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Planning Commission Page 4 <br /> September 24,2019 <br /> Peter Warner, 620 Gates Ave., submitted a handwritten letter from another IIIproperty owner,Larry Krieg,who couldn't attend the public hearing. Mr. Warner <br /> also submitted his own photos of the condition of the applicant's property and <br /> expressed his concerns with the health hazard to the neighborhood from the rabbits <br /> and their waste,and the vermin he thinks will eventually show up. He stated he <br /> cannot trust the applicant to comply with the condition of keeping the rabbit cages <br /> clean as they don't currently keep them clean. <br /> Carol Heath, 520 7th St., stated she has called the city numerous times and talked to <br /> Code Enforcement Officer Dave Hetrick,who visited the applicant's property and <br /> took pictures. She stated the yard wasn't cleaned up but only seemed to get worse. <br /> Dale Ziner, 617 Gates Ave. NW, the person who lives at the property and cares for <br /> the rabbits. His father is the applicant. He stated he now does twice weekly cleanings <br /> of the rabbit cages. He stated he contacts a farmer from Foreston who stops twice a <br /> week to pick up the wheelbarrow of rabbit waste. He stated he is trying to sell the <br /> truck in the driveway but is having title issues. <br /> Mr.Whiteoak stated the applicant's Chevy truck is on jacks and has been on the <br /> property for 15 years. <br /> There being no one to speak,Chair Johnson closed the public hearing. <br /> Commissioner Larson-Vito asked about records of existing or on-going code III <br /> violations reported with the property. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg stated he did speak to Mr. Hetrick for an update on the code <br /> enforcement efforts at the property, and the yard upkeep is a separate issue that is <br /> being dealt with. He apologized to the neighbors that the cleanup efforts haven't <br /> been as quick as they would have liked and explained a few years ago,the city didn't <br /> have a mechanism for prohibitin rabbits,which is why the code changed to include <br /> rabbits as a domestic animal. He stated they have received many phone calls about <br /> this property in particular and therefore they are requesting the applicant to obtain a <br /> CUP. He stated dealing with blighted properties is not a simple overnight process <br /> but also shouldn't take years either. He stated a game plan for cleanup of the <br /> property will be included to the council information,which is separate from the <br /> CUP. <br /> Commissioner Larson-Vito stated she felt the condition of the property and the <br /> keeping of rabbits are related and asked if existing codes aren't being followed, she <br /> asked why the Planning Commission would have any reason to believe the <br /> conditions set forth in the CUP would be mitigated in this instance. <br /> Mr. Leeseberg agreed the two items are related but believed the CUP cannot legally <br /> be denied because the applicant's grass isn't mowed or because there's a truck in the <br /> front yard. <br /> • <br /> rI ■ EIEI it <br /> NATIVE <br />