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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 B. Ordinance 2025-003 Amending Chapter 4 — City Code Animals and Pets Sections 400 and 410 and Chapter 13 — Zoning Code Section 1325 — Location for Buildings Housing Farm Animals for Planning Case 25-007 and Authorization to Publish a Summary Ordinance 2025-003 Senior Planner Fransen stated staff has prepared a draft ordinance identifying language to be modified for the City Council's Review. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their September 3 meeting and have offered the following findings of fact for your consideration: General Findings: 1. The City of Arden Hills is proposing to amend ordinance language for the keeping of chickens. 2. The proposed ordinance will include amendments to the language of Chapter 13 — Zoning Code of the City Code. 3. Amendments to the Zoning Code regulations require a public hearing prior to action by the City Council. 4. The Planning Commission held the required public hearing on August 6, 2025. Senior Planner Fransen explained Planning Commission reviewed this application at their September 3, 2025, meeting. At that time, they recommended approval with amendments of Ordinance 2025-003 and authorization to publish Summary Ordinance for Planning Case 25-007 for Ordinance Amendments to Zoning Code Section 1325.07, Subd. 6.A and City Code Section 400.01 and Section 410.01, Subd. 3 regarding the Keeping of Chickens and Ducks, based on the findings of fact and as presented in the September 22, 2025, Report to the City Council. MOTION: Councilmember Monson moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to Adoption of Ordinance 2025-003 for Planning Case 25-007 regarding a Zoning Code amendment to Chapter 13 Section 1325 to modify language for the keeping of chickens and ducks in the residential zoning districts and a City Code amendment to Chapter 4 Section 400 to update definitions relevant to the keeping of chickens and ducks and Section 410 to modify language for chickens/ducks licenses. AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a motion to amend the ordinance in order to remove the keeping of ducks. Councilmember Weber indicated there was strong support for ducks from the Planning Commission. He stated one of the Planning Commissioners has a great deal of experience with the keeping of ducks and noted the keeping of ducks was the same as keeping of chickens. He reported in his research, the only difference he found between the keeping of ducks and chickens was that ducks require a water source. However, after speaking with staff further, he learned this was not the case. He stated he supported the keeping of ducks remaining in the ordinance. Councilmember Holden commented she supported the removal of the keeping of ducks because only one person has requested the keeping of ducks and these ducks fell prey to a predator. She recommended the City only allow for the keeping of chickens.