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Memo to Planning Commission/OA96-5, OA 96-6 Page 3 <br />April 23, 1996 <br /> <br />structures are, the uncertainty of not knowing if they will be able to complete <br />their plans is removed. <br /> <br />The current setback requirements are 300 feet for agricultural structures and <br />200 feet for hvestock fences. It is not clear why different setbacks were <br />estabhshed. The following is a hst of what other cities require for setbacks: <br /> <br />· Ham Lake - 60' setback from road right-of-way and 20 ' setback from side <br /> property line for stables and fences; <br />· Chanhassen - 100' setback from adjacent residence for structures, <br /> agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks applicable to all fences; <br />· Ramsey - 75' setback from property line for barns or stables, agricultural <br /> fences are subject to the normal setbacks apphcable to all fences; <br />· Apple Valley - 50' setback from the lot line for structures, agricultural fences <br /> are subject to the normal setbacks apphcable to all fences; <br />· Prior Lake - 100' setback from lot hne for accessory farm structures, <br /> agricultural fences are subject to the normal setbacks apphcable to all fences; <br />· Lakeville - 100' setback from adjacent residence for pens or agricultural <br /> buildings; <br />· Savage - 30' setback from the road right-of-way and 60' setback along <br /> property lines for structures, agricultural fences are subject to the normal <br /> setbacks apphcable to all fences. <br /> <br />Of the seven cities hsted above, Lakeville and Chanhassen measure setbacks <br />from adjacent residences, the remaining five cities measure the setback from <br />property lines. Two of the cities surveyed, Lakeville and Ham Lake, have a <br />setback requirement for agricultural fences which are the same as those <br />required for agricultural buildings, the remaining five cities did not have <br />separate setbacks that apphed to agricultural fences. In no case did the setback <br />requirement come close to the 300 foot setback required by Elk River. Prior Lake <br />had the largest setback at 100 feet measured from the property line, and Ham <br />Lake had the smallest setback at 20 feet measured from the property line. <br /> <br />Platted vs unplatted property <br /> <br />The current Ordinance has two criteria that are used to determine ff an <br />agricultural use is a permitted use or a conditional use, size of the property and <br />whether the property is platted or unplatted. In the A-1 and Rla zones, the <br />minimum lot size required to have agricultural activity (ie. horses) as a <br />permitted use is five acres on unplatted property. If the property is platted, no <br />matter how large the lot is, agricultural uses require a conditional use. In the <br />other single f~mfly residential zones, agricultural uses are only allowed as a <br />conditional use on 10 unplatted acres. <br /> <br />s :\plsnnin g\scott\aguses.doc <br /> <br /> <br />