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Memo to Planning Commission/0A96-5, OA 96-6 Page 3 April 23, 1996 • structures are, the uncertainty of not knowing if they will be able to complete their plans is removed. The current setback requirements are 300 feet for agricultural structures and 200 feet for livestock fences. It is not clear why different setbacks were established. The following is a list of what other cities require for setbacks: • Ham Lake - 60' setback from road right-of-way and 20 ` setback from side property line for stables and fences; • Chanhassen - 100' setback from adjacent residence for structures, agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks applicable to all fences; • Ramsey - 75' setback from property line for barns or stables, agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks applicable to all fences; • Apple Valley - 50' setback from the lot line for structures, agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks applicable to all fences; • Prior Lake - 100' setback from lot line for accessory farm structures, agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks applicable to all fences; • Lakeville - 100' setback from adjacent residence for pens or agricultural buildings; • Savage - 30' setback from the road right-of-way and 60' setback along property lines for structures, agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks applicable to all fences. • Of the seven cities listed above, Lakeville and Chanhassen measure setbacks from adjacent residences, the remaining five cities measure the setback from property lines. Two of the cities surveyed, Lakeville and Ham Lake, have a setback requirement for agricultural fences which are the same as those required for agricultural buildings, the remaining five cities did not have separate setbacks that applied to agricultural fences. In no case did the setback requirement come close to the 300 foot setback required by Elk River. Prior Lake had the largest setback at 100 feet measured from the property line, and Ham Lake had the smallest setback at 20 feet measured from the property line. Platted vs unplatted property The current Ordinance has two criteria that are used to determine if an agricultural use is a permitted use or a conditional use, size of the property and whether the property is platted or unplatted. In the A-1 and Rla zones, the minimum lot size required to have agricultural activity (ie. horses) as a permitted use is five acres on unplatted property. If the property is platted, no matter how large the lot is, agricultural uses require a conditional use. In the other single family residential zones, agricultural uses are only allowed as a conditional use on 10 unplatted acres. • s:\planning\scott\aguses.doc