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Recently the City has received several requests to process a conditional use permit to keep chickens as pets and for related 4-H projectso The City has been processing conditional use pennits for the keeping of chickens "Within the R-l residential districts and, thus far, has processed t"Wo pennitso The conditional use permit process for these tw"o applications varied significantly 0 The ilnpact chickens had at both locations "Was detennined to be very little; ho"Wever, staff found the use pennit process turned into a foruln to discuss other neighborhood issues unrelated in lnost cases to the chickenso During the processing of the use pennits, the Planning COlnlnission requested additional infonnation related to the required process for a potential Code aInendlnent allo"Wing chickens to be kept in single-family residential districts. Additionally, the City Council has requested that staff process a Code alnendlnent that "Would allo"W chickens to be kept in this zoning districto PROJECT DESCRIPTION Staff is proposing amendlnents to the Pleasanton Municipal Code in order to cOlnply "With the direction of both the City Council and the Planning COlnlnissiono These aInendlnents ~ould pennit the keeping of up to four chickens, no roosters; and allo"W them to be kept as pets in a single-falnily residential district if the request can lneet certain standardso The process "Would be an 'over the counter' process that "Will rely on an applicant producing an adequate level of infonnation confinning the proposed standards can be ITlet. In this Inanner, a strealnlined, lninisterial process "Would allo"W the keeping of chickens as a pennitted use "Without the need for a public hearing at the Planning COlnlnissiono ANAL YSIS Staff presents SOlne general infonnation related to the keeping of chickens that have been translated into appropriate standards for incorporation into the Municipal Codeo The Coop Staff has researched infonnation on coop (chicken housing) designo A coop provides the lnature chicken "With the basic need of sheltero The design of the ideal coop should protect the chickens froln rain, "Wind, and telnperature extrelneso There should be perches adequately spaced and arranged so that the chickens can perch cOlnfortably 0 Chickens appear to do better "When they roost at night up off the ground and it is the natural "Way for a bird to sleepo Having the coop elevated reportedly helps to prevent external parasites and the chickens froln lying in their o"Wn droppingso Stra"W or "Wood chippings should be spread under the perches and should be changed on a regular basiso Case No, PRZ-30 Planning C01nn~ission Page - 2 -