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City of <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.5 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearinj <br />December 15, 2014 <br />Zack Carlton, Planner I <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment Modifying Setback <br />Jeremy Barnhart, Deputy Director CODD <br />Requirements for Agricultural Animals <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />The Planning Commission recommends no changes to city ordinance as it relates to the setback of <br />agricultural animals. <br />Councilmember Burandt requests this item be continued pending further discussion at a future Council <br />worksession. The Council should then open and continue the public hearing, by motion, until their <br />January 20, 2015, regular meeting. <br />Background /Discussion <br />Case No. OA 14 -12 <br />The recent ordinance amendment regarding boundary fences raised concerns about the minimum setback <br />for agricultural animals in the R -1 Single - Family Residential zoning districts, and staff was directed by the <br />City Council to evaluate the setbacks relating to the keeping of agricultural animals. <br />Staff compared our livestock/ agricultural animal setbacks to those of nearby cites. The result of this <br />research is outlined in the following table. The peer comparisons may be used as a guide, however each <br />city is different and any amendment to Elk River's ordinance should be evaluated based on what is <br />appropriate for our city. <br />Municipality <br />Required Livestock Setback <br />Big Lake <br />300 foot setback <br />Ramsey <br />75 foot setback for stables and barns, 10 foot setback from property line. Additional <br />setback of 30 feet from inhabited structures. <br />Blaine <br />100 foot setback <br />Buffalo <br />100 foot setback <br />Albertville <br />Match residential building setback <br />Staff's recommendation is to leave the ordinance as written. The five and 100 foot setbacks are <br />appropriate for existing uses and interactions between agricultural animals and residential development <br />will increase with development. <br />P0WIAI1 0 <br />Template Updated 4/14 IN"Af UR <br />