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3. Climate control: modify language to be less prescriptive 4. Cleanliness and enforcement/license revocation: review language for consistency with other communities and modify to be less prescriptive 5. Roaming of chickens: review language to allow for chickens to move about a fenced area within a backyard 6. Garages: consider updated language to allow for a chicken coop to be interior to a detached garage 7. The neighbor consent policy: provide language to modify policy to neighbor notification At the August 11 Special Work Session, the City Council discussed the keeping of ducks. The City Council directed staff to bring forth the topic of the keeping of ducks to the Planning Commission for discussion to occur along with the review of ordinance language for chickens. The Planning Commission was asked to provide a recommendation to the City Council on whether the inclusion of ducks should be considered in city ordinances. Staff has revised the draft ordinance language to incorporate the City Council's directed revisions and the Planning Commission's recommended revisions related to chickens. Based on the Council's direction for the Planning Commission to discuss whether ducks should be incorporated in the ordinance language, staff has provided background information gathered from adjacent communities and draft ordinance language to aid in the Planning Commission's review of this topic. Overview of Ordinance Amendments Staff has prepared a draft ordinance identifying language to be modified for the Planning Commission's review (Attachment A). The applicable Sections to be modified are as follows: • Section 1325.07 Subd. 6.A, Location for Buildings Housing Farm Animals • Section 410.01, Subd. 3, Chickens License Section 1325.07 Subd. 6.A, Location for Buildings Housing Farm Animals 1) Modify language for the Keeping of Chickens a. Modify coop size and location requirements for the keeping of chickens The Planning Commission previously reviewed several updates to the structure requirements for coops, pens, and exercise yards. Drafted amendments included increasing the minimum required coop size from 12 square feet to 20 square feet, making an exercise yard optional, and keeping a covered and fenced pen as a requirement. For location, the August draft included specific language that the outer limit of the coop and pen shall in no instance be located less than 10 feet from the property line, but the standard that the outer limit shall be closer to the principal dwelling upon the license holder property than any other abutting property remained unchanged. At the August meeting, the Planning Commission made recommendations about the minimum and maximum coop size and the criteria for distance from principal dwellings on abutting properties. Page 2 of 7