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The total number of allowed animal units per acre may be increased, provided there is an approved manure management plan following the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Technical Guidelines for Manure Management and Applications. Such approval may be obtained through the conditional use permit process as noted in sections 30 -651 through 30- 657. In no event, however, shall the increased amount exceed twice the allowed animals as indicated in subsection (d)(2). (3) Stables and barns. All agricultural animals shall be provided a shelter under roof appropriately sized to accommodate the specific animal in a humane manner. For setback requirements see section 30 -1007. (4) Fences. Agricultural animals shall be enclosed in a pen or corral. Fences for pens, corrals, pasture or similar enclosures must be of sufficient height and strength to retain such animals. For setback requirements see section 30 -1007. (5) Sanitation and health standards. Any stable or barn in which animals are kept or maintained shall be kept clean so as to prevent the transmittal of disease to other animals or persons. Manure shall be removed from confined areas with sufficient frequency and disposed of properly to avoid nuisances from odors or breeding of flies. If manure is used as fertilizer, it shall be turned under immediately if possible, or as soon as the frost leaves the ground. Application of manure should be conducted in such a manner so as not to permit runoff toward surface waters. If the city finds that the manure and other waste materials create a nuisance by attracting flies, other insects, or rodents, or by creating offensive odors, the city may order that the manure and other waste materials be removed within four days of notice to the owner of the land. (e) Dangerous animals. No person shall keep or be allowed to keep in the city any animal which is dangerous by nature as defined in section 30 -1. (f) Nontraditional or exotic animals. (1) A person may keep a nontraditional or exotic animal only upon issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with subdivision III of division 2 of this article. In determining whether an animal is considered nontraditional or exotic, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to supply the city with the necessary data and information to reasonably prove that the animal is not dangerous in captivity. This information shall he part of the public record and shall be discussed as part of the conditional use permit review. (2) If a conditional use permit is approved which allows the keeping of a nontraditional or exotic animal, this use shall be at a minimum subject to the agricultural standards as set forth in subsection (d) of this section. In reviewing a request to keep nontraditional or exotic animals, the city may impose conditions and restrictions as it finds necessary, including, but not limited to, the following: a. Restrictions on the number and type of animals. b. Setbacks greater than those required in subsections (d)(3) and (4) of this section. Restrictions on the size, height and type of enclosures. Screening or landscaping of the proposed use. (3) The applicant must also submit a copy of all permits required from the state department of natural resources, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and any other governmental agency if applicable. (g) Inspections. The city may at any time inspect the lot and structures where animals are kept to ensure compliance with the conditions and restrictions of this article and strict compliance with the terms and conditions of a conditional use permit. (Code 1982, § 908; Ord. No. 04 -21, § 2, 12 -20 -2004) Page 2