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Page 2 of 3 Overview of Ordinance Amendments Staff has prepared draft ordinance language with new language added in red font for your review (Attachment A). Language has been incorporated into the City ordinances to allow for the keeping of chickens and added requirements for the associated accessory structures/uses (i.e. coop, pen, and exercise yard). Those regulations are referenced in two Chapters of the city code. The applicable Chapters and Sections are as follows: • Municipal Code Chapter 4 – Animals and Pets o Amend - Section 400.01, Definitions o Add - Section 410.01 Subd. 3, Chickens License • Zoning Code Chapter 1325 – General Regulations o Amend – Section 1325.07 Subd. 6.A., Location for Buildings Housing Farm Animals The following are a few of the summary items of the proposed ordinance amendments: • Biannual license requirement for the keeping of chickens. • Limitation on number of chickens allowed – maximum 3 hens, roosters prohibited. • Insertion of size limitations for coop, pen, and exercise yard – coop shall be 12 to 25 sq. ft., pen minimum 10 sq. ft. per bird, and exercise yard minimum 174 sq. ft. per bird. • Notification for Neighbor Consent. • Spacing and screening requirements between adjacent parcels and the area dedicated to chickens – closer to principal dwelling than adjacent property, 6 ft. tall perimeter screening of solid fence or vegetation. • Exemption for an allowance of a third accessory structure with a single car detached garage. • Penalty and removal language for violations and/or discontinuance of chickens. The Planning Commission may notice that the proposed ordinance language refers to the fee schedule for the license amount. Changes and adoption of rates within the fee schedule does not require review of the Commission. The City Council consensus during the work session discussion has been a biannual license amount of $30.00. An ordinance amendment shall be brought forward to the City Council for the fee schedule in parallel to the ordinance review. Lastly, an ordinance amendment to the Zoning Code does require a public hearing before the Planning Commission. Additional Review N/A Findings of Fact The Planning Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposed application would adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood or the community as a whole based on the aforementioned factors. Staff offers the following findings for consideration: