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a. Cattle, llama/alpaca,and swine families may be kept and maintained only on parcels of at least two and one-half acres in size. b. Sheep/goats may be kept and maintained on parcels of at least one-half acre in size. C. Barns and stables subject to section 10-3. (4) Horses. a. Intent and purpose of section provisions.The intent of this section is to establish regulations for maintaining horses as defined in subsection (b) of this section exclusively on property.Section 10-3 (barns and stables)also applies to this article.The purpose of this section is: 1. To prohibit the maintaining of horses on lots or parcels of record less than one and one- half acres in size; 2. To require the filing with the city of a sketch drawing prior to maintaining a horse;and 3. To ensure proper handling,treatment and maintenance of horses. b. Horse defined.As used in this section,the term "horse"shall mean any stallion,mare,gelding, foal, pony,donkey,ass, burro,mule or animal of horse kind. C. Acreage requirements.The following chart prescribes the number of horses that can be maintained on lots of record of sizes as shown.The lease of property contiguous to the lot of record is eligible to meet acreage requirements provided the lot of record is at least one and one- half acres in size and evidence of a current lease is provided to the city: Acreage Number of Comments Horses Permitted Less than 1.5 acres 0 Not permitted. 1.5-3.0 acres 2 Sketch drawing required in property file. Over 3 acres 2+ One additional horse for each full acre over 3 acres. d. Sketch drawing required prior to maintaining and boarding a horse or horses on any parcel of land three acres or more in size,the landowner shall provide a sketch drawing to the city. 1. Required sketch drawing information shall include: i. Name and address of the fee owner of the subject property where the horses are to be maintained and the name and address of occupant of subject property. ii. Legal description of subject property. iii. Acreage of subject property and acreage of enclosed roaming area. iv. Number of horses to be maintained on subject property. V. Sketch drawing showing,to scale: (A) Location of all buildings on subject property; (B) Fenced in horse pasture area; (C) Location and distance from subject property of all adjacent property's buildings; and Created: 2023-07-25 12:16:39 [EST] (Supp.No. 12,Update 2) Page 3 of 23