Permitted uses

Keeping of domestic livestock is permitted on a lot or premises as an accessory to a principal residential use provided that the following conditions are satisfied:

A.  The number of domestic livestock shall not exceed the limit of animal units per acre, excluding wetlands.

B.  A maximum of three animal units are permitted on a lot, regardless of the size of the lot.

C.  A lot on which any horse, cow, or other animal weighing more than 1,000 pounds; pony, mule, ass, burro, donkey, ostrich, emu, goat, sheep, llama, or alpaca is kept must have an area of at least one acre for the residential use in addition to the area required to accommodate the animals.

D.  For all animals except chickens and rabbits, the lot must have an area of at least one acre. A maximum of six chickens or rabbits may be kept on a lot smaller than one acre.

E.  The animals must be cared for in the manner required by Chapter 6.18 of this Code.

(Ord. dated 11-19-13; Ord. dated 7-19-16)