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Animal Ordinance Review <br />Research for Animal Code Amendment — Agricultural Animals <br />By: Bria Raines, Brian McCann and Grady Timmerman <br />The purpose of this research is analysis of peer community codes for standards and regulations regarding <br />the allowable number of agricultural animals. Neighboring communities had the following ordinances: <br />Andover <br />Andover regulates the number of allowable agricultural animals by acreage. The animals included in the <br />proposed ordinance (llamas, cows, mini -cows, bison, emu, rabbit, goats, pigs, sheep, lambs, turkey, <br />roosters, and geese) were cross-referenced with Andover's city code and standards were found for <br />roosters and equines. Their standards were found in Title 5 and 12 and can be found below. <br />Permitted- Permitted Arressorv- ConditiionoI. Interim and Prohibited l'srs <br />Zoninv Districts <br />RR <br />R-I <br />R-2 <br />R-3 <br />R-J " <br />R-5 <br />M-1 <br />M-2 <br />Animals <br />Animal Therapy Facility -on properties larger than five acres in size <br />CCCC <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Commercial animal training (2.5 acre minimum residential lot size) <br />C <br />C <br />C <br />C <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Commercial riding stable <br />CCX <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Dog kennel license - Private (2.5 acre minimum lot size required) in <br />compliance with City Code 5-IA <br />CCCCC <br />C <br />CC <br />Dog kennel license - Commercial (minimum 2.5 acre lot size) in compliance <br />with City Code 5-IA <br />CCCCC <br />C <br />X <br />X <br />Domestic animals in compliance with City Code Title 5 <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />Farm animals up to 5 per acre, plus one additional farm animal per acrc <br />above 5 acres on residential properties 5 acres or greater up to a maximum of <br />20 animals" and definition under City Code 12-2 <br />PPP <br />P <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Farm animals greater than allowed as a permitted use on residential properties <br />5 acres or greater in compliance with City Code Title 5" and definition under <br />City Code 12-2 <br />CCCC <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Feedlots, except Anoka Independent Grain and Feed Inc. which is a permitted <br />use that predates the adoption of this ordinance. <br />XXX <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Pleasure/recreation animals on residential properties at least 2.5 acres in size <br />in compliance with City Code Title 5 and definition under City Code 12-2 <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />PA <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Poultry on residential properties with neither municipal sewer or water in <br />compliance with City Code Title 5 and defmition under City Code 12-2 <br />PPP <br />P <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Roosters on residential properties 5 acre or greater in size with neither <br />municipal sewer or water in compliance with City Code Title 5 and <br />definition under City Code 12-12 <br />PPPP <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Anoka <br />5-1 B-4: MINIMUM ACREAGE: <br />A. The following chart prescribes the number of equines that can <br />be maintained on residentially zoned parcels of land as <br />shown: <br />Acreage Number Of Equines Permitted <br />Less than 2.5 acres 0 equines (none permitted) <br />2.5 acres but less than 3 acres 1 to 3 equines <br />3 acres but less than 3.5 acres 1 to 4 equines <br />3.5 acres but less than 4 acres 1 to 5 equines <br />4 acres but less than 4.5 acres 1 to 6 equines <br />4.5 acres but less than 5 acres 1 to 7 equines <br />5 acres or more No more than 3 equines per acre <br />(Ord. 207, 3-18-1997) <br />B. Any foal is not considered to be a permanent part of the equine count <br />and does not affect the number of equines permitted as established in <br />the chart above. (Ord. 207, 3-18-1997: amd. 2003 Code) <br />Anoka's city code states that, "no person shall keep, harbor, or maintain care, custody, or control over any <br />non -domesticated or farm animal within the city limits." Farm animals are defined as, "animals <br />commonly associated with a farm or performing work in an agricultural setting. Unless otherwise defined, <br />such animals shall include members of the equestrian family (horses, mules), bovine family (cows, bulls), <br />sheep, poultry (chickens, turkeys), fowl (ducks, geese), swine (including Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs), <br />goats, and other animals associated with a farm." So, because farm animals/agricultural animals are <br />prohibited, no such regulations are in place in Anoka. <br />Blaine <br />Blaine regulates the number of allowable agricultural animals by animal unit per acre. "Raising of <br />domestic farm animals, excluding hogs and fur bearing animals, not to exceed one (1) animal unit per <br />acre. The following animals constitute one (1) animal unit equivalency: one (1) cow or steer, one (1) <br />horse, donkey, or burro, one (1) bee hive consisting of one queen bee, three (3) sheep or goats, or one <br />hundred (100) fowl, or an equivalent thereof" Chickens are restricted to a maximum of six (6) hens. <br />Champlin <br />