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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 00-40 November 14,2000 Page 2 • The applicant intends to enclose a 160 FT x 730 FT area (2.68 acres) with a fence to use as a pasture. The area proposed for the pasture is a mostly wooded area with a mix of wetland and upland forest with County Ditch 28 crossing the rear of the property. The property had no standing water at the time staff visited the site, however there is evidence of standing water on the aerial photo and by an analysis of plant species that occur on the site. City Ordinance requires an acre of pasture per horse. With a 2.68-acre pasture, City Ordinance allows the keeping of two horses. Accessory Structures The applicant intends to construct a 22 FT x 27 FT horse barn to provide shelter for the horses. With the horse barn, the property appears to have less than the maximum 3000 SF of allowed accessory structure area allowed by City Ordinance. County Ditch 28 County Ditch 28 crosses the rear of the property. To protect water quality in the City and to maintain the ditch easement free of structures, staff recommends that the pasture area be shortened to exclude the ditch area with a 20 FT buffer. With the ditch and buffer excluded from the pasture, • the pasture will be approximately 160 FT x 640 FT, (over 2 acres), in size. Setbacks The proposed barn and fence conform to the setback requirements. Recommendation Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of a conditional use permit to keep a horse with the following conditions: 1. THAT THE ANIMAL WASTE BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. 2. THAT A BUILDING PERMIT BE OBTAINED FOR THE PROPOSED HORSE BARN. 3. THAT THE FENCE BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONFORM TO CITY ORDINANCE. 4. THAT THE COUNTY DITCH BE EXCLUDED FROM THE PASTURE AREA WITH A MINIMUM 20 FT BUFFER. 5. THAT A MAXIMUM OF TWO HORSES BE BOARDED ON THE PROPERTY. • \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\cu00-40.doc