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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION – JULY 26, 2021 4 <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated she supported the recommendations from the Municipal Chicken <br />organization and suggested applicants be required to receive 100% support from all contiguous <br />neighbors. She recommended the support/approval process being conducted by City staff. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden explained she would like the support/approval process being done by <br />the applicant. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant discussed Items 9 and 10. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated she would like to give chicken owners somewhere between seven <br />and ten days to remedy a problem. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant commented he could support ten days. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden indicated she did not want residents turning abandoned chicken coops <br />into sheds, if they were no longer keeping chickens. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated it may be better to have all coops removed if a property owner <br />was no longer keeping chickens instead of having the coops repurposed. She suggested property <br />owners have the coops removed within 60 days. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant supported this recommendation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked how much would be charged for chicken keeping permits. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes reported this fee has not been set. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Jagoe explained the five cities surveyed charged a license fee between $30 and <br />$50. She reported residents seeking to keep chickens would also need to apply for a zoning permit <br />($65) to build the chicken coop and possibly installation of fencing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott supported the fee being set at $50. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden supported the fee being $10. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes recommended the chicken fee be set at $30. She reported chicken <br />keepers would be paying the City $30 every other year. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant indicated he could support a $30 fee for chicken keeping. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated he could support a $30 to $40 fee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes questioned if the pen had to be removed if the coop was removed. The <br />Council supported removal of the coop, run, and pen/exercise yard if a resident was no longer <br />keeping chickens. <br />