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BOARD BUSINESS ~"'"~" Case #1: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Maintain Horses on Lc/ss ~t~:ali~ Three~':~',i''~''~ Acres; Case of Theresa Dahlheimer ~,5:1~',i~i. Community Development Assistant Wald stated that on February 28, 2090fi~'~City re~!::y~d a telephone complaint that the property owners of 8820 181 ~t Avenue were d~c~eding the perr~iia~d;~ number of horses on their property. The City conducted an inspectiomof thd'~Property on 16, 2000 and saw two horses on the subject property. Staff verifidd.{h'&size 0~;i';~e parcel to 2.5 acres in size. City Code states that parcels between 1.5 and, t~'~' a~e~';in size are allowed to maintain two horses with a conditional use permit issued by~6~City. Thd property file did not reflect an issuance of a conditional use permit, therefor~:th]_eCity senti;notification on April 11, 2000 to the property owners informing them that they'~ in viola(i;/~:ii:~f Ramsey City Code" and gave solutions to remedy the violation. Theresa' D~eirner conta~i:e~_~ithe City and stated that she does own 2.5 acres and is also renting appr;'ximat~i~)',4 a6~'~s"Tro~:'a neighbor, Staff believes that this property owner does not currently own ~ih~.'~.hS~'ses. Ms. Dahlheimer is reouestin,e a conditional use ermit to maintain a total of four ~i<$~S'&s on less than three acres based on the fact that she rents 3.4 acres from a neighbor, for a total'~,t~f'5.9 aC~i~ The subject property is located at 8820 181~' Avdhi~e.,and the applicant is renting iS~q~%cated at 8840 181~ Avenue. The applicant mov~~ t0' }~h~';i~i~::ofRams'ey in 1984 andi~i:&~'been maintaining horses on the property since:then. ~¢. surroundinglP~c,el.s~ rang? i~':~size fi:om 2.5 acres to approximately ten acres and mo~t prop'~ owners in:thd ~kf6vcn'h°rses. The horse ordinance that was in effect in 1984 when the appl~i~aht moy~d.:~::ihe d~]i:~0~i~amsey required residents to own three acres per horse. The horse ordiixance'W:~~ rewrit~i, li, fi~1987 and currently states that on parcels between L5 .and three acres tw'~h0~:~ are permitted with a conditional use permit. The leased pasture-ar~a is located to the s~ of the applicant's property. The applicant has stated that the~e:i~ a fenced'~ath leading ~'~'~ ~ from;her h6inestead to the leased pasture area to allow the horses-~'0ption to ro~m- between the t~ P~i~'erties. City Code does not address how leased property affects the:~n~mber of horses:;_~)roperty owner is permitted to maintain. It is staff'S._:und~standing that Ms. Dahlheimer:~otild like to maintain a total..of four horses on 5.9 acres, this includes the'oWned and le~ed'i'~mperty. Current City Code would allow seven horses on a 5.9 acre par6e[ if the applicant ownd~:the entire acreage, four under the proposed amendment ~:~c[ur~ent[y in review~'::Themanure produced by the horses is dispersed to surrounding neighbors "~nd- k'Pread on the subjeC~ 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 fi:om the nearest property line..The applicant alsddhas a round pen area for the horses on the 2.5 acre parcel. It is staff's understanding ~hat the horses have been maintained on the 2.5 acre parcel since 1980. Maintaining h6i'ses on the property is compatible with the characteristic of the neighborhood and .consistent w, iih~surrounding uses. Staff reconnnended approval of the conditional use permit .... contingent..~apon the applicant providing verification that 3.4 acres is being leased from the adjacent'neighbor. However, the permit should specify that if the lease is terminated, the apPliCant must remove two horses fi:om the property to comply with City Code restrictions of two horses on 1.5 to three acres The conditional use permit should also include the signature of Horse Care Board/January 17, 2001 Page 2 of 5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I, I I I