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CONDITIONAL USE NARRATIVE Tim Marchiafava and Deb Unruh reside at 19119 Waco Street NW Elk River, MN 55330. Together, we own 5 domestic dogs, all rescued animals. We are applying for a private kennel license due to having more than 3 dogs on less than 5 acres of land. This private kennel license is not requested to board other's animals nor do we intend to breed our animals (they are all altered) nor do we sell any animals. These are domestic house pets. Our property includes about 1 acre. All of the dogs have been taken to numerous obedience classes in order to provide the best training and structure for the group. We utilize leashes and electronic collars to continually control any barking situation that may occur. If the dogs make some noise, we are always right there in the yard or garage and bring them inside immediately so as not to disturb our neighbors. The animals are walked and exercised on a daily basis and there are no feces in our yard. When not in the yard, the dogs stay in the garage, a clean area and when they are kenneled up, they rarely make any noise. We go outside with our dogs pretty much every time they go out into the yard, and they are never left unsupervised. If they are outside of the fence, it is always on a leash for a walk. They do not run at large and are always contained either in the back yard fenced area or in the garage. All of our dogs are current and up to date on all shots, none of them are mean or vicious or would cause any harm to anyone in the neighborhood. They do not and have not attacked any person ever. They have never damaged anyone's property, nor have they ever done any business' in any other person's yard. We are very responsible pet owners and have always been as courteous and considerate of our neighbors as possible. We are not the only pet owners in this neighborhood; there are numerous other dogs in our area.