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From:William Bauman <br />To:Matthew Karney <br />Cc:Jessica Bauman <br />Subject:Comment regarding LA24-000066 - 430 East Long Lake Road conditional farm animal permit <br />Date:Monday, January 13, 2025 9:41:03 PM <br />Hi Matt - Thank you for your time last week to discuss the notice regarding 430 East Long <br />Lake Road. Jessica and I would like to submit the following comments: <br />Dear Planning Commission: <br />We would like to highlight that it is the tenants' burden to show why the Planning Commission <br />should grant a conditional permit. To date, based on publicly available information, the tenants <br />have not explained why they need to house farm animals on a residential property surrounded <br />by neighbors and they haven't explained what steps they have taken to address their failures to <br />meet the zoning and acreage requirements. <br />While we do not have insight as to the purpose of the pigeons which the tenant wishes to <br />house on the property, we have concerns that any animal held outdoors, particularly caged <br />birds, will function as bait for their wild predators, including coyotes, foxes, owls, eagles, <br />raccoons, and opossums that reside in neighboring areas, including the bordering Wood-Rill <br />Scientific and Natural Area. In drawing these predators, the introduction of a new and caged <br />avian species would create unnecessary danger for multiple families with young children in <br />close proximity to 430 East Long Lake Road. We would like our children to continue enjoying <br />the freedom to play in their own backyard without the added concern of dangerous animals <br />frequenting the area. <br />In addition to the zoning precedent and safety concerns, there are other unintended <br />consequences, including, but not limited to, disease, noise, smell, and breeding, that we would <br />request the Planning Commission consider. <br />William and Jessica Bauman - 460 East Long Lake Road <br />222