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I" .... I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS it MEMORANDUM DATE: January 10, 1997 I TO: Mayor and City Council --,-<~, I FROM: Brian Fritsinger, City Administratdt0' SUBJECT: Codification Review of Chapters 4 and 5, Arden Hills Municipal Code I Background I The City Council has from time-to-time, as the League of Minnesota Cities submits completed chapters to the City, reviewed portions of the Arden Hills City Code. To-date, the City Council has reviewed chapters I and 2. Chapter 3 is anticipated to be presented at the January 27, 1997 I Council meeting. The following will address the issues identified by staff and/or LMC in the order that they are found. I Chaptcr 4 - Animals and Pets Revised chapter 4 is the current chapter 5.5. This chapter was reviewed by the City Council in 1994, and based on the recommendations of the animal control officer, it was revised at that .. time. In rewriting this chapter, the LMC has suggested only minor corrections. The City Council may wish to discuss several areas of the chapter which were added in 1994 and I the merits of these sections. . Pa~e 4-2. Subd. 3 I The LMC has questioned consistency with Section 420. This refers to residential kennel structures, and Section 420 refers to permitting for kennels. This is not inconsistent. I . Pa~e 4-16. Section 420 - Kennels The Council added this to require the permitting of kennels. To-date, the City has I permitted less than a handful of kennels. . Pa~e 4-13. Section 430 - Cats I This section was new in 1994. As with kennels, the City has issued very few licenses for cats. The Council also has restricted enforcement of this section because of the cost incurred in catching and holding stray cats. I I if I