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Page 1 of 3 PC AGENDA ITEM – 3A MEMORANDUM DATE: September 8, 2021 TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #21-022 – Public Hearing Required Applicant: City of Arden Hills Request: Zoning Code Amendment – Chapter 13 – Section 1325.07 Subd. 6.A Requested Action The City of Arden Hills is proposing ordinance language in the Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance that will add new language and amend ordinance language to allow for the keeping of chickens in the City. Background Starting in 2020, the City Council began discussions on ordinance language with regards to the keeping of chickens in Arden Hills. A survey was conducted in November 2020 to garner input from residents on the relaxation of standards for the keeping of chickens. Those survey results were presented to the City Council at a work session in January. Staff was provided guidance on general parameters for consideration of a proposed chickens ordinance. That draft language was reviewed by the City Council at two work sessions on July 12th and July 26th, 2021. In preparing the draft ordinance language, the City deferred to the document that is used by a number of adjacent communities titled “Recommendations for Municipal Regulation of Urban Chickens”. This guide was the basis for development of ordinance standards and best practices for licensing requirements. Similar to the Cities of Stillwater and Falcon Heights, the proposed language includes a requirement that a resident who intends to keep chickens shall have read the document outlining best care practices. At the July 26th special work session, Staff was directed to bring forward the proposed ordinance to the Planning Commission in September for the first review and to hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the keeping of chickens. Following the public hearing, the draft ordinance language with recommendation of the Planning Commission would be brought back to the City Council at a future meeting for subsequent discussion and direction on next steps.