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-50- Community Development Director Frolik stated that City staff has been working with the Horse Care Board for several months to review and update the City's regulations for keeping farm animals and horses. The current farm animal ordinance states that a property owner may have two goats, pigs, or cows in any combination, as long as they have 3-20 acres of land and a conditional use permit from the City. Beyond 20 acres, there are no limits on the kinds and numbers of animals they may have. Currently, there are no regulations regarding the keeping of exotic animals such as ostriches. The result of this effort is threefold. Firsl~i:)i~£ all, it was recommended that the farm animal ordinance redefine the list of farm animat'~:':~toqnclude cows, mules, donkeys, burros, ponies, goats, pigs, sheep, lamb, turkey, geese, :d~¢kens, and ducks. Each type of animal is assigned a number of animal units based on produCti~k.0f',waste. ~Then an appropriate number of animal units is prescribed for various size par6~I:g~'i:an~'g:-'.~om ~ to 20+ acres. The number of animal units allowed on a parcel is decre~ed'15~, one unit':~f~i~ea~ch horse being maintained on the subject property when there is a ~,~ farm animals ~dii-'~.~. uines. Language was also added to require a conditional use p~"for the maintenance-'~ex°tic animals on a parcel. Secondly, it was recommended tha{:)the horse ordinance be clari~d"to reflect that when only equines are being maintained':6r~fa prope~:;i:{~e number of animals allowed is based on parcel size only and not based on '~nl;~'iof waS{~';Production as in the farm animal ordinance. The proposed ordinance also amend~i:;~e:"~cel size requirements for maintaining horses. Currently, the horse ordinance states th~t:'¢--.~roperty owner may have two horses on three acres, and one additionali-h0fseT-for each ¼ a~6:76.v, er three. The ordinance amendment will require one full acre ove~;i~&e;;~br'~!~kch,,addition~i?'i~b~se. Language has also been added to allow for the lease of contigu~u~..prop~Oi'f~:j~creasin~'~he number of permitted horses on a parcel when the horse owner has iiti:~to at.l~a~'t-thr~' ~'~/~es. Thirdly, Chapter 5 has a Barns and Stables section that-requires bams:t0!bef~}~-'ieast 50 feet from any place of human habitation. The R-1 Rural. Resid:ehfia~.Section i~ai~apter 9 requires barns to be at least 75 feet from any property line. :-~e ordinan'de amendm'~_'.ts would transfer the 75 foot barn setback requirement from Chapter 9 to Chapter;5, in the sam~'Section as the 50 foot setback requirement. Citizen Input . ._ There was ~one./-::- :--' > Mofion."oy Commiss'ioner. JohnsOn¢;seconded..., by Commissioner Kociscak, to close the public Moti0'nCa.rr~ed Voting 5res,: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Reeves, and Watson. 'Vb~' .g No: None: The public he~i'ring: Cl°2'ed at 11:00 p.m. Commission Business Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 11:00 p.m. Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 28 of 30 I I I !