Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Farm animals allowed districts
Farm animals will be allowed only in conservation districts and in single-family residential districts.
- Beehive barrier requirement
A beekeeper who places hives less than 25 feet from a property line, with the entrance facing said property line, shall do so only if there is a barrier between the hive and the property line, or if the hive is elevated with its entrance no less than six feet above the ground.
- Beehive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line3 ft
In no case shall a hive be placed closer than three feet from a property line.
- Minimum acreage for hooved animals2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
There shall be required a minimum of two acres, for one animal, and one acre, per each additional animal
- Pig pen fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.36 in
Pigs shall be maintained in pens with 36-inch high perimeter fences
- Rooster prohibition
No roosters are allowed to be kept in the city, excepting estates of three acres or more.
- Small farm animals without permit2 count
Up to two farm animals smaller than 300 pounds, excluding roosters and goats, may be kept in single-family residential areas without a use permit.
- Stable setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line50 ft
at least 50 feet from any adjoining property line
- Stable setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other residences300 ft
All stables shall be at least 300 feet from any residence belonging to a person other than an applicant
- Stable setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public right-of-way200 ft
No stable shall be nearer than 200 feet to any public right-of-way or thoroughfare.
From the ordinance
Farm animals are defined as animals typically kept on farms (e.g. horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, and bees) for productive uses or commodities such as eggs, meat, milk or wool.