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* ^ ■« J pw Ml Zoning File #952 A'lgust 15r 1985 Fago 3 of 4 SECTION 10.27, SUBDIVISION 4 A K. Animals. The keeping of domestic animals for non-commercial purposes including horses for the use of the occupants of the premises, provided that any accessory building used for housing such animals shall be located not less than 150 feet from the nearest lot line. A minimum of one acre in agg^-egate, exclusive of one acre for the principal building, must be available for each animal unit, except as hereinafter set forth. A minimum of two acres of open pasture must be available for a single horse and one additional acre must be available for each additional horse. When the horses are kept stabled and do not require pasture for feed purposes, the minimum pasture requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the Council. Such minimum pasture acreage shall not include low lying lands unusable for pasture or grazing. Any person keeping such animals must comply with the provisions of the City Code. REVIEW OP APPLICATION: In response to a persistent neighbor's complaint concerning an in crease in commercial activity and commercial use of the Kokesh property, the applicant has filed an appeals application in order to determine if a land use application is required. REVIEW OP OPERATION: The Kokeshes have operated their "stock farm" prior to 1975 - per Section 10.03, Subdivision 18, farms in existence on that date are permitted to operate without a conditional use permit as long as the stock is not increased more than 25% with stock over a year old. A conditional use permit is required if there is an increase in stock greater than 25%. The Kokesh homestead consists of 25+ acres. They kept 20 horses in 1975 and they now keep 25 horses. There has not been r*• crease of more than 25% in stock - per this section no need for a condit al use permit. In the applicant's letter of September 1984 and in their attorney's addendum to the application, there is discussion of the various activities or uses associated with their stock farm operation: 1. Raise, train, buy, sell thoroughbred horses - they now race their own horses in Minnesota 2. Board horses 3. Training or riding academy - lessons provided on site 4. Sale of tack The applicant's attorney is correct, many activities are noted in the definition section but nothing has been specified in the zoning district designating these uses or activities as permitted or conditional uses or accessory uses.