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PUBLIC HF~ING RAMSEY TOWNSHIP ~LANNING AND ZONINGCOMMI$$ION April 22, 1974 The hearing was called to order at 8~00 p.m.. bythe Chairman, Mr. Reimann. Present were Mr. Pittman, Mr. Sor~eberg, Mr. Bodle, Ma-. Springer and Mrs. Guy. Mr. Ralph Schuneman: Gave the recommendations from the horse club to which he belongs. They though% la acres was. sufficient for the minimum size. There should notbe more than 2 horses to 1} acres. The horse operation should be conducted so that it does not create a public nuisance. They'£eel the~proposed ordinance is very reasonable. Before any horse..permit is issued, it should be checked out by the horsemen.'scommittee. They sug- gest an I.D. identification on the halter, however, all horses do not wear hal~ers at all times, especiallywhen they are out in the pasture because it can get caught on.something. They feel the emphasis is on marmgement of the ~horses. ' Mr. Reiamnn read ~he t~oposed horse ordinance to those present, one section at a time~ asking if there were any suggestions or changes. Mr. James Ray, 152nd. Ave. N.W.: No more than.3 horses to an acre. You cannot pasture a horse .on one acre. John Sabobik: One acute per horse is goingtobring, in.too ~ny horses. He thinks it should he over an acre. Mr. Schuuemaa~ ~Mxi~mm of I or 2 horses, ~ acre per:horse. Mr. Cox: We have to have a general plan. In order to keep hor- ses we must have rule~ stringent enough topro~ectthe, people who are living here. Some people can do:a good jobof one horse on one acre and some can't do a good Job Wi~h~.one~horse on ten acres. Most people wan~ to exercise theXrhorseson o~her people's lots. We are'~rying to make a reasonable arrangement for every- one to live with. There will be a.grandfather clause in here to take care of those whc already have horses and stay by th strictions. Mr. John Sabobik: In the future there will.be 12,000 people here~ Is that good? Mr. Cox~ llt isn't fo~ me to say what ia going~o.happenout here. People like ~he rural at~aosphere of Ramsey Township. We have put forth a special effor~r to try to keep it ~hisway.. At the same time ~here is another proposed pier'coming in._up on No. 83. There are two more coming in on the Rum River andanother one up on High- way No; 1~7~ John Gavin: If they are going to have a:horse on one acre then there will be too many horses on one acre lots. Could we force developers to build on larger than one acre lo.ts? We had a moratorium for six months and we had many public hearings at which time these mat~ers were discussed.