Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum number of bee hives2 hives
No more than 2 hives may be maintained on any single-family residential property.
- Maximum large animals per lot8 animals
the number of animals shall not exceed a total of 8 animals per lot
- Maximum pigs per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.1 pigs/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
at a ratio of one pig per acre.
- Maximum roosters per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.1 roosters/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
at a ratio of one rooster per acre.
- Minimum animal structure distance from street/building50 ft
all buildings or structures ... used in conjunction with the keeping of small animals shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any street or highway or any building used for human habitation.
- Minimum bee hive elevation8 ft
or be placed at least 8 feet above the adjacent ground level.
- Minimum bee hive flight barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Hives must either be screened so that the bees must fly over a 6-foot barrier
- Minimum bee hive distance to property line5 ft
Hives shall be located at least 5 feet from the side and rear property lines.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for beekeeping1 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
They shall be located in a single-family residential property in a residential zone that is greater than one acre.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for pigs1 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Pigs shall be permitted on Rural Residential zones with lots or parcels of land greater than one acre in area
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for roosters1 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Roosters shall be permitted on Rural Residential zones with lots or parcels of land greater than one acre in area
- Minimum pig distance from highway150 ft
They shall not be located not less than 150 feet from any highway
- Minimum pig distance from lot line50 ft
and not less than 50 feet from the side or rear lot lines of any lot or parcel.
From the ordinance
The keeping of large animals, such as horses, cows, and similar animals are permitted in Rural Residential zones and the number of animals shall not exceed a total of 8 animals per lot