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lour 1111.1siion: To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session 7. 1. Meeting Date: 05/22/2018 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: Consider Resolution #18-097 to Approve a Private Kennel License for the Property Located at 15310 Iguana St NW (Project No. 18-116); Case of Tracianna and Duane Prather Purpose/Background: Ramsey City Code Chapter 10 (Animals) Article III (Dogs) states that a Private Kennel License shall be required for a dog owner to maintain four (4) or more dogs on a residential parcel. In April, the City received an application from Tracianna and Duane Prather (the "Applicant") to maintain six (6) dogs on the property located at 15310 Iguana St NW (the "Subject Property"). The Applicant owns and maintains three (3) dogs on the Subject Property. The application indicated that the Applicant's children are in the process of moving back in with them and that will result in another three (3) dogs residing on the property until such time that the children find housing of their own. Notification: A notice of public comment period was mailed to property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property. Observations/Alternatives: The Subject Property is roughly 0.95 acres in size and is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). The surrounding properties are all approximately the same size as the Subject Property and are also zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). Two (2) ofthe boundaries ofthe Subject Property (south and west) are fairly well screened with vegetation and the entire side and rear yards are enclosed with a four (4) foot tall chain link fence. The three (3) dogs owned and maintained by the Applicant include two (2) poodle/pappillion mixes (small breed, less than 20 pounds each) and a German short -hair pointer. The three (3) 'new' dogs that would also be temporarily maintained on the Subject Property include a poodle/mini pin mix (another small breed, less than 20 pounds), a black lab, and a pitbull/rhodesian ridgeback mix. All dogs are currently licensed (licenses attached) and are all spayed or neutered. The dogs are generally indoor dogs that are let outside to go the bathroom and for exercise purposes. As previously noted, there is a four (4) foot tall chain link fence that encloses the side/rear yards of the property entirely. The Applicant has stated their intention of installing another section of fence to 'split' the rear yard so that the dogs would be maintained closer to the home on the Subject Property. The Applicant also currently maintains fourteen (14) chickens on the Subject Property. This is in compliance with City Code Section 10-1 (Keeping of Certain Animals, Livestock and Poultry). This information is included for reference only as City Code does not include more restrictive standards for maintaining a combination of chickens and dogs.