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10) The conditional use permit shall be issued only to the present applicant and will not ru~ with the land. 11) This permit where applicable shall apply to the Dill property such that the applicant can maintain cows on said property. Motion carried. Voting yes Ron West, Kathy Schneider, Harry Ellis, Kenneth Peterson, Art Duma and Benjamin Deemer. Voting no None." Mrs. Nugent stated that she was opposed to the removing of the fence (sheet metal fence) because the animal problem existed before the fence was up. Further, Mrs. Nugent stated that the fence served as a privacy fence F~,r~ the neighbors. It also served as a wind break for the livestock. Also the Nugents stated they had a lot of money tied up in the cost of this fence. Mayor Gamec stated to Mrs. Nugent that they were all going to have to learn to get along in that neighborhood. He stated their actions are jeopardizing 'their right to keep animals. The question was raised about the Nugent's pigs. City Attorney Goodrich stated they are in violation of the City Code and they have to be removed. City Attorney Goodrich stated that the Nugent's would have to get a condi- tional use permit to keep the cattle on the Dill property. The Nugents then stated they could keep two cows on 4.9 acres (the home place) without having to get a conditional use permit. Councilman Cox asked the Nugents why they needed a fence such as stated above. They stated it served as a wind break for the animals. Councilman Cox then asked when the cattle were all kept on their home place. The Nugents stated in the spring of the year. Mrs. Nugent also stated her milk cow was kept there year round. It was brought to Council's attention that the Planning and Zoning Commission in their finding of fact in accordance with the City Code noted the fence possibly devalued market values on the homes. Mayor Gamec called for a motion to grant a conditional use permit to the Nugents to maintain cattle on the Dill property. Motion by Councilman Sorteberg and seconded by Councilman Cox to grant a conditional use permit to the applicant in order to keep cows on the Dill property which is described as the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County lying northerly of County Road #63. That a feed lot shall not be established at any time on the premises, with- out a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fee~lot permit, and that this shall not be valid unless and until the applicant enters into a conditional use permit agreement with the City. Motion carried. Voting yes Mayor Gamec, Conncilmen Reimann, Sorteberg and Cox. Voting no None. C/December 16, 1980 Page 10