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• Staff revised the ordinance with comments received from the meeting on November 19th and presented to the Councilmembers for review. Additional revisions were requested which were incorporated into the draft attached to this case. Key Ordinance Revisions • Redacted Section 10.1 entirely and replace with subsections for prohibited, non -domestic, and domestic animals: • Prohibited Animals • Section 10-1. — Keeping of certain animals, livestock, and poultry. (a) Prohibited animals (1) The following animals are prohibited within the City: a. Any animal or species prohibited by state or federal law; b. All large cats of the family Felidae, such as lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars and ocelots, except commonly accepted domesticated house cats. c. All members of the family Canidae, such as wolves, foxes, coyotes, dingoes and jackals, except domesticated dogs. d. All poisonous animals, including snakes; that upon touch or bite may cause hallucinations, alter cardiopulmonary functions, or even death; e. Dangerous farm type animals, including bison, emus, and ostrich, except with a non-traditional animal license. f. All other animals which are not listed explicitly above, but which can be easily defined in this chapter as an exotic animal, including bears, wolverines, and badgers; (2) Persons keeping animals for a public zoo as volunteers, docents, or otherwise, any bona fide research institution or veterinary hospital are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, provided protective devices adequate to prevent such animals from escaping or injuring the public are provided. • Non -Domestic Animals • Addressing agricultural animals based on family and heads per unit with a minimum acreage requirement for some non -domestic animals • Addressing Poultry/Fowl separately - with roosters allowed on parcels 2.5 acres in size or larger with an enclosure meeting the setbacks for barns/stables • Addressing special requirements for cattle and swine families • Horses section moved to non -domestic animals from Article IT • Non -Traditional Animal License section unchanged, just reorganized • Beekeeping license as a zoning permit with hive standards (discuss proposed number with EPB Member Jared Little, who proposed the number of bee hives table) • Miscellaneous maintenance standards for all non -domestic animals • Domestic Animals • List includes dogs, cats, rodents, rabbits, caged birds, non -venomous snakes and lizards, fish, domestic ferrets and pot-bellied pigs. • Revised definition of "at large" in Section 10.2 • Clarify animals in the barns and stables requirements of Section 10.3 • Removal of the cats additions to the ordinance (based on Council comments) Case Attachments 1. Ordinance #22-03 2. Research of surrounding cities' animal standards 3. City Council meeting minutes regarding proposed Ordinance #21-11, and current Ordinance #22-03 Funding Source: Staff is handling this case as part of their regular duties.