HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.g. Adopt Kennel and Cattery Ordinance CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: APRIL 6, 1999
AGENDA ITEM: ADOPT KENNEL AND CATTERY AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
ORDINANCE
PREPARED BY: SUSAN WALSH AGENDA NO �
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ATTACHMENTS ORDINANCE APPROVED BY: �/�
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Attached for City Council consideration and adoption is the final draft of an ordinance that would amend the
current regulations for licensing kennels and catteries. If the City Code is amended,new applicants would go
through a public hearing process rather than personally seeking out permission from their adjacent neighbors to
have four or more dogs or cats. Renewals will be handled through the city clerk's office unless there are four or
more complaints registered by the police department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. XIV.18,AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO KENNELS AND CATTERIES; AMENDING ROSEMOUNT CITY CODE, TITLE 7,
CHAPTER 4C
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
ORDINANCE NO.XIV.18
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO KENNELS AND
CATTERIES;AMENDING ROSEMOUNT CITY CODE
TITLE 7,CHAPTER 4C
TI� CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA ORDAINS that City
Code Title 7, Chapter 4C is amended to read as follows:
7-4C-1: LICENSE PROVISIONS:
A. Requirement, Fee: No person shall operate a commercial or residential kennel or cattery in
the City without first obtaining a license as provided in this Article. Application shall be
made to the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by the application fee, the amount of
which will be set by council resolution. The Clerk shall refer the application to the City
Council, which may grant or deny the request. (Licenses issued for kennels or catteries
shall be on an annual basis from April 1 to March 31.)
B. Application: The application for a kennel or cattery license shall state the name and address
of the owner of said kennel or cattery, the location where the kennel or cattery is to be kept
and the number of dogs or cats proposed to be kept.
C. Transfer: The kennel or cattery registration is not transferable except on application of both
the old and new owners and the payment of the sum, as set forth by Council resolution, to
the City Clerk.
7-4C-2: APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.
A. Process: Kennel or cattery license applications may be referred to the Building Official or
designee who shall review the kennel design and operation and make a recommendation to
the City Clerk on the adequacy thereof. Not less than ten (10) days before the kennel or
cattery license is considered by the City Council, the City Clerk shall mail notice of the
license application and a public hearing to the owners of property within 150 feet of the
property on which the proposed kennel would be located. The failure of any owner to
receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.
B. Council A�nroval: The City Council may approve the kennel or cattery license and may
attach to such approval any conditions necessary to insure compliance with this ordinance,
with other city ordinances and any other condition necessary to protect the health, safety,
and welfare and property values in the immediate area. The City Council may deny a
kennel or cattery license upon finding that the establishment of the kennel would consritute
a public nuisance,or would adversely affect the health, safety,welfare or property values of
the person residing,living or owning property within the immediate area.
C. Renewal of License: The license shall be renewable by the City Clerk upon payment of a
renewal license fee set forth by City Council resolution, provided no more than four (4)
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complaints regarding the kennel's operation have been received during the license year. In
the event that no revocation of the license is made or contemplated by the City Clerk, the
license shall be renewed.
D. License Revocation: In the event a complaint has been received by City officials, a report
thereof shall be made to the City Council by the City Clerk, and the Council may direct the
applicant to appear to show cause why the license should not be revoked. A license may be
revoked, or the Council may decline to renew a license, for violation of this ordinance, other
city ordinances or any condition imposed at the time of issuance or reissuance.
7-4C-3: PREMISES REQUIREMENTS:
A. Fence For Confinement: No license shall be granted to any owner for the operation of a
kennel or cattery unless the area within which the animals are to sleep, eat or exercise shall
be enclosed completely with a fence sufficient to insure the confinement of said animals.
B. Sanitation, Noise: Every kennel or-cattery shall be maintained and operated in a neat and
sanitary manner. All refuse, garbage and animal waste shall be removed and disposed of
properly at regular intervals so as to keep the surrounding area free from obnoxious odors.
No owner shall pernut any of his animals to create any unusual noise from barking, crying,
howling or screeching, or create any disturbance or nuisance of any kind whatsoever which
unduly impairs the quiet and peaceable enjoyment of the surrounding area by other
residents.
This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication according to law.
ENACTED AND ORDAINED into an Ordinance this 6`�day of April, 1999.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
Cathy Busho,Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk
Published in the Rosemount Town Pages this day of April, 1999.
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