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-22- Public Hearing Acting Chairperson Johnson called the public hearing back to order at 7:14 p.m. Presentation Ms. Frolik stated that Ms. Dahlheimer is requesting a conditional use permit to maintain a total of four horses on her 2.5 acres plus~the 4 acres she rents. The subject property is located at 8820 181st Avenue and the applicant is renting property located at 8840 18Ist Avenue. The applicant moved to the City of Ramsey in 1984 and has been maintaining horses on the property ever since. The surrounding parcels range in size from 2.5 acres to approximately 10 acres and most property owners in the area own horses. Greg Matuseski has submitted a letter stating that he is indeed renting four, plus or minus, acres to the Dahlheimers and does not currently own any horses on his ten-acre parcel. The applicant has stated that the manure produced by the horses is dispersed to surrounding neighbors and spread on the subject property. City Code requires barns to be set back a distance of 50 feet from dwellings and 75 feet from property lines. The 2.5 acre parcel contains a 30 foot by 55 foot (1,650 square feet) barn that is located approximately 64 feet from the nearest property line. The applicant has a round pen area for the horses on the 2.5 acre parcel. The Horse Care Board met on January 17, 2001 to review the request for a conditional use permit. The Horse Care Board and staff recommended approval of the conditional use permit contingent upon the applicant providing verification that four acres is being leased from Mr. Matuseski (the adjacent neighbor) and the permit specifying that if the lease between the Dahlheimers and Mr. Matuseski is terminated, the applicant will remove two horses from the property to comply with City Code restriction of two horses on parcels 1.5 to 3 acres in Size with a conditional use permit. The Horse Care Board and staff also recommended that the conditional use permit include language that this approval does not set a precedent in allowing leased land to count as acreage towards the number of permitted horses a property owner can have. This approval is an attempt to gain control of a non-conforming situation that has existed since 1984. Citizen Input Community Development Director Frolik presented the Commission with letters from the following residents expressing concern over Ms. Dahlheimer's request: · Carl and Janelle McCollum · John Estrom, 8702-181st Avenue NW, Ramsey Ken Dehn, Jr., 18130 Rabbit StreetNW, Ramsey Theresa Dahlheimer, 8820 181 st Avenue NW, Ramsey, explained that she purchased the property in 1984 and it was already set up for horses and was told by their Realtor that there was not a problem with horses being on the property. Commissioner Wivoda inquired as to what the applicant did with the manure. Planning Commission/February 6, 2001 Page 6 of 10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I