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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE # ADOPT ORDINANCES TO AMEND CHAPTER 5 (ANIMALS AND FO~VL; DOG REGULATIONS) AND CHAPTER 9 (ZONING AND SUBDMSION OF LAND; DEFINITIONS) OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Ramsey City Code currently restricts the number of adult dogs allowed on a single parcel of land without a special permit from the City to 2. To have more than 2 adult dogs (more than 6 months of age) on a parcel requires a conditional use permit. Per the Council's direction, City Staff researched regulations for keeping dogs in other commmfities. Obser:,ations: The Lnformation was gresented to the pl,nning Commission and they directed City Staff to draft an ordinance to consider increasing the number of dogz allowed on a parcel from 2 to 3. Staff drafted the ordinance and a public hearing was held on March 16. The proposed ordinance also provided definitions for commercial and private dog kennels and permks r. ecessary for legal operation of these types of uses..~,t i.he hearing, some citizens and co'~ .missioners raised concerns that perhaps the number of dogs allowed on urban parcels should remain at 2. The PlannTng Commission amended the proposed ordinance to state '.2aat 3 dogs would be allowed without a special perzxit from the City on parcels exceedh-~g 25,000 squae feet in area. The Commission then forwarded th~ proposed ordin~ec to City Council for adoption. On April 13, the City Council introduced the proposed ordinance. Because the ordinance affects two chapters of City Code (5 - Animals and Fowl; 9 - Zoning and Subdivision of Land), and because it takes a 3/5 vote for amendments to Chapter 5 and a 4/5 vote for amendments to Chapter 9, aaff separated the _amendments into two separate ordinances. The amendments to Chapter 5 would allow 3 dogs without a special permit on parcels exceeding 25,000 square feet in area and establish the new and amended definitions for boarding, dog, dog owner, commercial kennel, and private kennel. The amendment to Chapter 9 would eliminate the definition of dog kennel currently found in the definition section of the Zoning Chapter. The following items are enclosed for your '"~ormafion: b) c) d) Excerpt from Chapters 5 and 9 of the City Code showing the proposed additions to text with underlines and deletions with strikethroughs. Planning Commission meeting minutes dated March 16, 1999 Proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 5 Proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 9