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COUNCIL BUSINESS Case #1: Consider Petition Regarding Improvement Project #99-67 (Mississippi River Stormwater Subdrainage District No. 1) City Administrator Norman stated that the property owners had requested that staff meet with them later in the week and table action on the case. Staff has agreed to meet with the property owners on Thursday, March 1, 2001. Winslow Holasek presented the Council with pictures of the site and a comparison of storm sewer outlet pipe from Ramsey Business Park 95 detention pond constructed on the north side of railroad tracks versus on the south side of the railroad tracks. Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to table action until March 13, 2001. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Kurak, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #2: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Maintain Horses on Less than Three Acres; Case of Theresa Dahlheimer Community Development Director Frolik stated that on February 28, 2000, the City received a complaint that the property owners at 8820 - 181st Avenue NW were exceeding the number of permitted horses on their property. The City conducted an inspection of the property on March 16, 2000, and saw two horses on the subject property. Staff verified the parcel to be 2.5 acres in size. City Code states that a maximum of two horses are allowed on parcels between 1.5 and three acres in size with a conditional use permit. The property file did not reflect an issuance of a conditional use permit. Therefore, the City sent notification on April 11, 2000, to the property owners stating that there was a violation of Ramsey City Code and giving solutions to remedy the violation. Theresa Dahlheimer contacted the City and stated that she does have four horses and owns 2.5 acres, but is also renting approximately four, plus or minus, acres from a neighbor. Ms. Dahlheimer was requesting a conditional use permit to maintain a total of four horses on less than three acres based on the fact that she rents approximately four acres from a neighbor, for a total of 6.5 acres. If she owned all 6.5 acres, four horses would be a legal number. The subject property is located at 8820 181st Avenue and the applicant is renting property located at 8840 181st Avenue. The applicant moved to the City of Ramsey in 1984, and has been maintaining horses on the property ever since. The surrounding parcels range in size from 2.5 acres to approximately 10 acres and many of the area property owners own horses. The horse ordinance that was in effect in 1984, when the applicant moved to the City of Ramsey, required residents to own three acres per horse. The horse ordinance was rewritten in 1987, and currently states that two horses may be maintained on parcels between 1.5 and three acres with a conditional use permit. City Code does not address how leased property affects the number of horses a property owner is permitted to maintain. Greg Matuseski has submitted a letter stating that he is indeed City Council/February 27, 2001 Page 4 of 23