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June 10, 2017 I Volume 11 I Issue 11 Zoning Bulletin <br />edly prohibit municipalities from banning the keeping of chickens. Under <br />the bill, municipalities would only be allowed to limit the quantity of <br />animals in the community. More specifically, the bill explicitly would "to <br />allow an owner of residential property to keep, harbor, breed, or maintain <br />small livestock on the property, and . . . prohibit zoning authorities from <br />regulating certain agricultural activities conducted on residential property <br />for noncommercial purposes." The bill has been referred to the House's <br />Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. <br />Source: Ohio Legislature; httvs://www.le'islature.ohio.Q ov/le'_ illation/l <br />egislation-status ?id=GA132-HB-175 <br />WASHINGTON <br />Several bills affecting Washington's Growth Management Act have <br />been introduced this year. Reportedly, HB 1017, which allows building of <br />new schools outside of designated urban growth areas "has been partially <br />signed into law," with Governor Inslee vetoing a section that would allow <br />extending new sewer lines to the schools. HB 1504, which allows land <br />designated as agricultural or forest next to the state's smaller railroads to <br />be rezoned industrial if it is for a rail -dependent use, arrived on the <br />Governor's desk on April 23; the Governor had 20 days to act on it. HB <br />1683, which was also awaiting the Governor's action, would "allow prop- <br />erties that use septic systems to be excused from the state's push to get all <br />property connected to a sewer, as long as the property cannot be redevel- <br />oped, already has a non-polluting septic system and the septic system is <br />periodically tested to ensure it is well maintained." Also awaiting action <br />by the Governor, SB 5790 would allow "small counties with populations <br />below 75,000 to override part of the Growth Management Act if they meet <br />the state's criteria for being in `economic deterioration.' " It would let <br />them prioritize economic growth over environmental protection and <br />sustainable development. <br />S ource: Crosscut; kitty://crosscut.com <br />12 © 2017 Thomson Reuters <br />