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City Council Meeting Minutes August 6, 2013 Page 3 of 16 Day in Louisville and presented it to Executive Director Kerri Finch. Ms. Finch accepted the proclamation and explained Juniper Village is an assisted living community for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. They provide a therapeutic environment emphasizing strengths and support wellness. COAL CREEK MEALS ON WHEELS GRANT RECIPIENT PRESENTATION The City has asked the recipients of City grants to present a brief overview of their program. Coal Creek Meals on Wheels is a City of Louisville 2013 Grant Recipient. Ashley Bruscoe, Coal Creek Meals on Wheels Executive Director, explained Coal Creek Meals on Wheels Program serves residents in the cities of Louisville and Lafayette, by providing healthy meals to those in need. She read a letter from a thankful Louisville resident who receives daily meals through the program. She explained the program receives letters and phone calls daily thanking them for their service. She stated the service also provides friendships, personal connections and a daily welfare check and noted 90% of the clients are below the poverty level. She invited the public to support the program at their anniversary celebration at Nissi's in Lafayette in October. She also encouraged people to volunteer to deliver meals. DISCUSSION /DIRECTION — BACKYARD CHICKENS Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Planner II McMillan explained staff is looking for Council direction on whether backyard chickens should be allowed in residential areas and if so, what regulations should be put in place. The Louisville Municipal code prohibits keeping chickens within all but two zoning districts within the City. Currently, keeping chickens is allowed on properties in the Agricultural (A) and Restricted Rural Residential (R -RR) zone districts. Section 6.16.020(B) provides a person may keep up to "three ducks, geese or turkeys, or any combination thereof, within the city in areas zoned for such use ". Ducks, Geese or Turkeys are permitted in the A zone district as a permitted principal use, but a Special Review Use is required in the residential and industrial zones. The benefits of keeping chickens include: egg production, may be pets, meat production, and animal sales. The potential concerns include: community nuisances (odor and noise); code enforcement resource requirements; potential health risks; the potential to reduce property values and the potential to attract rodents and predators. The cities of Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Lakewood and Longmont have adopted ordinances allowing urban chickens Staff recommended chickens be limited to low /medium density residential zone districts; prohibit roosters and free range chickens; limit the number of fowl to six; three of any combination geese, turkeys, ducks plus the addition of a maximum of three hens, or,