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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 08/10/2021 Submitted For: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development By: Brian McCann, Community Development Information 6.2. Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Introduce Ordinance #21-11 Amending Chapter 10 of City Code to Include Requirements for Keeping Cats and Roosters, and to Amend Standards for Agricultural Animals and Beekeeping Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is four -fold. 1. Reevaluate requirements for keeping of agricultural animals in residential districts; and 2. Allow roosters on properties with at least 2.5 acres in the R-1 Rural Residential district; and 3. Update Article III - Dogs to include cats in the requirements for domestic animals; and 4. Regulate beekeeping through a zoning permit instead of the land use application (fee reduction and increased efficiency). Notification: A public hearing notice was sent to the City's Official Newspaper, the Anoka County Union Herald for the regular meeting of the City Council on July 27, 2021. Anyone in attendance would be aware of the continued public hearing at the August 10, 2021 regular meeting. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: City Council - July 27, 2021 The City Council discussed the proposed Ordinance #21-11 at their regular meeting on July 27, 2021 and made the following considerations to be brought forward on August 10, 2021 for a continuation of the public hearing process: • Addition of ducks and mini -cows • Research for Nowthen regulations • Clarify number of cats and dogs allowed in total The draft ordinance and research of other cities' requirements are attached to the case, including the City of Nowthen's regulations as requested at the City Council meeting on July 27, 2021. Agricultural Animals Historically, the City's Animal Code focused on a delineation between lots smaller than 3 acres and lots that are larger than 3 acres. The code is structured as such that many animals commonly considered as non -domestic (chickens, pigs, cows, horses, etc.) required at least 3 acres. Since the time the Code was originally drafted, the City has grown considerably. Additionally, the City has tweaked the Animal Code on several occasions, resulting in a Code that can sometimes be difficult to interpret. Staff is proposing to reduce the acreage requirements for keeping of certain animals, but retain the number of units per animal. The proposed ordinance also has no limit for animal units on properties that are 15+ acres in size, instead of the previous 20+ acres, and the table begins with 2.5 acres instead of 3, to follow the zoning code requirements. Staff has also included ducks on all residential properties, similar to standards for chickens. Agricultural animals that have been included for the 2.5+ acreage standard include mini -cows, bison, emu, and rabbits.