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Draft Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday, April 21, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />7.1 LA25-000014, REVISIONS TO CITY CODE REGARDING THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS IN <br />RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss <br />possible revisions to City Code relating to farm animals and whether the code should list animals that are <br />prohibited or animals that are permitted. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br /> <br />Commissioners discussed the types of animals that could be allowed or prohibited and how regulations <br />could be varied based on zoning and lot size. The Planning Commission directed staff to draft proposed <br />language to add pigeons, doves and rabbits to the current code and define the number of those animals in <br />a unit; loosen regulations for cooped or penned animals for smaller lots, and define domesticated animals. <br /> <br />59