7.3. SR 11-20-2000
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Elk
Item # 7. 3 .
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
The Mayor and City Council )
Stephen Wensman, PlannerJt/
DATE:
November 20, 2000
SUBJECT:
Conditional Use Permit Request by Christine White
to Keep Horses, Public Hearing Case No. CU 00-40
Reauest
Christine White requests a conditional use permit to keep horses in the RIa
zoning district.
. Location
20456 Meadowvale Road, Elk River. The NW quarter of the NW quarter of
Section 19, Township 33, Range 26, Sherburne County.
Zonine/Landuse
RIa (Single Family Residential)/ LR (Low Density Residential)
Attachments
. Location map
. Site Plan
. Aerial Photo of site
Overview:
The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to keep horses in the
RIa zoning district. The keeping of horses is a conditional use in the RIa
zoning district if the property is less than 5 acres in size. The subject
property is 4.2 acres in size.
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13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420. Fax (763) 441-7425
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Memo to the City Council/CD 00-40
November 20, 2000
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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. The area 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. With a 2.68-acre pasture, City Ordinance allows the
keeping of two horses.
Countv 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 strip. With the ditch and buffer excluded from the
pasture, the pasture will be approximately 160 FT x 640 FT, (over 2 acres in
size) .
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 will have less than
the maximum 3000 SF of allowed accessory structure area allowed by City
Ordinance.
Setbacks
The proposed barn and fence conform to the setback requirements.
Planninl! Commission
At the November 14, 2000 Public Hearing, there was no public opposition.
Recommendation
Staff and the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council
approve the conditional use permit to keep horses with the following
conditions:
1. THAT THE ANIMAL WASTE BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY AS REQUIRED
BY CITY ORDINANCE.
2. THAT A BUILDING PERMIT BE OBTAINED FOR THE PROPOSED HORSE
BARN.
3. THAT THE FENCE BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONFORM TO CITY
ORDINANCE.
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Memo to the City Council/CD 00-40
November 20,2000
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4. THAT A MAXIMUM OF TWO HORSES BE BOARDED ON THE PROPERTY.
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