1895 - Laserfiche WebLink

_ Item 6a Staff Report PLANNING COMMISSION August 13, 198° EXHIBIT A SUBJECT: UP-80-17 APPLICANT: Jeanne Baker PURPOSE: Application for a conditional use permit to allow the keeping of no more than 6 adult rabbits at property located at 6387 Alvord Way. Zoning for r.he property is R-1-6500 District. ATTACHMENT: Location Map Jeanne Baker, resident of the house located at 6387 Alvord Way, has 7 dwarf rabbits which she keeps in cages in her rear yard. Mrs. Baker is applying for a conditional use permit to allow the retention of a maximum of 6 of these rabbits. The rabbits are kept in individual wire cages at the rear corner of the Baker lot. Mrs. Baker raises the rabbits to show at the County Fair and other exhibits. She has about 3 females for each male and breeds the animals regularly to get the right color for showing. A litter usually consists of 2 to 4 bunnies. These bunnies are weaned at tcao months and then either sold or given away. Dwarf rabbits are evidently very popular for children since they only weigh 3 to 4 pounds at maturity. This matter came to the City's attention due to a complaint by a neighbor. The complainant indicated that the rabbits were generating flies. During inspection of the premises, the staff did not notice an unusual number of flies. The areas around the cages seemed to be fairly clean. Mrs. Baker indicated that she has a small rototiller and plows the rabbit droppings into the ground for fertilizer. According to the County Health Department this is a satisfactory method of disposal of the droppings. Staff Recommendation: In the staff's opinion, the keeping of no more than 6 adult dwarf rabbits should be acceptable on the Baker premises if all requirements of the County Health Department for maintaining these animals are adhered to. The cages in which they are kept are modern and located in a remote corner of the Baker yard about as far from their neighbors residences as possible. Approval subject to the following conditions is recommended because we feel that all required findings can be made for the granting of this use permit: