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<br />5.09 <br /> <br />Animals and Fowl <br /> <br />5.09.01 <br /> <br />Keeph1g of Certain Animals, Livestock and Poultry <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. <br /> <br />Defmitions. <br /> <br />Pony~A horse that does not exceed 54 inches or 13.2 hands in height. <br /> <br />Subd.2. Prohibited Animals None of the following animals shall be <br />,maintained on any parcel ofland in the City that is not at least 3.0 acres (130,6~0 square feet) in <br />size: horses, llamas, cows, mules, donkeys, bUITows, ponies, goats, pigs, sheep, lambs, turkey, <br />geese, chickens, and ducks. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Animal Unit. Animal unit is defined as a measure used to <br />compare differences in production of animal wastes. The following. chart establishes the number <br />of animal units assigned to certain livestock and poultry: ' <br /> <br />Animal <br />Cow <br />Horse, Mule, Llama <br />Donkey, EUITow, Pony, Goat, Pig, Sheep, Lamb <br />Turkey I Ooose c <br />Chicken, Duck <br /> <br />Number of Units <br />1.5 <br />1.0 <br />,5 <br />.1 <br />.04 <br /> <br />Subd.4. Permitted Animals. The following chart prescribes the number of <br />animal units that can be maintained on lots of record to which the animal owner has fee title and <br />desires to maintain a mix of livestock, equines. poultrY. or fowl (refer to Section 5.09.05-rc;; <br />regulations for maintaining horses or equines exclusivelv): <br /> <br />Parcel Size , <br />3 acres (130,680 square feet) <br />5 a(;Tes (217,800 square feet) <br />10 acres(435,600 square feet) <br />15 acres (653,400 square feet) <br />20 acres+ (871,200 square feet) <br /> <br />Number of Animal Units Allowed <br />2 <br />3 <br />5 <br />7 <br />No limitation <br /> <br />Maintenance of more animals than the prescribed number above is pennitted only with a <br />Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 9.03.04, '. <br /> <br />S'ubd.5. Non..T'raditional or Exotic Animals. Non-traditional or exotic <br />animals are those which are not normally considered to be domesticated but are not wild animals <br />as defined in Section 5.09.06, A person may keep a non-traditional or exotic animal as defined <br />herein only upon issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with Section 9.03.04. In <br />determining whether an animal is considered non~traditional or exotic, it"'" shall be the <br />responsibility of the applicant to supply the City with the necessary data and information to <br /> <br />"..-- <br />