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recornmended by the USDA, and if not, subject to revie", and reconsideration by the Planning Directoro Approval Process Staff proposes a ITlinisterial approval subject to ITleeting the above-listed standards. An applicant ~ould be required to provide staff ",ith adequate infonTlation confinTling the standards ~ould be ITleto InfonTlation required to be sublTlitted ",ould include a plot plan, details of the coop, location, distance from neighbors ~indo~s, and the distance from the property lines to the coop, etco Staff is not proposing a process ~hereby applicants requesting ITlOre than six chickens could apply for a conditional use penTlit. This is based on the Planning COITlmission' s actions on the recent use penTlits ",hich seelTled to detenTline that a liITlited nUITlber of chickens in a residential district ",ould be cOITlpatible ~ith a neighborhoodo Furthermore, one of the goals seelTled to be avoiding a public hearing process yet retaining performance standards for keeping chickenso Ho",ever, other options ~ould include increasing the nUITlber of chickens that ",ould be a penTlitted use or allo~ing ITlOre than six chickens subject to approval of a conditional use penTlito Based on the preceding discussion, staff is not reCOITlITlending those alternatives, PLANNING COMMISSION On DeCelTlber 14,2005, the Planning Commission revie~ed the proposed project. Bya 5-to-0 vote (Arkin absent), the Planning COITlITlission reCOITlITlended approval of'the proposed Code alTlendlTlent to allo", six or fe~er hens as a penTlitted use if certain criteria are ITleto The Planning COITlITlission had concerns about Avian Influenza related to the keeping of' chickens in a residential district. There ",as discussion about the current procedures in place for examination and vaccination of chickens both locally and in the United Stateso Staff provided information to the Planning COITlmission discussing Avian Influenza (AttachlTlent 4)0 Local authorities indicate that basic anilTlal husbandry practices should be ilTlplelTlented ~hich ~ill likely forestall the concerns related to spread of the disease. Additionally, the issue of'species cross over is considered generally unlikely in this area in that the cause is a result of hUITlanS being in very close contact ",ith chickens, ~hich is a lifestyle and cleanliness issueo This lifestyle is atypical ~ithin the UoSo and ITlOre particularly in the City of Pleasant on, StafThad reCOITlITlended the Planning COITlITlission add an ordinance standard reflecting these concerns, ~hich has been included in the attached Exhibit Ao Other concerns included a discussion of'ho", ITlany chickens is an appropriate nUITlber, ~hat ~ould be the process if SOlTleOne ~ished to have ITlOre than the penTlitted nUITlber of' chickens if' the Code amendment ",ere adopted, and finally, if it ",ere appropriate to include the keeping of capons (altered male chickens)o SR06:015 Page 5 of' 7