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i� <br />; �, <br />; ;a <br />t:� <br />�, <br />� =. <br />�;:- <br />JE1 <br /><, ; <br />�;� <br />��, <br />1C^ <br />�". <br />1C2 <br />1 C.. <br />��°� <br />� �:: <br />1 C ii <br />--• <br />0 <br />Use Plan. They may also fail to meet all of the zoning standards established for the <br />district within which it is located. <br />6.2 Section 1012.09B states: The Ciry Council may attach conditions to Interim Use Permits <br />[sic]. In reviewing [suchJ applications, the City will establish a specific date or event that <br />will terminate the use on the property. The Council will also determine that the approval <br />of the interim use would not result in adverse effects on the public health, safety, and <br />general welfare, and that it will not impose additional costs on the public if it is <br />necessary for the public to take the property in the future. <br />6.3 An applicant seeking approval an �TER�M uSE is required to hold an open house meeting <br />to inform the surrounding property owners and other interested attendees of the proposal, <br />to answer questions, and to solicit feedback. The open house was held on September 1, <br />2010; although nobody attended the open house, the materials prepared for the meeting <br />are included with other supplemental information from the applicant as Attachment C. <br />6.4 The site and floor plans illustrating the proposed arrangement of the dog boarding, <br />daycare, and event decor uses are included with this staff report as Attachment D. In <br />addition to the existing privacy fence along the southern property line, the outdoor play <br />area is proposed to be enclosed by an 8-foot tall privacy fence and be set back 40 feet <br />from the southern property boundary. <br />6.5 During the review of the application, the Development Review Committee (DRC) was <br />primarily concerned with the potential for barking dogs to become a nuisance to the <br />nearby residential property owners. After receiving more information about the initial <br />measures taken to minimize instances of barking and proposed means of addressing noisy <br />barking if it does become a nuisance, the DRC's concerns about noise were mostly <br />mollified. All of this information is included as part of Attachment C. Community <br />Development staff then visited two dog daycare facilities in St. Paul; one in an industrial <br />area and another located adjacent to residential properties. There were about 70 dogs at <br />the industrial location and, while some indoor barking was faintly audible outside the <br />brick building, the barking was likely heard because a nearby part of the building <br />consisted only of an un-insulated metal overhead door. The other dog daycare location <br />was completely surrounded by single-family residences and a small apartment building; <br />while outside, staff heard no barking from inside the building or from the couple of dogs <br />in the outdoor area. No odors were noticed outside at either location. Code Enforcement <br />staff has contacted the City of St. Paul to inquire about any complaints from the residents <br />surrounding this dog daycare location, how such complaints are handled, and what <br />special requirements may apply to dog daycare uses; the requested information has yet to <br />be received. <br />�;; i 6.6 The other significant concern of the DRC pertained to disposal of pet waste. No <br />�c� sanitation system will be installed in the building because only house-trained dogs will be <br />���:: admitted for daycare/boarding. Indoor "accidents" are expected to be rare and will be <br />��;: quickly cleaned up. To keep the outdoor area clean and odor-free, dogs will be <br />��� encouraged to use a sort of litter box lined with woodchips which would absorb urine and <br />��� be regularly replaced with clean woodchips. Feces will be collected several times daily, <br />���, enclosed in special odor-controlling bags and deposited in the trash. During warmer <br />���. months (i.e., when the ground is not frozen and temperatures are above freezing), the <br />�i �:; outdoor activity will be hosed down and cleaned with a specialized, odor-controlling, and <br />PF10-024 RCA 110810 (2).doc <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />