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2. Coop size and location: modify language to allow for a larger maximum coop size and be <br />more clear about location requirements <br />3. Climate control: modify language to be less prescriptive <br />4. Cleanliness and enforcement/license revocation: review language for consistency with <br />other communities and modify to be less prescriptive <br />5. Roaming of chickens: review language to allow for chickens to move about a fenced area <br />within a backyard <br />6. Garages: consider updated language to allow for a chicken coop to be interior to a detached <br />garage <br />7. The neighbor consent policy: provide language to modify policy to neighbor notification <br />At the August 11 Special Work Session, the City Council discussed the keeping of ducks. The City <br />Council directed staff to bring forth the topic of the keeping of ducks to the Planning Commission <br />for discussion to occur along with the review of ordinance language for chickens. The Planning <br />Commission was asked to provide a recommendation to the City Council on whether the inclusion <br />of ducks should be considered in city ordinances. <br />Staff revised the draft ordinance language to incorporate the City Council's directed revisions and <br />the Planning Commission's recommended revisions related to chickens. Staff also provided <br />background information gathered from adjacent communities and draft ordinance language to <br />assist with the Planning Commission's discussion about the inclusion of ducks. <br />At the September 3 Meeting, the Planning Commission discussed and recommended the drafted <br />revisions and incorporation of ducks in the ordinance language. <br />Overview of Ordinance Amendments <br />Staff has prepared a draft ordinance identifying language to be modified for the City Council's <br />review (Attachment A). The applicable Sections to be modified are as follows: <br />• Section 1325.07 Subd. 6.A, Location for Buildings Housing Farm Animals <br />• Section 400.01, General Provisions <br />• Section 410.01, Subd. 3, Chickens License <br />Throughout the draft ordinance, language has been added to reference both chickens and ducks <br />where applicable or language has been deleted to be inclusive of both chickens and ducks. Staff <br />reviewed the ordinances of 10 neighboring communities and found that six of these communities <br />specifically allow for the keeping of ducks. Of these communities, five require a permit or license <br />for the keeping of ducks, which is the same requirement for keeping chickens. <br />Staff identified that where the keeping of ducks is permitted, a coop or containment facility is <br />required to provide shelter for the animals. Language for the maintenance of ducks, such as climate <br />control, maintaining clean and sanitary conditions, and following best practices, was the same as <br />the language for chickens. The six ordinances that allowed for the keeping of ducks did not <br />reference resources specific to the keeping of ducks. <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />