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BOARD BUSINESS ~, :~ ~:.~i!~!%~ Case #1: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Maintain Horses on Les~,:~an Three Acres; Case of Theresa Dahlheimer Community Development Assistant Wald stated that on February 28, City a telephone complaint that the property owners of 8820 181~t Avenue were e~X~"~ng the'l: number of horses on their property.. The City conducted an inspectiom:of the~is~p~erty on 16, 2000 and saw two horses on the subject property. Staff verifi~size ;~Fi~t~e parcel to 2.5 acres in size. City Code states that parcels between 1.5 anithree acr~.m s~ze are allowed to mmntmn two horses wxth a cond~tmnal use permit ~ssued b~7~C~ty. The property file d~d not reflect an issuance of a conditional use permit, therefor~tti~City sen[:~otification, on April 11, 2000 to the property owners informing them that th in violat Ramsey City Code and gave solutions to remedy the violation. Theredi~imer conta~"~:he City and stated that she does own 2.5 acres and is also renting appr6~kmat~:324 affre~:+fro~":~ neighbor. Staff believes that this property owner does not currently own ang::hoi:ses. Ms. Dahlheimer is requesting a conditional use permit to maintain a total of four h6m"~s., on less than three acres based on the fact that she rents 3.4 acres from a neighbor, for a total~:~5.9 acre~~ The subject property xs located at 8820 181 Avenue: ...... ~ and the apphcant xs rentxng pr-op~: ~located at 8840 181 ~ Avenue. The applicant mov~it0!~, ~e~Gi~ of Ramsey in 1984 anc[:h~' been maintaining horses on the property since :t~en;:" Th~ surr°~i:Ii~:.'~cels range in:i:s~e from 2.5 acres to approximately ten acres and most prop~ owners in~th~ea:3wn hbrses The horse ordinance that was in effect in t984 when the appliE~ mo~..~o~'the Ci~¢i0~;Ramsey required residents to own three acres per horse. The horse ord'_ma~::,~as rewri~ii/' 1987 and currently states that on parcels between_, i*;5. and three acres tw~!.h6~ are permitted with a conditional use permit. The leased pasttrr~}~a~ Iogated to the sO~:~'~:~of the applicant's property. The applicant has stated that th~e:;[~- a fenced p~ leading from~er h01i'testead to the leased pasture area to allow the hors~e;ption to ro~ between the rties. City Code does not address how leased ~i)~P~ affects the:nUmber of horsess~ipr~perty owner is permitted to maintain. It is staff~-und~ding tha~M-~-Dahlh._eime~::.v;;0~id like to maintain a total of four horses on 5.9 acres, this incl~:t.he3~ad-and: ~erty. Current City Code would allow seven horses on a 5.9 acre parht:~f:tlqe applicant ow~ ihe entire acreage, four under the proposed amendment ~.:~2(SC~[. in review:~ :~.manure produced by the horses is dispersed to surrounding neighbors ~¢'(-~}~:~:*'"an~f'}:~on the subj';~op~; City Code requires barns to be set back a distance of 50 feet from dweI. l~ngs and 75 feel. from:Property lines. The 2.5 acre parcel contains a 30 foot by 55 foot (1,650 squar-e, feet) barn tha~- located approximately 64 feet from the nearest property line. The applicant alsos.'~ a r°~d pen area for the horses on the 2.5 acre parcel. It 'is staff's understanding !that~ the horses have been maintained on the 2.5 acre parcel since 1980. Maintaining hd~k~s on the property is compatible with the characteristic of the neighborhood and '~:.:::?:9onsistent w~i~ffiS~urrounding uses. Staff recommended approval of the conditional use permit '~?)~ontingent~::~6n. the applicant providing verification that 3.4 acres is being, leased from the :art}~enri~ghbor. However, the permit should specify that if the lease is terminated, the ap~Sdan{~'must remove two horses from the property to comply with City Code restrictions of tw6; h3rses on 1.5 to three acres. The conditional use permit should also include the signature of -72- Horse Care Board/January 17, 2001 Page 2 of 5 I I I I I I I I I I I