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Pax itJP Staff Report October 10, 20.23 Gent Lake Planning Commission Page 5 EVALUATION OF REQUEST Below is the .Pianner's.findings in regards to the criteria.for #his Conditional Use request,. with.. the criteria in italics, The Planning Commission should discuss whether the findings are m.et.for approval; or if there are.. criteria that are not met. 17.5.2(A) 1) Adjacent Uses The proposed use would be to house goats in an existing. barn; and then have a fenced in area. for the goata to roam and: graze in. Farm animals are not.a comman. presence in the city, though this:.site was previously used for horses. 2) Air and Water Quality The applicant has noted a.desire to use manure for fertilizer, and would clean the fenced in area daily or every:other day. The.city can require.a detailed plan be submitted by the applicant to address:ma.nure created by the goats in order to prevent the creation of a: nuisance for neighbors. 3) Traffic Generations The proposed use would not impact traffic. 4) Public:5afety and Health The proposed project:should not have impacts on the. safety or health of the public, 5) Area Aesthetics. The proposed use of havingfarm animals on a.residential lot is not a common occurrence in the. city, so. it would stand.out.in comparison to other neighcoring propertfes. The site was previously used to house horses, with the barn still remaining on site. Since the issuance of the first I U P last year, there have been no complaints regarding the two. goats on the.site . Code Enforcement did note that a.storage contaiher is located on the northeast: corner of the property; such .containers. can only :be on the. property for up to 30 days without violating the city's nuisance ordinance (486), The Council adopted ord inance. 142 last October, which sets a 0.5:acre of pasture per animal. requirement; the applicant would therefore. need to fence off .one . acre of their property to meet: this.requirement. The request to allow additional goats would require more pasture. 1,5 acres of pasture would be: needed for three goats, 1.5 acres would be 81 °Io of their property.. At 81 % of the property,. it would be difficult -to maintain the residential character:of the. RG zoning district. 6) Economic Impact on the Enhre Area. NIA, the proposed use does not have an economic impact on the area. 7) Consistency with. the Comprehensive. Municipal Plan Farm animals. and their contain ment.are not. mentioned in the.2040 Comprehensive.Plan. Provided that zoning requirements and. other municipal ordinances are met, allowing two goats would be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, The Council addpted: ordinance 142.last October, which sets.a 0.5 acre of pasture per animal requirement;. the applicant would therefore need.to fence off.one acre of their property tomeet this requirement. The request to allow additional -goats would require more pasture. Given. their