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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 28, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 27 Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 158 , THIRD SERIES, an Ordinance Amending the Orono Municipal Code by Listing the Legal Description of the Properties at 2251 Pine Ridge Lane and 2250 Wayzata Boulevard as Rezoned from RR-1B to R-1A, File No. 15-3758. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6545, Approving a Subdivision of a Lot Line Rearrangement at 2251 Pine Ridge Lane and 2250 Wayzata Boulevard, File No. 15-3758. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 9. #15-3768 MICHAEL AND LISA LARSON, PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RELATED TO DOG BOARDING AND GROOMING IN B-1 ZONING DISTRICT Barnhart noted at its September 14 meeting, the City Council reviewed the proposed text amendment that would allow indoor dog boarding, indoor dog daycare, and dog grooming as a conditional use in the B-1 zoning district. The City Council tabled action on the item in order for Staff to determine how other communities handle this type of business. Since the September 14 meeting, Staff has visited four area indoor dog daycare/boarding facilities, spoken with staff at those facilities, and spoken with the planners in those cities to get an idea of the uses in those cities. Barnhart indicated he has included a draft supplement to the draft amendment before the City Council tonight. In addition, the applicants have also submitted some documentation. One of the proposed changes is a zoning code issue in terms of what is an allowed use and the other is a licensing issue. Barnhart stated he will be proposing some changes to the licensing requirements that the Council can revisit in a couple of weeks. Barnhart gave a brief synopsis of the other indoor dog daycare facilities that he visited: Puptown in Medina is a large facility, having a 13,000 square foot outdoor play area. Puptown is in a commercial area. On site, Staff observed little dog barking. The adjacent Highway 55 may have drowned out dog noise. Medina recently approved an expansion of the number of dogs. Camp Bow Wow in Plymouth is in an industrial area. On site, Staff observed minimal dog noises. Adogo has two locations in Minnetonka, one near Ridgedale and another on Baker Road. Both sites have outdoor play areas. The Ridgedale location is new and is adjacent to residential uses, including single- family residential to the north. A large apartment building was recently built adjacent to the Ridgedale property. Adogo on Baker Road was their first location in Minnetonka. This is a commercial location. Minnetonka’s planner noted no concerns or complaints for any of their locations. Barnhart stated there is also Wolf Central in Richfield.