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Sec. 10-1(b)(4) Horses. <br />a. Intent and purpose of section provisions. The intent of this section is to establish regulations for <br />maintaining horses as defined in subsection (b) of this section exclusively on property. Section 10- <br />3 (barns and stables) also applies to this article. The purpose of this section is: <br />1. To prohibit the maintaining of horses on lots or parcels of record less than one and one- <br />half acres in size; <br />2. To require the filing with the city of a sketch drawing prior to maintaining a horse; and <br />3. To ensure proper handling, treatment and maintenance of horses. <br />b. Horse defined. As used in this section, the term "horse" shall mean any stallion, mare, gelding, foal, <br />pony, donkey, ass, burro, mule or animal of horse kind. <br />c. Acreage requirements. The following chart prescribes the number of horses that can be maintained <br />on lots of record of sizes as shown. The lease of property contiguous to the lot of record is eligible <br />to meet acreage requirements provided the lot of record is at least one and one-half acres in size <br />and evidence of a current lease is provided to the city: <br />Acreage <br />Number of Horses Permitted <br />its <br />Less than 1.5 acres <br />0 <br />Not <br />permitted. <br />1.5-3.0 acres <br />2 <br />Sketch drawing in <br />required <br />file. <br />property <br />Over 3 acres <br />2+ plus 1 additional horse for <br />One horse for full <br />additional each <br />3 <br />each full acre over 3 acres.over <br />ac,-es. <br />d. Sketch drawing required prior to maintaining and boarding a horse or horses on any parcel of land <br />three acres or more in size, the landowner shall provide a sketch drawing to the city. <br />1. Required sketch drawing information shall include: <br />i. Name and address of the fee owner of the subject property where the horses are to <br />be maintained and the name and address of occupant of subject property. <br />ii. Legal description of subject property. <br />iii. Acreage of subject property and acreage of enclosed roaming area. <br />iv. Number of horses to be maintained on subject property. <br />v. Sketch drawing showing, to scale: <br />(A) Location of all buildings on subject property; <br />(B) Fenced in horse pasture area; <br />(C) Location and distance from subject property of all adjacent property's <br />buildings; and <br />(D) Area on subject property where manure will be stored if the number of <br />horses exceeds one horse per one half acre of enclosed roaming area. <br />Ordinance #25-05 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />