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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 22,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> pasture,with the requirement that such a conditional use permit can only be issued if the Council finds <br /> that: <br /> 1. The applicant has demonstrated that controls are in place to xninimize or intercept and treat <br /> runoff from the site consistent with recommendations of the University of Minnesota Extension <br /> Services. <br /> 2. The applicant submits and shall adhere to an acceptable manure management plan consistent with <br /> recommendations of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. <br /> 3. The gross site area meets the minimum acreage requirement(3 acres for the first horse,one <br /> additional acre for each additional horse) even though the area actually devoted to pasture might <br /> not meet those requirements. <br /> 4. Structures for housing the horses are located to meet zoning code requirements. <br /> 5. All paddock and/or pasture areas where horses are kept are separated by fencing from wetlands <br /> and wetland buffers(including existing established buffers and potential future buffers based <br /> on Code requirements). <br /> Staff would recomxnend the Planning Commission review the provided information, accept public <br /> comments, and discuss whether or what additional information would be useful in determining a position <br /> regardi.ng the appropriate number of chickens for a given site and possible paraxneters or guidelines for <br /> Council to make a decision if a conditional use permit request is presented. <br /> Schoenzeit stated laiowing the character of Orono,he would recommend the Planning Commission not <br /> consider reducing the requirements for animals in those districts that currently do not allow them. <br /> Schoenzeit stated from a humanitarian viewpoint, even though someone could feed them oats,horses <br /> should have room to run and graze. <br /> Landgraver asked if the state standards require more acreage. <br /> Leskinen stated it was her understanding that you had to have a total of three acres in order to have a <br /> horse: one acre for the house and two acres of managed pasture. <br /> Leskinen asked if the question before the Planning Commission is whether a person should have three <br /> acres in total,with two of those being managed pasture, and what is the process the City Council should <br /> follow if someone has less than two acres of managed pasture rather than whether a conditional use <br /> permit should be allowed for someone who has a total of two acres or less. <br /> Curtis stated basically the current code states that in order to have a horse,you have to have an acre for <br /> the dwelling and two acres of open pasture for the first horse. When hoses are kept stabled and do not <br /> require pasture for feed,the minimum pasture requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the <br /> Council. Curtis stated her understanding of that language is that you have to have one acre for the <br /> dwelling and two acres of pasture unless the Council decides you do not have to meet that minimum <br /> acreage. <br /> Page 12 of 18 <br />