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Pax IUP Staff Report October 10, 2M Gem Lake Planning CommissionPage 4 Typically, rural communities in Minnesota seta value for a type of livestock (called animal units) that.is based on the size, manure generation, and how much foraging the livestock needs.. Larger livestock such as cows. are typically listed at one animal unit. Goats are typically 0.1 or 0.15 animal units, though. some communities such as.i=ast Bethel list: goats at 0.5.animai units. Communities then require a certain amount of pasture per animal unit, typically the requirement. ranges from two acres per animal unit to .one acre.per animal unit. The City adopted an anirnal ordinance (#1.42) in .October 2022 (after the issuance of the. IUP to the. Pax . family) that sets a one. animal per 0.5 acre of pasture requirement. This would mean that the Pax's would have -to. increase their fenced -in pasture area. up to one. acre to. keep tw.o.goats. Three goats would require 1.5 acres, while four. goats. would require two acres (which would exceed: the.size. of their property). With the. parcel at 1.85 acres in size, dedicating 1.5 acres -to pasture: would take up nearly 81% of the property, and could significantly stand out from neighboring single family residential uses. Conditional/Interim Use Permit Criteria When reviewing a Conditional or Interim Use request, impact on.the following criteria. shalt be reviewed by the city, :as noted in Section 17,5.2(A); I)Adjacent Uses 2) Air and Water Quality 3) Traffic Generations 4) Public Safety and:Health 5.) Area Aesthetics 6) Economic impact on the Entire Area 7).Consistency.with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan 8) Anticipated Duration of the Conditional or Interim Use Section. 1 7.5.9(B) of the further notes that the following standards apply to new C.UPs and IUPs,. 1}.Compliance with all zoning and other regulations. as may otherwise be applicable; 2) The date.:or the event that will terminate the .use. can beidentified with certainty.; 3) The existence of the Conditional or Interim Use will not impose additional costs on the public if it becomes necessary for the public. to take the property in .the future; 4) The.user agrees to any conditions of,approval associated with the approval of the Conditional. or Interim Use Permit by the City Council, Section 1.7.5.9(C) finally notes that new and existing CUPS. and IUPs should adhere to the following: 1) Shall maintain harmony and compatibility with surrounding uses and with the architectural character and design standards of existing .uses and development; 2) Shall. meet :or exceed al.I Perform ance:.Sta.ndards contain elsewhere in: this Ordinance; 3} Shall not generate such additional traffic associated with the use that would. overburden or exceed. the capabilities of streets and other public services and facilities including, but not limited to, parks, schools, and utilities serving the area. If the criteria are not met, or there is fin dings 'to show that they would not be met, the Planning Commission could add conditions of approval onto the permit. to ensure the criteria are met, or could site .the lack of criteria being met as :findings to deny the request. 1