Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/09/1989

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Motion by Commissioner Shumway and seconded by Commissioner Terry to table discussion of sn'eet light requirements until thc regular Commission meeting in M:trch. Motion carried. \;oting Yes: Chairman Zimmem:an, Commissioners Shumway, Terry, Holm, Hendriksen and LaDue. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Howell. Case #5: Reques! For A Conditional Use Permit To Mainl:lin A llorsc ltobby Farm; Case Of Rhonda Williams and Philip Swiggt;m: Comnfissioner Shumway recalled that this case ,,vms tabled in January pending the receipt of a report from the Minnesota !iorse Council. Apparently, the Minnesota Horse Council is involved in the licensing of commercial stabling businesses and will not become involved in private disputes reg~u'ding me housing of horses. Motion by Con'~missioner Shumway and seconded by Commissioner Terry directing flint Case #6 address the possibility of resurrecting the proposed amendment to thc Keeping of Horses ordinance that was recommended for adoption by P&Z and denied by City Council in 1988. 1988. In the interim, Ms. Rhonda Williams' request for a conditional use pea'nil is tabled. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairman Zimmerman, Commissioners Hendrikscn, LaDue, Holm, Shumway and Terry. Voting No: None. Absent: Comn'fissioner Howell. Ms. Rhonda Williams was present and stated that the Community Development Technician's map of his analysis of her petition is in error and she submitted a corrected version. Ms. Williams also noted that the analysis indicates that her petition was biased and she disa~ees with that statement as some of her direct neighbors are not opposed to he,,' request and are not horse owners. Ms. Williams also submitted various other items of infom~ation. Commissioner Shumway directed that the additional information submitted by Ms. Williams ~ included in the March agenda packet. Case #6: Review Of Draft Horse Ordinance: Commissioner Shumwav suggested that he meet with Cit.',, Council to do an in-depth review of the proposed amendment to the Keeping of Horses ordinance defiled by them in 1988. Commissioner Holm stated that the current ordinance requires 3 acres per horse; the proposed ordinance amendment of 1988 would permit the keeping of horses on 2.5 acre lots: he believes 2.5 acre subdivisions were intended to be strictly residential development and not horse hobby farms; requiring a minimum c ,, o, ~ acres for at least the first horse is a good policy. Commissioner Hench-iksen noted, and the Commission a~eed, that the proposed ordinance provided in the agenda packet is not the version that was proposed for adoption in 1988. Section 110.073, hem #3 should read as follows: 'No person shall leave accumulations of horse manure on an.',' paved portion of a street, sidewalk or alley.' Motion by Commissioner Shumway and seconded by Commissioner Te,,"D' directing Planning & Zoning Commission/Tebrum%, 7, 1989 Page 6 of 9