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Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> AGENDA ITEM – 1C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: August 17, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Joe Hartmann, Associate Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Chickens and City Ordinance Discussion <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br /> <br />The City Council may consider potential ordinance changes relating to the keeping of chickens <br />on residential properties. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />It was requested by the City Council to discuss how the City Code applies to keeping chickens <br />on residential properties. The Arden Hills’ City Code doesn't necessarily prohibit the keeping of <br />chickens, but the majority of residential lots don't meet the setback requirements for chicken <br />coops. City Code 1305.04 classifies chickens as "farm animals", traditionally kept or raised on a <br />farm for the purpose of providing food or products for sale or use. The keeping of farm animals <br />is regulated in Section 1325.07, Subd. 6, A. The code section states: <br /> <br />Location for Buildings Housing Farm Animals. Any building in which farm animals are kept <br />shall be located a distance of two hundred (200) feet or more from any lot line. Any open <br />structure in which farm animals are kept shall be a distance of four hundred (400) feet or more <br />from any lot line. <br /> <br />Although the minimum lot length in the R-1 Single Family Residential District is 130 feet and <br />the length in the R-2 Single and Two Family Residential District is 120 feet, few residential <br />properties can meet the setback requirements for chicken coops. <br /> <br /> <br />