6.1. SR 06-17-2002Item # 6. I.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Mayor and City Council
Chris Leeseberg, Planner
June 17, 2002
SUBJECT:
Case No. CU 02-15
Kathryn & Donald Martin - Conditional Use Permit Request for
a Private Kennel
Request
Kathryn & Donald Martin request a Conditional Use Permit for a Private Kennel.
Location
19947 Polk Street NW
Lot 6, Block 4, Preserve Estates
Attachments
· Location Map
· Site Plan
Zoning/Land Use
PUD, Planned Unit Development (Surrounding area is Rla, Single Family Residential)
LR, Low Density Residential
Analysis
The applicant, who currently resides in Cincinnati Ohio, recently purchased a home in Elk
River and will be moving in towards the end of May. They are requesting a Conditional Use
Permit for a Private Kennel in order to keep five (5) dogs, all of which will be kept inside the
home. In the Rla District, which surrounds the subject property, private kennels are
allowed as a conditional use.
Mayor and City Council / CU 02-15
June 17, 2002
Page 2
Planning Commission Action
Kathy Martin, applicant, discussed the proposal and stated that they would be constructing a
six foot high privacy fence along the front and sides of the property and a chain link fence
along the rear facing the woods. She stated that they have five show dogs, which she has
raised for a very long time. They stay in the house most of the time and she does not keep
them outside in order to reduce barking.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Conditional
Use for a Private Kennel.
Recommendation
Staff and Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve the Conditional
Use Permit for a Private Kennel with the following conditions:
1. THAT THERE BE NO ON-SITE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
BREEDING, BOARDING OR SELLING.
2. THAT THE ANIMAL WASTE BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY.
3. THAT THE APPLICANT RECEIVES A PRIVATE KENNEL LICENSE
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
4. THE NUMBER OF DOGS OVER 6 MONTHS SHALL NOT EXCEED
FIVE.
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Location Map
CU 02-15 Kathryn & Donald Martin
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. Sherburne County, Minnesota
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