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Date Application Received: 02/15/2021 <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:02/25/2021 SOA jO <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 04/24/2021 <br /> To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members <br /> Ron Olson, Interim City Administrator <br /> 4kFSHO' <br /> From: Laura Oakden <br /> Planner <br /> Date: March 15, 2021 <br /> Subject: #LA21-000019,Todd Ziesmer, 3440 Bayside Road, Conditional Use Permit, <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow the <br /> keeping of honey bees. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br /> Background <br /> The applicant is requesting to keep honey bees on their property. The definition of Farm <br /> Animals includes honeybees, but the definition of Animal Unit, used to regulate farm animal <br /> density, does not include honeybees. Farm animals require a condition use permit on the LR-1A <br /> district meeting city code standards include lot size and setbacks. The applicant is proposed 2-4 <br /> hives with a maximum of 6. Generally,one hive is roughly 20" in length, 16"wide and 10"tall. <br /> The city code is silent on number of hives allowed. The applicant has been coordinating with the <br /> University of Minnesota to find a good fit for his property. A narrative is included as Exhibit B. <br /> LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> Section 78-303-Setbacks: <br /> All animal structures are required to be 75'from all property lines and 150'from adjacent <br /> homes. The applicant has submitted a site plan indicating all setbacks will be met. <br /> Section 78-303-Lot Area/Width: <br /> Farm Animal Lot Minimum Lot Area <br /> Required 1 acre for a dwelling+ 1 acre for each animal unit <br /> Actual 2.03 acres <br /> This criteria is met. <br /> Applicable Regulations: <br /> Conditional Uses: Keeping of farm nnimals (78-303) <br /> (3)Keeping of farm animals for noncommercial purposes and for the use of the occupants of <br /> premises, provided that: <br /> 1. Where the applicant requests a conditional use permit to keep farm animals other <br /> than horses, there must be at least one acre for the dwelling and one acre for <br /> each animal unit. Calculations of minimum acreage required shall not include any <br />