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9550 164th Ln NW <br /> Ramsey, MN <br /> 55303 <br /> Ramsey City Council <br /> 7550 Sunwood Dr NW <br /> Ramsey, MN <br /> 55303 <br /> December 6, 2016 <br /> Dear Councilmen and Councilwomen, <br /> This letter is in regards to the request for a Non-Traditional Domesticated Animal License for raising a <br /> potbelly pig on 15830 Andrie Street NW, Lot 4, Block 4 Northfork Links Addition, Anoka County, <br /> Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> We are writing to you to inform you that we areagainst the City of Ramsey City Council approving the <br /> request for this animal. There are several reasons for our stance. We have been residents and <br /> homeowners of the Northfork neighborhood for 20 years and picked this neighborhood specifically for <br /> being a residential neighborhood. It is not an agricultural development and it is not zoned for agriculture <br /> (zoned IA). <br /> While I can appreciate the fact that the homeowners are attached to their animal, they should not have <br /> had it in the first place and have been out of compliance with the City of Ramsey for nearly a year. <br /> They should not be able to feign ignorance and beg for forgiveness. Instead, they should be required to <br /> comply with the rules the City of Ramsey has set in place, which requires the lot size of the residence to <br /> be at least 3 acres (theirs is not). <br /> It doesn't matter that the lot is a wooded lot; there is no foliage for over half the year and, if this is <br /> approved, it could open it up to other homes in the neighborhood that do not have a wooded lot. <br /> Additionally there are other farm animals (horses, goats, etc)that have rules and regulations around <br /> them by the City of Ramsey, and we certainly don't want to open our neighborhood up to having those <br /> other animals as well. <br /> We appreciate the fact that we have a Homeowners Association that aims to keep guidelines in force for <br /> our neighborhood. And we fully understand that by having a Homeowners Association we may be <br /> under more stringent rules than the City of Ramsey ordinances. The Homeowners Association has strict <br /> rules against farm animals so it would continue to be against the Homeowners Association rules, even if <br /> the City of Ramsey approved this. For this reason alone, the request should be denied. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Molly and Rob Bliss <br />