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RECEIVED Do William and Nancy Kingston 15760 Andrie Street NW, Ramsey, MN 553031 c December 2, 2016 Ramsey City Council 7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey, MN 55303 i Re: Non-traditional domesticated animal license Property Lot 4, Block 4, Northfork Links Addition,Anoka County Minnesota Dear Ramsey City Council: We recently received a copy of the City of Ramsey Notice of Public Comment Period regarding the City of Ramsey considering a request for a Non-Traditional Domestic Animal License for raising a potbelly pig. There are several items of information the City of Ramsey Council needs to be aware of when considering this request. The Homeowner has housed the potbelly pig on their property for several months which is in violation of City of Ramsey ordinance Sec. 10-1. - Keeping of certain animals, livestock and poultry. (a) Animals on less than three acres. None of the following animals shall be maintained on any parcel of land in the city that is not at least 3.0 acres (130,680 square feet) in size: llamas, cows, mules, donkeys, burros, goats, pigs, sheep, lambs, turkey, geese and ducks.The property, Lot 4, Block 4, Northfork Links Addition,Anoka County Minnesota is 1.96 acres.Also contained in this ordinance is section (g) Miscellaneous maintenance standards,which contains; 1. Chickens must be contained in an enclosure and said enclosure must be designed in accordance with City Code chapter 117, article II (Zoning) and MN State Building Code. The enclosure shall be counted as an accessory building when calculating total number of permitted accessory buildings on a property. The enclosure and surrounding grounds shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair. Flies, rodents and noxious odors shall be controlled. 2. The enclosure shall remain completely enclosed to prevent unwanted intrusion by outside animals and migratory birds. 3. A confined exercise area must be provided for the animals. The exercise area shall be fenced off to prevent the animals from roaming at large. 4. Manure shall not be permitted to accumulate on the property. Manure shall be removed at least once per week,but while on the property shall be properly stored. As we read the letter from the Homeowner to the City of Ramsey, the Homeowner is also in violation of items 1 and 4 in the "Miscellaneous maintenance standards" section. The Homeowner letter states that they scoop the excrement out every two days and after composting, it gets spread throughout