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/~!, <br />'~f~ <br />'.~. <br />i <br />~:_ <br />~,,,!,,~~=J- <br />~f Hawk Mew <br />Staff has researched information on mews and has compared the applicant's mew to these <br />standards. Staff found that the applicant's mew is well designed to provide shelter. The <br />area within and surrounding the mew is well maintained and tidy in appearance; which <br />prevents offensive odors, insects, or dust. Staff has not received any complaint from any <br />neighbors, either adjacent or more distant regarding the mew, odor, noise, or other <br />disturbance. <br />Concerns <br />At the time this applicant applied for the animal use permit, staff discussed concerns <br />related to: <br />• Is the hawk ever loose in the neighborhood? <br />In conversations with the applicant she stated that she would never release the bird <br />in her neighborhood or residential areas. The applicant stated that it is important <br />to have areas that are flat, free of obstructions and that allow for visual contact <br />between the bird and the falconer to be maintained. Staff notes that there are also <br />State and federal requirements that do not allow falconers to release birds in <br />residential areas. <br />• Will the hawk escape the mew and feed on the neighbors' pet, cats, and dogs? <br />The applicant stated that the hawk must be monitored on a daily basis. She <br />continued by saying that they do not attack small cats/dogs because release is <br />never within a neighborhood where there is no line of site. As indicated in the <br />article in Exhibit I, hawks can't lift more than their weight into the air. A red- <br />tailed Hawk weighs 2 '/z to 3 pounds and thus it would be unlikely that it would <br />PA UP-4, Jennifer Hosterman /Hawk Planning Commission <br />Page 7 o f 15 <br />