />was to research possible ordinance changes to include smaller animals such as chickens, rabbits, etc. on <br />quarter acre lots. Roosters would continue to be prohibited due to noise concerns. It was also suggested <br />to include additional setbacks for chicken coops. <br />PC: 06.03.2010 <br />39 <br />