New Barn To Rent Space for Horses

Debra and Sandra Orr have received a special land use permit for a commercial horse corral and bar on their property on the west side of Cadotte Avenue near AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArrowhead Carriages. The permit was awarded by the Planning Commission following a public hearing on the matter Tuesday, August 30.

Next, a site plan for the barn will be presented to commissioners, who will verify that setbacks and all other zoning requirements are met.

Debra Orr told the commissioners earlier this month that they were not going into the “horse business,” but would be renting pasture space for Island horses. A barn already exists on their property and that will be demolished and replaced with the new barn, which would hold up to six horses and be more visually pleasing than the current structure.

The city’s zoning ordinance requires barns to be at least 100 feet from an “existing” dwelling, and City Attorney Tom Evashevski said that a neighboring property to the north has been approved for a new house that would be closer than the 100 foot requirement. That building, however, has not yet been constructed, he noted, so it may be possible to build both structures.

The Planning Commission will take up the issue at its next meeting Tuesday, September 13, at 3 p.m. at the Community Hall.