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Fencin a requirements are Outlined in. Secti6n:16.13 of the ordinance. These standards include a irumber of general provisions; such as.fericing not extending into right-of-way or easements, within property lines, and other requireinents:.typical of cities throughout the metropolitan areaAection 7.5.2(A) notes. additional requirements for fences in the. `O' zoning district. The review last year determined that fencing on the site be located a minimum of five feet from the south. property Iine, unless approval was rec6ved from the neighbor to allow. the .fence on the property line. Extension of the fenced .in area may. be: a topic of discussion for the commissioners. The commission should also discuss if. more than two goats should be permitted: There have been. no complaints received at the time of writing.this report; The fenced in area is approximately8400 SF, .or 0.19 acres. The City adopted an animal ordinance (No. 142) in October 2022 (after the issuance of the IU.P to the Pax family) that.sets a one animal per 0.5: acre of pasture requirement. This was.not.a new requirement With the adoption or ordinance No. 142, as. the ordinance previously existed in No. 69.. This. would mean that the Pax's would have to increase their fenced�in pasture area`up to one.acre to keep two goats, Three goats would require 1.5 acres, while four. goats would require two acres (which would exceed the size of their property ). W i t h the parcel at 1..85 acres in. size,. dedicating 1.5 acres to..pas ture worild.take up. nearly. 81 % of the property, and couldsignificantly stand out. from neighboring single family residential uses. Commissioner:Cummings introduced a motion to open the public hearing on the matter at 7:07 p.m., seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Voice vote taken, all in favor; motion carried. Applicant Ted Pax shared that he felt 0.5 acresper goat was a.bit excessive, but. they can expand the fence if needed. Comm. issioner.Cummings is concerned. about the accommodating.agrictiltural use in a low density. residential area. Commission Chair Patrick asked those in attendance i f anyone else. had any comments on the matter. The public had no other comnients. Commissioner Wippic.h introduced a motion to.close the public hearing on the matter at 7-13 p.m., seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Voice vote. taken, all in .favor,. motion carried. Commissioner W ippich suggested. to the applicants that they do some research on their own to suggest changes to the current zoning.ordinance and agricultural animal ordinance. The Planning Commission agreed that a request to renew thelUP for two goats on the property Was reasonable and would like to revisit the. topic on more goats in the. future once some research leas been completed and presented. City Planner Evan Monson recommends approval based. on the: reconunendations prepared by'himself which inelude: 1.. The applicant is permitted to. utilize the existing barn on -site to house up to two goats: 2. A mini murn of one acre of fenced"in pasture is needed for two goats. 3., Proposed fencing shall be plated -at minimum five feet from property lines to.the south,..unless writte.n.consent and approval is received from.. the neighboring.property owner.to place the. fence On the property line. 4.. The. IUP shall. expire: in one: calendar year from the date of approval, so as to allow. the city to review and ensure the use .is in compliance with. conditionsof this approval, and other city ordinances have been met.. S. Additional goats or livestock on the site shall require an ai 0dinent to the IUP. G, The applicant is"required to adhere to. all applicable local, State, a Federal regulations.. 7. The applicant is required to acquire any other applicable local, State, or Federal permits for. this: request. City of Gein take Harming Ccinrnission hle,etMgt .Minwes October 10, 2023 2 I. " ;