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Application Date: 5/31/02 Deadline: 7/30/02 TO: FROM: DATE: Chair Smith and Orono Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator Paul Weinberger, Zoning Administrator July 8,2002 SUBJECT: #02-2797 Sandra Smith and James Murphy 30 Orono Orchard Road Conditional Use Permit List of Exhibits: A Application B Letter of Application (May 30) C 1997 Findings D Council Minutes of April 27,1998 E Property Survey r Plat Map G Topographic Map H Property Owners Notification List Application The applicants have made a request for a conditional use permit to allow an additional horse on the property, making a total of three horses on the property. The applicants have noted in their letter of application that they have had two horses on the property since they purchased the lot in 1988. One horse is a 26 year old mare and the second is an 16 year old gelding. They have been offered one 4 year old horse that they would like to keep on the property. The property is located in the RR-IB zoning district where horses are a permitted accessoiy use. Section 10.20, Subdivision 3 (M) is the section that regulates the keeping of horses on individual properties. This .section has been consistently interpreted by staff as requiring 1 acre for the residence plus 2 acres of pasture for the first horse, or a total of 3 acres for 1 horse. The second horse would require an additional acre of open pasture. Each horse after that would require an additional acre. 5 acres is required to pennit 3 horses as an accessory use on the property. The Smith,Murphy property is approximately 3.6 acres in size. Section 10.20, Subdivision 3 (M) gives the Council the discietion to reduce the required pasture acreage if the horses do not require pasture for feed purposes (this is the reason for the Conditional Use Permit request). The SmithT^lurphy horses do not require pasture land for feed purposes. «02-2797 Sandra Smith and James Murphy 30 Orono Orchard Road Page I of 3