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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: September 14, 2009 <br /> <br />Report: <br /> <br />Resolution: <br /> <br />Ordinance: X <br /> <br />Appropriation: N/A <br />Source of Funds: N/A <br />Account Number: N/A <br />Amount Budgeted: N/A <br />Amount Requested: N/A <br />Budgeted Item: <br /> <br />Requested By: Tim Tietiens <br /> <br />Department: Planninl!: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Draft Ordinance <br />Ordinance (final) <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />City Council directed staff to conduct a review of the existing provisions of Section 106-742, Code of Ordinances, <br />Chapter 106 (Zoning) regarding the number of animals permitted per acre. Currently two grazing animals are <br />allowed per acre. This request was made in conjunction with citizen's questions as follows: <br /> <br />· To allow recreational livestock as a permitted accessory use on lots in excess of I-acre, <br />· No specific concentration of recreational livestock be established, and <br />· To reduce the buffer requirements for grazing livestock. <br /> <br />On July 16,2009, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a preliminary public hearing/workshop where Staff <br />presented an overview of the provisions mandated by the current City ordinance and similar approaches adopted by <br />the neighboring cities regarding domestic livestock. Staff also shared the results of the research by the American <br />Planning Advisory Services pertaining to domestic livestock. <br /> <br />Staff worked diligently with the Planning and Zoning Commission to address issues raised by the citizens and <br />drafted amendments to the ordinances which had consensus from the audience during public testimony. Proposed <br />amendments to the ordinances are as follows: <br /> <br />· Recreational livestock is a permitted accessory use kept on tracts of contiguous land totaling one acre in <br />size or larger. <br />· In the event of recreational livestock, no specific concentration is established but the requirements of <br />Section 34-126 shall be applicable. <br />· The buffer zone is reduced from 25 feet to 5 feet only from the property that is not devoted to keeping of <br />domestic livestock. <br /> <br />After a public hearing at the August 20, 2009, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by unanimous vote, <br />recommended the above amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regarding domestic livestock. <br /> <br />Action Required bv Council: <br />1. Conduct a Public Hearing. <br /> <br />2. Consider Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation for proposed amendments to Section 106- <br />742 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to domestic livestock. <br /> <br /> <br />~ /, ~9 <br /> <br />Date <br />